Ameet Ghasi
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Ameet Ghasi is an English chess
player.
In 2000, at the age of 13, Ghasi shared the British Rapidplay Chess Championship
title with Aaron Summerscale
becoming the youngest ever winner. He was once considered one of the brightest prospects on the chess circuit, but Ghasi put his chess career on hold to further his academic studies. His twin brother, Sumeet Ghasi, is also a strong player.
Ghasi completed his Biochemistry degree at The University of Birmingham
and currently works for the National Audit Office
as a trainee accountant, hoping to gain his ACA qualification during 2012.
In August 2011, he decided, after many years of absence, to return to the game to seek the title of Grandmaster and during a competition in Sunningdale
, took one step closer to gaining the International Master title by winning eight games in a row.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player.
In 2000, at the age of 13, Ghasi shared the British Rapidplay Chess Championship
British Rapidplay Chess Championships
The British Rapidplay Chess Championships is a rapid play chess congress held in the UK annually since 1986 under the auspices of the English Chess Federation...
title with Aaron Summerscale
Aaron Summerscale
Aaron Summerscale is an English chess player who holds the title Grandmaster.Summerscale was joint British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 2000. His current FIDE rating is 2449.-External links:...
becoming the youngest ever winner. He was once considered one of the brightest prospects on the chess circuit, but Ghasi put his chess career on hold to further his academic studies. His twin brother, Sumeet Ghasi, is also a strong player.
Ghasi completed his Biochemistry degree at The University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
and currently works for the National Audit Office
National Audit Office (United Kingdom)
The National Audit Office is an independent Parliamentary body in the United Kingdom which is responsible for auditing central government departments, government agencies and non-departmental public bodies...
as a trainee accountant, hoping to gain his ACA qualification during 2012.
In August 2011, he decided, after many years of absence, to return to the game to seek the title of Grandmaster and during a competition in Sunningdale
Sunningdale
Sunningdale is a large village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.-Location:Sunningdale is located close to the present border with Surrey, and is not far from Ascot, Sunninghill and Virginia Water. It is situated 24 miles west of London and 7...
, took one step closer to gaining the International Master title by winning eight games in a row.