Atulya Shetty

Atulya Arya Shetty (born 1996) is an American chess International Master from Michigan.[1][2] He was the United States Chess Federation K-12 national champion in 2013.[3] He was on the cover of the June 2013 Chess Life, the official magazine of the US Chess Federation. He was the US amateur team champion in 2012.[1] He has played youth chess championships in Greece and the Republic of Georgia.

His father Sharat Shetty, who develops Software for Ford, played chess in India as a child.[4] Atulya Shetty started playing chess when he was four.[5] Atulya Shetty's current coach is Grandmaster Gregory Kaidanov, formerly of the Soviet Union who now lives in Kentucky.[6]

References
  1. "Atulya Shetty". U.S. Chess Champs. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  2. http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2031213
  3. "USCF SuperNationals V".
  4. "Atulya Shetty". Ann Arbor Online. Retrieved 12 March 2013. page 2
  5. Feldscher, Kyle (September 24, 2010). "Huron student to put chess skills to the test at fundraising event Saturday". Ann Arbor.com. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  6. "Atulya Shetty". Ann Arbor Online. Retrieved 12 March 2013. page 3
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