Sundararajan Kidambi is an Indian chess grandmaster.
| Sundararajan Kidambi | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | December 29, 1982 Chennai, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009)[1] |
| Peak rating | 2526 (January 2010) |
Career
editHe is India's 19th Grandmaster, and trained with top grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran.[2] Sundararajan achieved his GM norms at the:[1]
- Canadian Open International Chess Tournament in July 2005
- Badalona International Open in August 2008
- Dubai Open in May 2009
In June 2017, he was held to draw by Anup Deshmukh in the Catalan Chess Circuit in Montcada, Spain.[3]
In October 2018, he held Vladimir Kramnik (who was rated over 300 points higher) to a draw in first round of the Isle of Man International Tournament.[4]
In October 2019, he finished in joint seventh place at the Liffré International Open in France with a score of 6/9.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ Kulkarni, Vikramaditya (April 28, 2017). "The Golden era of Indian chess: Players born in 1981-83".
- ^ Sampat, Amit (June 28, 2017). "Deshmukh holds 13th seed Grandmaster Kidambi in 27 moves".
- ^ Pereira, Antonio (October 21, 2018). "Isle of Man: Half-upsets".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (October 30, 2019). "Antonio Viani wins double in France".
External links
edit- Sundararajan Kidambi rating card at FIDE