Praveen Thipsay
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Praveen Mahadeo Thipsay is an India
n chess
Grandmaster.
He won the Indian Chess Championship
in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1993 and 1994 and played for India in the Chess Olympiad
s of 1982, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998 and 2002.
In 1985, Thipsay tied for first with Kevin Spraggett
in the Commonwealth Chess Championship
. In 1998, he tied for 4-7th with Sergey Zagrebelny
, Mohamad Al-Modiahki
and Amanmurad Kakageldyev in the Asian Chess Championship
in Tehran, in 2004 tied for 2nd-6th behind Marat Dzhumaev
in Pune and in the same year tied for 2nd-3rd with Saidali Iuldachev
and Chakkravarthy Deepan
in Lucknow. In 2007, he won the FIDE Rated All India Open Chess Tournament in Mangalore.
According to Chessmetrics
, at his peak in August 1981 Thipsay's play was equivalent to a rating of 2571, and he was ranked number 141 in the world. His best single performance was at Brighton (BCF Championship) 1984, where he scored 6,5 of 10 possible points (65%) against 2549-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2623. In the January 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2469, making him Indias's number 24.
He was the first Indian to attain a GM norm (1984)
Praveen Thipsay is married to the Woman International Master Bhagyashree Sathe Thipsay.
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.
He won the Indian Chess Championship
Indian Chess Championship
The Indian Chess Championship is a yearly national chess championship of India. It was established in 1955 by the Andhra State Chess Association as a two-yearly event, but since 1971 it has been played yearly. The first edition was held in Eluru from May 15-May 28 and was jointly won by Ramchandra...
in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1993 and 1994 and played for India in the Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s of 1982, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998 and 2002.
In 1985, Thipsay tied for first with Kevin Spraggett
Kevin Spraggett
Kevin Spraggett is a Canadian chess grandmaster. He is the fourth Canadian to earn the grandmaster title, after Abe Yanofsky, Duncan Suttles and Peter Biyiasas. Spraggett is the only Canadian to have qualified for the Candidates' level, having done so in 1985 and 1988...
in the Commonwealth Chess 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 1998, he tied for 4-7th with Sergey Zagrebelny
Sergey Zagrebelny
Sergey Zagrebelny is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster .In 1988 and 1990 he won the Uzbekistani Chess Championship. In 1992, as a member of the Uzbekistan National team, he won the silver medal in the 30th Chess Olympiad...
, Mohamad Al-Modiahki
Mohamad Al-Modiahki
Mohammed Ahmed Al-Modiahki is a chess Grandmaster. He was the first player in Qatar to earn the title of grandmaster, and is the country's best player...
and Amanmurad Kakageldyev in the Asian Chess 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 ,...
in Tehran, in 2004 tied for 2nd-6th behind Marat Dzhumaev
Marat Dzhumaev
Marat Dzhumaev is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster .Played for Uzbekistan in the Chess Olympiads of 2000 and 2002, in the World Team Chess Championship of 2001 and in the Asian Team Chess Championships of 1999, 2003 and 2008...
in Pune and in the same year tied for 2nd-3rd with Saidali Iuldachev
Saidali Iuldachev
Saidali Iuldachev is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster .He won Uzbekistani Chess Championship in 1993 and 2003. In 2004 he tied for 2nd-4th with Praveen Thipsay and Chakkravarthy Deepan in the Piloo Mody International Open in Lucknow and tied for first with Maxim Sorokin in the Murzagaliev Memorial...
and Chakkravarthy Deepan
Chakkravarthy Deepan
Chakkravarthy Deepan is an Indian chess Grandmaster .In 2004 he tied for 2nd-4th with Praveen Thipsay and Saidali Iuldachev in the Piloo Mody International Open in Lucknow...
in Lucknow. In 2007, he won the FIDE Rated All India Open Chess Tournament in Mangalore.
According to Chessmetrics
Chessmetrics
Chessmetrics is a system for rating chess players devised by Jeff Sonas. It is intended as an improvement over the Elo rating system.-Implementation:...
, at his peak in August 1981 Thipsay's play was equivalent to a rating of 2571, and he was ranked number 141 in the world. His best single performance was at Brighton (BCF Championship) 1984, where he scored 6,5 of 10 possible points (65%) against 2549-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2623. In the January 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2469, making him Indias's number 24.
He was the first Indian to attain a GM norm (1984)
Praveen Thipsay is married to the Woman International Master Bhagyashree Sathe Thipsay.