| Sundararajan Kidambi | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | (1982-12-29) December 29, 1982 (age 42) Chennai, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009) |
| Peak rating | 2526 (January 2010) |
Sundararajan Kidambi is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career
He is India's 19th Grandmaster, and trained with top grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran. Sundararajan achieved his GM norms at the:
- 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.
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.
In October 2019, he finished in joint seventh place at the Liffré International Open in France with a score of 6/9.
References
- ^ "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
- Sundararajan Kidambi rating card at FIDE