Laxman Rajaram
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1983)
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Laxman Rajaram R. (born 5 February 1983) is an Indian chess grandmaster.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 February 1983 Alandur, India |
| Chess career | |
| Country | India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009)[1] |
| Peak rating | 2521 (April 2009) |
Career
Laxman learned chess from his father Rajaram, and won the Indian Under-12 National Championship in 1993.[2][3]
In March 2022, he was defeated in an upset by 14-year-old Shivika Rohilla in the Delhi International Grandmasters Chess tournament.[4]
In August 2023, he won the Athens of the East Blitz Rating Open 2023 with a score of 9/10, finishing half a point ahead of second and third-place finishers Ram Aravind L N and Aakash G.[5]
In December 2023, he won the Liberation Cup Rapid Rating Open 2023 with an undefeated score of 7.5/9 ahead of Sharan Rao, Kartavya Anadkat, Nitish Belurkar, and Sammed Shete due to better tiebreaks.[6][7]
In January 2024, he competed in the Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament.[8]