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Visakh N. R.

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Visakh N. R.
CountryIndia
Born (1999-04-24) April 24, 1999 (age 25)
Nagercoil, India
TitleGrandmaster (2019)[1]
FIDE rating2502 (October 2024)
Peak rating2566 (September 2022)

Visakh Narayanan Rajeshwari is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

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In 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

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His 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

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (August 31, 2023). "Visakh triumphs at Leça Blitz Open 2023, Vignesh second and Harshit Raja third".
  3. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (December 21, 2023). "Visakh N R wins 5th Roma Citta Aperta Master 2023, C R G Krishna second".
  4. ^ "Chess: Vignesh and Visakh NR become India's first brothers to become Grandmasters". February 20, 2023.
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