Template:Indian name Template:Infobox chess player Karthikeyan Murali (tamil: கார்த்திகேயன் முரளி) (born 5 January 1999) is an Indian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2015. Karthikeyan is a two-time national champion.
Chess career
Born in Thanjavur,[1] Karthikeyan learnt chess at the age of five. In December 2011, he won the Under 12 section of the World Youth Chess Championships held in Caldas Novas, Brazil.[2][3][4] Two years later he also won the world U16 title in Al Ain.[5]
In 2014 he tied for third place at the Abu Dhabi Masters tournament[6] and helped the Indian team win the Under 16 Chess Olympiad in Győr, Hungary.[7] In this latter competition he also completed all requirements for the title Grandmaster.[8]
In 2015, Karthikeyan won the 53rd National Premier Chess Championship of India in Tiruvarur edging out Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, whom he defeated in the direct encounter, on tiebreak, after both scored 8½ points from 13 games.[9][10] Karthikeyan also won the 54th edition of the championship held in Lucknow in 2016. Though he had a slow start, and lost the match against eventual runner-up Aravindh Chithambaram, a crucial win against top seed Vidit Santosh Gujrathi on time control, followed by double withdrawals helped in gaining the lead and ultimately winning the championships.[11]
In January 2019, Karthikeyan placed second in the Gibraltar Masters open tournament[12] among a field of over 250 players.[13] In June 2019, he placed second in the Asian championships,[14] aided by a win with black against Alireza Firouja in which Karthikeyan sacrificed his queen on move 9.[15]
Personal life
He was inducted in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for scholarship from 2014 to 2016. Later, he got employed in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) since October 2017.
References
- ↑ GM title application. FIDE.
- ↑ Chess News - Karthikayan Murali – World U12 champion – In his own words. ChessBase(2011-12-12).
- ↑ "Chennai boy wins world under-12 chess championship". The Sunday Indian.
- ↑ "A hero's welcome for Karthikeyan". The Hindu.
- ↑ World Youth Championship: The champions, Silver, Albert. Chess News. ChessBase(2013-12-31). Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ↑ Yuriy Kuzubov wins Abu Dhabi Masters on tie-break. Chessdom(2014-08-28).
- ↑ India wins U16 Olympiad in Gyor. ChessBase(23 December 2014).
- ↑ Karthikeyan Murali Becomes Grand Master. All India Chess Federation(2014-12-19). Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ↑ Karthikeyan Murali winner of the 2015 India Premier Championship. Chessdom(2015-11-29).
- ↑ Men's Premier 13: Murali Karthikeyan!. ChessBase India(2015-11-29).
- ↑ National Premier 2016: Karthikeyan is National Champion again!. ChessBase India(2016-11-30).
- ↑ Artemiev atop Gibraltar Masters, Peterson, Macauley. Chess News. ChessBase(2019-02-01). Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ↑ Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2019 - Masters. chess-results.com.
- ↑ https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/asian-continental-chess-championship-2019
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1tPZk6r_1U
External links
- Template:Official website
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- Murali Karthikeyan chess games at 365Chess.com