Laxman Rajaram
{{Short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 1983)}}
{{Indian name|Laxman|Rajaram}}
{{Infobox chess player
| country = India
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|2|5}}
| birth_place = Alandur, India
| title = Grandmaster (2009){{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main219089.JPG|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)|access-date=2024-03-06|archive-date=2019-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001215342/https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main219089.JPG|url-status=live}}
| peakrating = 2521 (April 2009)
| FideID = 5005361
}}
Laxman Rajaram R. (born February 5, 1983) is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career
Laxman learned chess from his father Rajaram, and won the Indian Under-12 National Championship in 1993.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Laxman_blitz_king|title=The story of how Laxman became the blitz king of Indian chess!|date=October 21, 2017|access-date=March 6, 2024|archive-date=April 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413030745/https://www.chessbase.in/news/Laxman_blitz_king|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/chennai-open-international-chess-laxman-beats-ukraine-gm-vitaly/articleshow/62581468.cms|title=Chennai Open International Chess: Laxman beats Ukraine GM Vitaly|date=January 20, 2018|access-date=March 6, 2024|archive-date=September 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925182022/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/chennai-open-international-chess-laxman-beats-ukraine-gm-vitaly/articleshow/62581468.cms|url-status=live}}
In March 2022, he was defeated in an upset by 14-year-old Shivika Rohilla in the
In August 2023, he won the Athens of the East Blitz Rating Open 2023 with a score of 9/10, finishing half a point ahead of second and third-place finishers Ram Aravind L N and Aakash G.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Laxman-clinches-2nd-Athens-of-the-East-Blitz-Rating-Open-2023|title=Laxman clinches 2nd Athens of the East Blitz Rating Open 2023|date=August 5, 2023|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed|access-date=March 6, 2024|archive-date=March 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303090556/https://chessbase.in/news/Laxman-clinches-2nd-Athens-of-the-East-Blitz-Rating-Open-2023|url-status=live}}
In December 2023, he won the Liberation Cup Rapid Rating Open 2023 with an undefeated score of 7.5/9 ahead of Sharan Rao, Kartavya Anadkat, Nitish Belurkar, and Sammed Shete due to better tiebreaks.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Laxman-R-R-wins-Liberation-Cup-Rapid-Rating-Open-2023|title=Laxman R R wins Liberation Cup Rapid Rating Open 2023|date=January 5, 2024|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed|access-date=March 6, 2024|archive-date=January 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110162255/https://chessbase.in/news/Laxman-R-R-wins-Liberation-Cup-Rapid-Rating-Open-2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thegoan.net/sports/%EF%BB%BFgm-laxman-wins-liberation-cup-chess-crown/107431.html|title=GM Laxman wins Liberation Cup chess crown|date=December 21, 2023}}
In January 2024, he competed in the Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/chennai-open-2023-gms-prasanna-chakkravarthy-and-laxman-headline-strong-competition-roster-news-339732|title=Chennai Open 2023: GMs Prasanna, Chakkravarthy, and Laxman Headline Strong Competition Roster|date=December 30, 2023|access-date=March 6, 2024|archive-date=March 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316204009/https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/chennai-open-2023-gms-prasanna-chakkravarthy-and-laxman-headline-strong-competition-roster-news-339732|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{FIDE|5005361}}
{{Indian grandmasters}}
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