Sundararajan Kidambi
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Indian chess grandmaster (born 1982)
Born (1982-12-29) 29 December 1982 (age 42)
Chennai, India
CountryIndia
TitleGrandmaster (2009)[1]
Peakrating2526 (January 2010)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1982-12-29) 29 December 1982 (age 42) Chennai, India |
| Chess career | |
| Country | India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009)[1] |
| Peak rating | 2526 (January 2010) |
Sundararajan Kidambi is an Indian chess grandmaster.
He is India's 19th Grandmaster, and trained with top grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran.[2] Sundararajan achieved his GM norms at the:[1]
- Canadian Open International Chess Tournament in July 2005
- Badalona International Open in August 2008
- Dubai Open in May 2009
In June 2017, he was held to draw by Anup Deshmukh in the Catalan Chess Circuit in Montcada, Spain.[3]
In October 2018, he held Vladimir Kramnik (who was rated over 300 points higher) to a draw in first round of the Isle of Man International Tournament.[4]
In October 2019, he finished in joint seventh place at the Liffré International Open in France with a score of 6/9.[5]
References
- 1 2 "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ↑ Kulkarni, Vikramaditya (28 April 2017). "The Golden era of Indian chess: Players born in 1981-83".
- ↑ Sampat, Amit (28 June 2017). "Deshmukh holds 13th seed Grandmaster Kidambi in 27 moves". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ Pereira, Antonio (21 October 2018). "Isle of Man: Half-upsets".
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (30 October 2019). "Antonio Viani wins double in France".
External links
- Sundararajan Kidambi rating card at FIDE