Bharath Subramaniyam
{{short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 2007)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
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|caption = Bharath with his first GM norm
|country = India
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2007|10|17}}
|birth_place = Chennai, India
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|title = Grandmaster (2022)
|peakrating = 2567 (January 2025)
|FideID = 46634827
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Bharath Subramaniyam (born 17 October 2007) is an Indian chess grandmaster (GM).
Chess career
Bharath learned chess at the age of five from his father, Harishankkar. Starting in 2014, he attended the Chess Gurukul school in Chennai, having GM Ramachandran Ramesh as his main teacher. In January 2020, Bharath was selected for a special training camp sponsored by Microsense Networks and conducted by former world champion GM Vladimir Kramnik and former world chess challenger GM Boris Gelfand. Bharath is currently training with Indian chess GM Shyam Sundar.
He completed his 3rd IM norm in June 2019 at the age of 11 years and 8 months.[https://www.chessbase.in/news/Bharath-Subramaniyam-becomes-an-IM-at-the-age-of-11-years-and-8-months Bharath Subramaniyam - IM at the age of 11 years and 8 months] on chessbase.india The title was officially ratified by FIDE in September of the same year.[http://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=46634827&title=IM&pb=57 3rd quarter PB 2019, 7-8 September, Budapest, HUN], on ratings.fide.com
In January 2022, Bharath earned his third and final GM norm to become India's 73rd grandmaster at the age of 14 by scoring 7.5/9 at the Vergani Cup Open in Cattolica, Italy, and raising his live rating above 2500.{{citation|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/bharath-subramaniyam-becomes-india-s-73rd-chess-gm-101641782965910.html|title=Bharath Subramaniyam becomes India's 73rd chess GM|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=10 January 2022|access-date=10 January 2022}}{{citation|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/viswanathan-anand-lauds-bharath-subramaniyam-as-teenager-becomes-indias-73rd-grandmaster/articleshow/88802115.cms|title=Viswanathan Anand lauds Bharath Subramaniyam as teenager becomes India's 73rd Grandmaster|work=The Times of India|date=10 January 2022|access-date=10 January 2022}} As of July 8th 2025, he is the youngest Indian grandmaster and he has been so for last 3.5 years since he became grandmaster.
Main results
- 2015 – in August he wins at Suwon (Korea) the Asian Youth Championship in the Under-8 section.[https://chess-results.com/tnr182643.aspx?lan=16&art=4&turdet=YES&flag=30 Asian Youth Chess Championship-2015 (Under-8)] on chess-results.com
In November he wins the World Youth Championship Under-8 at Porto Carras in Greece with 9,5/ 11;[https://chess-results.com/tnr187418.aspx?lan=16&art=4&turdet=YES&flag=30 World Youth Ch 2015 - Open under 08] on chess-results.com - 2017 – in August he places 4th in the World Youth Championship Under-10 at Poços de Caldas in Brazil.
[https://chess-results.com/tnr295098.aspx?lan=16&art=4&turdet=YES&flag=30 World Cadets Chess Championship 2017 U10] on chess-results.com
- 2019 – in January he places 4th in the blitz section of the Roquetas de Mar Chess Festival.
- 2019 - In June he achieves his final IM norm in Goa open and becomes International master.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Bharath-Subramaniyam-becomes-an-IM-at-the-age-of-11-years-and-8-months|title = Bharath Subramaniyam - IM at the age of 11 years and 8 months - ChessBase India|date = 13 July 2019}}
- 2020 – in February he places 11th at the Aeroflot Open in Moscow with 5,5/ 9, ahead of 54 GrandmastersHe won with four Grandmasters: Gabriel Sargissian, Maksim Chigaev, Zhou Jianchao and Mikhail Antipov.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/aeroflot-open-bharath-subramaniyam-posts-creditable-win-sp-sethuraman-held-to-draw/articleshow/74254065.cms |title=Bharath Subramaniyam posts win over GM Gabriel Sargissian (Elo 2689)|publisher= Times of India|date= 20 February 2020|access-date= 15 August 2020}} and getting his first GM norm with a rating performance greater than 2700.[https://chess-results.com/tnr508930.aspx?lan=16&art=4 Final Standings of Aeroflot Open-A, 2020] on chess-results.com
- 2021 – in October he is placed 4th (tied for 3rd) at the Junior Roundtable Under 21 tournament in Bulgaria with 6.5/9. He made his 2nd GM norm.[http://chess-results.com/tnr571844.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&flag=30 Final standings in Junior Under 21, Bulgaria] on chess-results.com
- 2024 - in Feb won the Cannes chess open held in France.
- 2025 – in July he won the 53rd World chess open held at Philadelphia and won the first prize of $20500.
References
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External links
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- [https://www.365chess.com/players/Subramaniyam_H_Bharath Bharath Subramaniyam] chess games at 365Chess.com
- [https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Mar/02/young-chess-star-sizzles-at-cannes Bharath wins Cannes Chess open 2024]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKrJBkbX-iM&t=0s Bharath Subramaniyam stuns GM Zhou Jianchao at Aeroflot Open 2020] (YouTube)
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEeoG-c3PXE This 12-year-old IM will floor you with his clarity of thinking and erudition] (YouTube)
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