| Karthikeyan Pandian | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | June 14, 1990 Chennai, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2019)[1] |
| Peak rating | 2507 (March 2017) |
Karthikeyan Pandian (born June 14, 1990) is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career[edit]
In June 2018, Karthikeyan won the Commonwealth Chess Championship, finishing with an undefeated score of 7.5/9.[2]
In November 2018, he achieved his final GM norm at Third Saturday tournament in Novi Sad, Serbia, becoming the 57th grandmaster of India.[3]
In August 2023, he was defeated by Balkishan Anand in the biggest upset of the first round of the Indian National Chess Championship.[4]
He is also a chess coach, and has coached Indian super-grandmaster Gukesh D.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Karthikeyan is married to fellow chess player Harini Sankaran.[5] They have a son born in 2015.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "P. Karthikeyan, Tania Sachdev Win Commonwealth Titles". July 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c Shah, Sagar (November 17, 2018). "P. Karthikeyan becomes India's 57th GM".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (August 18, 2023). "60th National Championship 2023 R1-2: Balkishan upsets P Karthikeyan".
- ^ Shah, Sagar (December 6, 2018). "Straight from the heart - P. Karthikeyan shares his story of becoming a GM".
External links[edit]
- Karthikeyan Pandian rating card at FIDE