Aditya Mittal (chess player)

Aditya Mittal is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Aditya Mittal
CountryIndia
Born (2006-09-19) September 19, 2006 (age 18)
Medhauli, Madhya Pradesh, India
TitleGrandmaster (2023)[1]
FIDE rating2550 (November 2024)
Peak rating2607 (April 2024)

Chess career

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Aditya began playing chess at five years old.[2]

Aditya played in the Aimchess Rapid tournament of the Champions Chess Tour 2022, where he managed to score wins against Arjun Erigaisi, Vincent Keymer, and Nils Grandelius.

In December 2022, Aditya became India's 77th grandmaster by drawing against Francisco Vallejo Pons during the Ellobregat Open tournament in Catalonia, which caused his live rating to surpass 2500.[3]

He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in January 2023.[4] In July 2023, Aditya won the Astana Zhuldyzdary Open tournament, finishing ahead of Alexander Moiseenko, Evgeny Alekseev, and Ramazan Zhalmakhanov.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ Ghosh, Himank (2022-12-22). "Mumbai gets its 2nd Chess Grandmaster, Aditya Mittal". ChessBase. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  3. ^ "Aditya Mittal becomes India's 77th GM". The Times of India. December 6, 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  4. ^ "Title Application" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  5. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (2023-07-24). "Aditya Mittal victorious at Astana Zhuldyzdary Open 2023". ChessBase. Retrieved 2023-08-15.