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{{Indian patronymic|Karthik|Venkataraman}}<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|12|22}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Vellore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2018)<ref name="FIDE">{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main227096.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}</ref><br />
| peakrating = 2609 (December 2023)<br />
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'''Karthik Venkataraman''' (born 22 December 1999), is an Indian [[chess]] grandmaster. He is a two-time [[Indian Chess Championship|Indian Chess Champion]].<br />
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==Chess career==<br />
Karthik began playing chess at the age of 7.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=https://chessarticle.com/karthik-venkataraman/|title="Checkmate: A Journey to the Top with India's National Chess Champion, GM Karthik Venkataraman"|first=FM|last=Nikhil|publisher=chessarticle.com|date=2 February 2023}}</ref> He won the Indian National Championship 2022 after drawing against [[N. R. Visakh]] in the final round.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-03 |title=National Chess Championship: Karthik claims title as Abhijeet draws against Sayantan |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/national-chess-championship-karthik-claims-title-as-abhijeet-draws-against-sayantan/article66333719.ece |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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In May 2023, Karthik won the [[Indian Chess Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-05 |title=Karthik Venkataraman wins 59. Indian Championship |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/karthik-venkataraman-wins-59-indian-championship |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Chess News |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Karthik competed in the [[Chess World Cup 2023]], where he defeated [[Gregory Kaidanov]] in the first round, but was defeated by [[Hikaru Nakamura]] in the second round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2430 |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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In the 2024 Indian Chess Championship, he tied for first place along with [[Surya Shekhar Ganguly|S. S. Ganguly]] and Neelash Saha. He was declared the winner after tiebreaks.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=2024-08-27 |title=Karthik clinches title after three-way tie |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/chess/article68572731.ece |access-date=2024-12-04 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He is studying for an MBA at [[SRM Institute of Science and Technology]] in Chennai.<ref name="bio"/>{{when|date=July 2025}}<br />
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