Shiyamalen Thavandiran is a Canadian chess player.
| Shiyam Thavandiran | |
|---|---|
 Thavandiran in 2024 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Born | May 2, 1992 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Title | International Master (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2410 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2420 (December 2019) |
Chess career
editHe started playing chess at the age of 7.[1] He placed 4th in the World U10 Championships and became the youngest Canadian junior champion at the age of 12.[2]
In January 2012, he won the Canadian University Championship, which helped his University of Western Ontario team (Aman Hambleton, Raja Panjwani, and Justin McDonald) to the championship.[3]
He won the Canadian Chess Championship in April 2024, during which he went undefeated and achieved wins against other strong players such as Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux, Raja Panjwani, Nikolay Noritsyn, and grandmaster Bator Sambuev.[4] In September 2024, he represented the country at the 45th Chess Olympiad, where he defeated the higher-rated grandmasters Štěpán Žilka and Trần Tuấn Minh in the third and last rounds, respectively.[5]
Personal life
editOff the chessboard, he works as a machine learning engineer at RBC.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Ferguson, Keri (April 22, 2022). "Science grad makes his move toward grandmaster title".
- ^ Rosner, Cecil (March 18, 2022). "Toronto data scientist takes sabbatical to pursue his chess ambition".
- ^ "2012 Canadian University Ch A".
- ^ "2024 Canadian Zonal".
- ^ "Round 3".
- ^ "Shiyam Thavandiran".
- ^ "SHIYAM THAVANDIRAN".
External links
edit- Shiyam Thavandiran rating card at FIDE