Aryan Chopra

Aryan Chopra

Chopra in 2016
Country India
Born (2001-12-10) 10 December 2001
New Delhi, India
Title Grandmaster (2016)
FIDE rating 2503 (December 2016)
Peak rating 2503 (October 2016)

Aryan Chopra (born 10 December 2001) is an Indian chess prodigy who became a grandmaster (GM) in 2016 at the age of 14 years and 278 days (14 years, 9 months, and 3 days), becoming the second youngest Indian ever to attain the title. He is currently the youngest grandmaster in the world.[1][2]

Chess career

Chopra began playing chess at the age of six after an accident left him temporarily house-bound.[3][4][5]

Chopra achieved his first grandmaster norm at the 2015 Riga Technical University Open where he remained unbeaten.[6][7] He earned his second GM norm at the 35th Zalakaros Open in May 2016 by putting up a strong performance and defeating multiple grandmasters.[8] Chopra earned his third and final GM norm on 29 August 2016 when he defeated GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan of Armenia with black pieces in the final round of the Abu Dhabi Chess Championship Masters Tournament .[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://ww2.delhichess.com/2016/09/13/aryan-chopra-next-grandmaster-from-delhi/
  2. ↑ "Delhi's Aryan Chopra becomes chess Grandmaster at 14". The Times of India. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Anmol Arora (21 July 2011). "At the start of a chequered career, Aryan learning to balance success". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Mohammad Amin-ul Islam (1 August 2011). "Chess prodigy Aryan Chopra is aiming for stars". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Delhi chess prodigy looks upto Carlsen". The Times of India. PTI. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Delhi boy Aryan Chopra turns IM at 13". The Times of India. 20 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "chess results".
  8. ↑ "fide database".
  9. ↑ "Aryan Chopra scores his final norm".

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