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{{short description|Indian chess grandmaster}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox chess player
|name = Aryan Chopra
|image =Chopra Aryan 2017 StLouis 1.jpg
|caption =GM Aryan Chopra at the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis for the 2017 Match of the Millennials.
|birthname =
|country = India
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|12|10|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
|title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2016)
|worldchampion =
|peakrating = 2529 (September 2017)
|FideID = 5084423
}}

'''Aryan Chopra''' (born 10 December 2001) is an Indian [[chess prodigy]] who became a [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]] (GM) in 2016, at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 3 days. The title was officially awarded by [[FIDE]] in 2017. He became the second youngest Indian to become Grandmaster, after [[Parimarjan Negi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ww2.delhichess.com/2016/09/13/aryan-chopra-next-grandmaster-from-delhi/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921023242/http://ww2.delhichess.com/2016/09/13/aryan-chopra-next-grandmaster-from-delhi/ |archive-date=21 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/Delhis-Aryan-Chopra-becomes-chess-Grandmaster-at-14/articleshow/53973788.cms | title=Delhi's Aryan Chopra becomes chess Grandmaster at 14 | work=The Times of India | date=2 September 2016 | accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref> Currently he is India's fifth youngest Grandmaster.

==Chess career==
Chopra began playing chess at the age of six after an accident left him temporarily house-bound.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/at-the-start-of-a-chequered-career-aryan-learning-to-balance-success/820159/0 | title=At the start of a chequered career, Aryan learning to balance success | work=The Indian Express | date=21 July 2011 | accessdate=17 September 2016 | author=Anmol Arora}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/Chess-prodigy-Aryan-Chopra-is-aiming-for-stars/articleshow/9436569.cms | title=Chess prodigy Aryan Chopra is aiming for stars | work=The Times of India | date=1 August 2011 | accessdate=17 September 2016 | author=Mohammad Amin-ul Islam}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/Delhi-chess-prodigy-looks-upto-Carlsen/articleshow/5980119.cms | title=Delhi chess prodigy looks upto Carlsen | work=The Times of India | date=27 May 2010 | agency=PTI | accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref>

Chopra achieved his first grandmaster [[Norm (chess)|norm]] at the 2015 [[Riga Technical University Open]] where he remained unbeaten.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/Delhi-boy-Aryan-Chopra-turns-IM-at-13/articleshow/48553392.cms | title=Delhi boy Aryan Chopra turns IM at 13 | work=The Times of India | date=20 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=chess results|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr165750.aspx?lan=11&art=9&fed=IND&flag=30&wi=821&snr=56}}</ref> He earned his second GM norm at the 35th Zalakaros Open in May 2016 by putting up a strong performance and defeating multiple grandmasters.<ref>{{cite web|title=fide database|url=https://ratings.fide.com/individual_calculations.phtml?idnumber=5084423&rating_period=2016-07-01&t=0}}</ref> Chopra earned his third and final GM norm on 29 August 2016 when he defeated GM [[Samvel Ter-Sahakyan]] of [[Armenia]] with black pieces in the final round of the Abu Dhabi Chess Championship Masters Tournament .<ref>{{cite web|title= Aryan Chopra scores his final norm|url=http://chessbase.in/news/aryan-chopra-scores-his-final-norm/}}</ref> He was officially awarded the title in March 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/10060-list-of-titles-approved-by-the-presidential-board-by-written-resolution.html |title=List of titles approved by the Presidential Board by written resolution |publisher=[[FIDE]] |date=3 March 2017 |accessdate=3 March 2017}}</ref>

He was part of the world team that convincingly beat the US team 30.5-17.5 in the 2017 Match of the Millennials held in [[St. Louis]]. He played in the under-17 section and scored 3.5/6 to help the world team win the section 19-13.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://chessbase.in/news/match-of-millennials-final-report/|title=World Team dominates the Match of Millennials - ChessBase India|website=chessbase.in|access-date=2017-08-15}}</ref>
[[File:Chopra Aryan 2017 Abu Dhabi 1.jpg|alt=Chopra(L) in 2017|thumb|Chopra(L) with Amin Bassem at the 2017 Abu Dhabi Masters]]
Chopra finished third in the 2017 Abu Dhabi Chess Masters tournament, behind winner [[Bassem Amin|Amin Bassem]] and runner-up [[Nigel Short]]. He beat multiple grandmasters and gained 22 elo points on his way to scoring 6.5/9 points. He ended the tournament with a notable victory over GM [[Levan Pantsulaia]] of Georgia with black pieces.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/aryan-finishes-third/article19541255.ece|title=Aryan finishes third|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-08-23|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/young-aryan-finishes-3rd-at-abu-dhabi-international-chess-festival/articleshow/60179558.cms|title=Young Aryan finishes 3rd at Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-08-23}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Fide |id=5084423}}
*{{chessgames player|id=117361}}
*[http://www.365chess.com/players/Aryan_Chopra Aryan Chopra] chess games at 365Chess.com

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