Visakh Narayanan Rajeshwari is an Indian chess grandmaster.
| Visakh N. R. | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | April 24, 1999 Nagercoil, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2019)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2511 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2566 (September 2022) |
Chess career edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (August 31, 2023). "Visakh triumphs at Leça Blitz Open 2023, Vignesh second and Harshit Raja third".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (December 21, 2023). "Visakh N R wins 5th Roma Citta Aperta Master 2023, C R G Krishna second".
- ^ "Chess: Vignesh and Visakh NR become India's first brothers to become Grandmasters". February 20, 2023.