Goutham Krishna H is an Indian chess player.
Chess career
In May 2022, he won the National Under-12 Open Chess Championship with sole lead. He scored 9.5 points out of 11 rounds, half a point ahead of 2nd and 3rd place.
In October 2025, he tied for first place with P. Iniyan in the Indian Chess Championship, losing the title on tiebreaks.[1] Later that month, he won the 2nd DevA Rapid Rating Open with a perfect score of 9/9.[2]
In November 2025, he tied for first place with Rosh Jain in the National Sub-Junior Under-15 Open with a score of 9.5/11. He became the champion on tiebreaks.[3]
In December 2025, he achieved notable performances at the World Rapid Chess Championship 2025, defeating grandmasters Aravindh Chithambaram and Teimour Radjabov and drawing against grandmasters Alexander Grischuk and Anish Giri.[4]
References
- ↑ Iniyan P wins Indian Chess Championship 2025. fide.com.
- ↑ Goutham Krishna H perfect at 2nd DevA Rapid Rating Open 2025, Ahmed, Shahid(October 28, 2025).
- ↑ Goutham Krishna H and Arshiya Das are National Sub-Junior Open and Girls 2025 Champions, Ahmed, Shahid(November 18, 2025).
- ↑ Meet Goutham Krishna H, International Master from Thiruvananthapuram, who made heads turn at World Rapid Championship, Kamath, Amit(December 27, 2025).