Atulya Shetty

Atulya Arya Shetty (born 1996) is an American chess FIDE Master from Michigan.[1][2] He was the United States Chess Federation K-12 national champion in 2013.[3] He was on the cover of the June 2013 Chess Life, the official magazine of the US Chess Federation. He was the US amateur team champion in 2012.[1] He has played youth chess championships in Greece and the Republic of Georgia.

His father Sharat Shetty, who develops software for Ford, played chess in India as a child.[4] Atulya Shetty started playing chess when he was four.[5] Atulya Shetty's current coach is Grandmaster Gregory Kaidanov, formerly of the Soviet Union who now lives in Kentucky.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Atulya Shetty". U.S. Chess Champs. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  2. ↑ http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2031213
  3. ↑ "USCF SuperNationals V".
  4. ↑ "Atulya Shetty". Ann Arbor Online. Retrieved 12 March 2013. page 2
  5. ↑ Feldscher, Kyle (September 24, 2010). "Huron student to put chess skills to the test at fundraising event Saturday". Ann Arbor.com. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Atulya Shetty". Ann Arbor Online. Retrieved 12 March 2013. page 3

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