Visakh Narayanan Rajeshwari is an Indian chess grandmaster.
| Visakh N. R. | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | April 24, 1999 Nagercoil, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2019)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2501 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2566 (September 2022) |
Chess career
editIn August 2023, Visakh won the Leça Blitz Open 2023 ahead of his brother Vignesh and Harshit Raja after drawing the former and defeating the latter in tiebreaks.[2]
In December 2023, Visakh won the 5th Roma Citta Aperta Masters section ahead of Krishna C. R. G. and Tigran Harutyunyan.[3]
Personal life
editHis older brother is Vignesh N. R., who is also a Grandmaster. The two became the first brothers and siblings from India to become grandmasters when Vignesh achieved the title in January 2023.[4]
References
edit- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (August 31, 2023). "Visakh triumphs at Leça Blitz Open 2023, Vignesh second and Harshit Raja third".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (December 21, 2023). "Visakh N R wins 5th Roma Citta Aperta Master 2023, C R G Krishna second".
- ^ "Chess: Vignesh and Visakh NR become India's first brothers to become Grandmasters". February 20, 2023.
External links
edit- Visakh N. R. rating card at FIDE