Gauri Shankar
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Gauri Shankar is an Indian chess
prodigy who is a FIDE Master.
He has won 27 International junior chess medals at the age of 14 and has also drawn
and defeated many International Masters and Grandmasters his chess career so far. Gauri's older brother Arjun Vishnuvardhan
is an International Chess Master and the 2006 National G/60 Chess Champion of the United States
. His current elo rating is 2310. Recently, he defeated Grandmaster Alex Lenderman
and drew Victor Mikhalevski
in the 2010 Chicago Open Championship.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
prodigy who is a FIDE Master.
He has won 27 International junior chess medals at the age of 14 and has also drawn
Draw (chess)
In chess, a draw is when a game ends in a tie. It is one of the possible outcomes of a game, along with a win for White and a win for Black . Usually, in tournaments a draw is worth a half point to each player, while a win is worth one point to the victor and none to the loser.For the most part,...
and defeated many International Masters and Grandmasters his chess career so far. Gauri's older brother Arjun Vishnuvardhan
Arjun Vishnuvardhan
Arjun Vishnuvardhan is an Indian chess prodigy who is a young International Master in the United States of America...
is an International Chess Master and the 2006 National G/60 Chess Champion of the United States
United States
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. His current elo rating is 2310. Recently, he defeated Grandmaster Alex Lenderman
Alex Lenderman
Aleksandr "Alex" Lenderman is a Russian-American chess player who won the U16 division of the 2005 World Youth Chess Championship, Belfort, France, July 18–29, with a score of 9/10 . He holds a title of Grandmaster...
and drew Victor Mikhalevski
Victor Mikhalevski
Victor Mikhalevski is an Israeli chess grandmaster who lives in Beer Sheva. his Elo rating was 2611, making him the #7 player in Israel and the 171st-highest rated player in the world...
in the 2010 Chicago Open Championship.
Achievements
- National Chess Champion of India for Under-7 boys 1999-2000, Aurangabad, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. - British Junior Under-10 Chess Champion 2001, Scarborough, United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. - British Junior Under-9,10 and 11 Chess Champion 2002, TorquayTorquayTorquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the...
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. - British Junior Under-10 Chess Champion 2003, ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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. - The only hat-trick winner in the British Junior Chess Championship history.
- US National K-12 Quick Chess Champion 2003, Houston, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. - Space Coast Open K-12 Chess Champion 2004, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
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. - Winner of bronze in Dubai Junior Open 2004, United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesThe United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. - Winner of bronze medal in US Junior Open 2003 and 2005, New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
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. - Mid American open Class "A" (Adults and Open) Chess Champion 2005, Des Moines, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. - Winner of best Under-16 in the ATO Biel Chess Festival 2005, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. - 4th International Festival Ajedrez Under-14 Chess Champion 2005, BenidormBenidormBenidorm is a coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain, by the Western Mediterranean....
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. - Winner of various other International junior chess medals from all over the world.
- 2006 Chicago International Open Chess Champion in the Class A Section.
- 2006 US Junior Open Chess Champion, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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. - 2007 Chicago International Open Chess Champion (tied for 1st Place) in the expert section.
- 2007 Biel International Youth Chess Champion, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
in August. - He won the runner up Title in the First Saturday IM Tournament, HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
in September. - The youngest Indian to win more number of International Chess Medals - 27 medals in at 14.