Krishnan Sasikiran
| Krishnan Sasikiran | |
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 Krishnan Sasikiran in 2007 |
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| Full name | Krishnan Sasikiran |
| Country | India |
| Born | January 7, 1981 Chennai, India |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2700 (January 2012) (No. 44 on the January 2012 FIDE World Rankings) |
| Peak rating | 2711 (January 2009) |
Krishnan Sasikiran (born January 7, 1981) is an Indian chess Grandmaster. Among Indians, he is second, after Viswanathan Anand, No. 6 in Asia & ranked 56th in the world in FIDE rating as on September 2011.
"Sasi", as he is sometimes called, comes from Chennai in Tamil Nadu in south-eastern India. He earned the Grandmaster title at the 2000 Commonwealth Championship. In 2001, he won the prestigious Hastings International Chess tournament. In 2003, he won the 4th Asian Individual Championship as well as the Politiken Cup in Copenhagen. Sasikiran tied Jan Timman for first place in the 2005 Sigeman Tournament in Copenhagen/Malmö Denmark. In 2009, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Étienne Bacrot in Antwerp.[1]
In the January 2007 FIDE rating list, Sasikiran was ranked number 21 in the world with an Elo rating of 2700.[2] He became only the second chess player from India to reach Elo rating of 2700.[3] He won a Gold medal in Asian Games 2006 in team event. Tamil Nadu government presented a cheque of Rs 20 Lacs as appreciation towards his success.
He completed his education in Modern Senior Secondary School, Nanganallur, Chennai. In December 2008, he won City of Pamplona international chess tournament, a category 16 event with average Elo above 2640, by an impressive one-point margin with a rating performance of 2795.[4]
His handle on the Internet Chess Club is "babloo".[5]
In October 2011, Sasikiran won clear first in the open section of the 15th Corsican Circuit. He reached semi-final stage of the Corsica Masters Knockout rapid tournament losing to eventual winner Viswanathan Anand.[6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2009-09-28). "TWIC 777: Inventi Chess Tournament 2009". London Chess Centre. http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/twic777.html#7. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ Topalov still tops the list, Anand four points behind, ChessBase.
- ^ It's a dream come true for Sasikiran, The Hindu.
- ^ Sasikiran triumphs, The Hindu.
- ^ "babloo". Internet Chess Club. http://www.chessclub.com/finger/babloo. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/anand-wins-corsica-masters-knockout
- ^ "15th Corsican Circuit – final Anand vs Mamedyarov on Monday". ChessBase. 2011-10-31. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7641. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
He is married to Radhika and recently blessed with a girl child. He was also bestowed upon Arjuna Award title in the year 2002.
[edit] External links
- Krishnan Sasikiran player profile at ChessGames.com
- Rating data
- Sasikiran's interview
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