Srinath Narayanan
Appearance
Srinath Narayanan (born 14 February 1994) is an Indian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in August 2017.[1]
Born in Chennai, he won the Asian Junior Chess Championship in 2012,[2] 2013[3] and 2014.[4] He works as a trainer for the Indian super-talent Nihal Sarin.[5]
In 2002, Srinath became the youngest FIDE rated player of India.[6] In July 2005, he took the gold medal in the U12 division at the World Youth Chess Championships held in Belfort, France, edging out Sanan Sjugirov, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan and Wesley So on tiebreak. All four had a final score of 8½ points.[7] Srinath played for the Indian team that won the silver medal in the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad in 2010.[8]
References
- ^ "List of titles approved by PB by written resolution". FIDE. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Srinath, Ivana win Asian Junior Chess titles". The Times of India. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "IM Narayanan Srinath Keeps Asian Junior Title". Chessdom. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Asian Juniors and Girls Championships 2014". Chessdom. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Narayanan, Srinath. "Coaching 14-year-old GM Nihal Sarin has taught Srinath Narayanan more than he could imagine". Scroll.in. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ Warrier, Shobba (15 November 2002). "From the land of Anand... Srinath". Rediff.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Trouble at the Youth Championship in Belfort". Chess News. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: World Youth U16 Chess Olympiads :: Narayanan Srinath". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
External links
- Srinath Narayanan rating card at FIDE
- Srinath Narayanan chess games at 365Chess.com
- Srinath Narayanan player profile and games at Chessgames.com