Krishnan Sasikiran
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Krishnan Sasikiran is an India
n chess
Grandmaster. Among Indians, he is second, after Viswanathan Anand
, No. 6 in Asia & ranked 56th in the world in FIDE rating as on September 2011.
"Sasi", as he is sometimes called, comes from Chennai
in Tamil Nadu
in south-eastern India. He earned the Grandmaster title at the 2000 Commonwealth Championship
. In 2001, he won the prestigious Hastings International Chess tournament
. In 2003, he won the 4th Asian Individual Championship
as well as the Politiken Cup in Copenhagen
. Sasikiran tied Jan Timman
for first place in the 2005 Sigeman Tournament in Copenhagen/Malmö
Denmark
. In 2009, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Étienne Bacrot
in Antwerp.
In the January 2007 FIDE rating list, Sasikiran was ranked number 21 in the world with an Elo rating of 2700. He became only the second chess player from India to reach Elo rating of 2700. He won a Gold medal in Asian Games 2006 in team event. Tamil Nadu government presented a cheque of Rs 20 Lacs as appreciation towards his success.
He completed his education in Modern Senior Secondary School, Nanganallur
, Chennai.
In December 2008, he won City of Pamplona international chess tournament, a category 16 event with average Elo above 2640, by an impressive one-point margin with a rating performance of 2795.
His handle on the Internet Chess Club
is "babloo".
In October 2011, Sasikiran won clear first in the open section of the 15th Corsican Circuit. He reached semi-final stage of the Corsica Masters Knockout rapid tournament losing to eventual winner Viswanathan Anand
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n chess
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...
Grandmaster. Among Indians, he is second, after Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand
V. Anand or Anand Viswanathan, usually referred as Viswanathan Anand, is an Indian chess Grandmaster, the current World Chess Champion, and currently second highest rated player in the world....
, No. 6 in Asia & ranked 56th in the world in FIDE rating as on September 2011.
"Sasi", as he is sometimes called, comes from Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
in south-eastern India. He earned the Grandmaster title at the 2000 Commonwealth Championship
Commonwealth Chess Championship
The Commonwealth Chess Championship is a gathering of chess players from Commonwealth countries.-History:A championship was planned for New Zealand in 1949, but it was canceled because the British Chess Federation was unable to attend.-Oxford 1950:...
. In 2001, he won the prestigious Hastings International Chess tournament
Hastings International Chess Congress
The Hastings International Chess Congress is an annual chess congress which takes place in Hastings, England, around the turn of the year. The main event is the Hastings Premier tournament, which was traditionally a 10 to 16 player round-robin tournament. In 2004/05 the tournament was played in the...
. In 2003, he won the 4th Asian Individual Championship
Asian Chess Championship
The 2007 championship was a FIDE Zone 3 qualification event for the 2007 Chess World Cup, the next stage in the 2009 World Chess Championship. Ten players were qualified for the 2007 World Cup: Zhang Pengxiang , Wang Hao , Abhijit Kunte , Zhao Jun , Susanto Megaranto , Wen Yang , Darwin Laylo ,...
as well as the Politiken Cup in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. Sasikiran tied Jan Timman
Jan Timman
Jan Timman is a Dutch chess Grandmaster who was one of the world's leading players from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. At the peak of his career he was considered to be the best non-Soviet player and was known as "The Best of the West"...
for first place in the 2005 Sigeman Tournament in Copenhagen/Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. In 2009, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Étienne Bacrot
Étienne Bacrot
Étienne Bacrot is a French chess grandmaster and currently ranked number one in France.He started playing at 4; by 10 young Bacrot was already winning junior competitions and in 1996, at 13 years of age, he won against Vasily Smyslov...
in Antwerp.
In the January 2007 FIDE rating list, Sasikiran was ranked number 21 in the world with an Elo rating of 2700. He became only the second chess player from India to reach Elo rating of 2700. He won a Gold medal in Asian Games 2006 in team event. Tamil Nadu government presented a cheque of Rs 20 Lacs as appreciation towards his success.
He completed his education in Modern Senior Secondary School, Nanganallur
Nanganallur
Nanganallur has been one of the southern suburbs of Chennai till September 2011, but it is now a part of Chennai Corporation in Tamil Nadu. It is a residential area close to the Chennai International Airport.- Demographics:...
, Chennai.
In December 2008, he won City of Pamplona international chess tournament, a category 16 event with average Elo above 2640, by an impressive one-point margin with a rating performance of 2795.
His handle on the Internet Chess Club
Internet Chess Club
The Internet Chess Club is a commercial Internet chess server devoted to the play and discussion of chess and chess variants. ICC currently has over 30,000 subscribing members...
is "babloo".
In October 2011, Sasikiran won clear first in the open section of the 15th Corsican Circuit. He reached semi-final stage of the Corsica Masters Knockout rapid tournament losing to eventual winner Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand
V. Anand or Anand Viswanathan, usually referred as Viswanathan Anand, is an Indian chess Grandmaster, the current World Chess Champion, and currently second highest rated player in the world....
.