Siddharth Jagadeesh
{{Short description|Singaporean chess grandmaster (born 2007)}}
{{Indian name|Siddharth|Jagadeesh}}
{{Infobox chess player
| country = Singapore
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|2007}}
| birth_place = Chandigarh, India
| title = Grandmaster (2024){{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main231390.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}
| peakrating = 2525 (June 2024)
| FideID = 5818320
}}
Siddharth Jagadeesh is a Singaporean chess grandmaster.
Chess career
In March 2024, he tied for first place with Aravindh Chithambaram and Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera at the La Roda Open. He ultimately finished the tournament in second place due to tiebreaks.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Aravindh-Chithambaram-victorious-at-50th-La-Roda-Open-2024|title=Aravindh Chithambaram victorious at 50th La Roda Open 2024|date=April 1, 2024|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed}}
In May 2024, he scored his final GM norm at the Sharjah Masters after defeating Andrey Esipenko in the eighth round. With this, he became Singapore's youngest grandmaster.{{cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/siddharth-jagadeesh-becomes-singapore-s-sixth-and-youngest-chess-grandmaster-at-17|title=Siddharth Jagadeesh becomes Singapore's sixth and youngest chess grandmaster at 17|date=May 23, 2024|first=Melvyn|last=Teoh|newspaper=The Straits Times }}
Personal life
His father Jagadeesh Balakrishnan has contributed to a ChessBase India Foundation scholarship for Indian chess. {{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/singapore-gets-its-5th-gm-as-indian-origin-teen-siddharth-jagadeesh-wins-in-sharjah-masters|title=Singapore Gets Its 5th GM As Indian-Origin Teen Siddharth Jagadeesh Wins In Sharjah Masters|date=May 23, 2024}}
References
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Category:Singaporean chess players
Category:Sportspeople from Chandigarh