Subramanian Arun Prasad
Subramanian Arun Prasad (born 21 April 1988 in Salem) is an Indian chess grandmaster.
In 2004 he came second to Le Quang Liem in the Asian Under-16 Chess Championship in Tehran, Iran earning the title of FIDE Master (FM).[1] The same year he became Asian Junior Champion on tiebreak in Bikaner, India.[2][3] In 2008 he became India's 18th Chess Grandmaster. In 2009 he became the first Indian to win the Open in the Scottish Chess Championship in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4] In 2010 he was part of the bronze medal-winning team in World Team Championship in Bursa, Turkey, also winning individual bronze medal for board 5.[5] In 2011 he won the Paris International Championship.[6] In 2015 Arun Prasad finished in third place on tiebreak at the Washington Open, a point behind Gata Kamsky.[7]
References
- ^ "Asian Champ.Boys U-16 July 2004 Iran FIDE Chess Tournament report". FIDE. FIDE. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Asian Junior Champ.Boys April 2005 FIDE Chess Tournament details". FIDE. FIDE. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Rao, By Rakesh. "Fortune favours Arun Prasad". The Hindu. p. 17. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ "Scottish Chess Championship". www.chessscotland.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ India, Press Trust of. "Arun Prasad guides India to victory". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ "GM Arun Prasad Champion of Paris | Chessdom Chess". reports.chessdom.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ "Gata Kamsky dominant in Washington". Chess News. 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
External links
- Arun Prasad, S. rating card at FIDE