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{{Infobox chess player<br />
| name = Raja Ravi Sekhar<br />
| image = Raja Ravi Sekhar.jpg<br />
| caption = Raja Ravi Sekhar when he was 27 years old<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|9|17|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[India]]<br />
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| title = [[FIDE titles#International Master (IM)|International Master]] (1981)<br />
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| peakrating = 2430 (July 1984)<br />
| FideID = 5000076<br />
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'''Raja Ravi Sekhar''' (born 17 September 1954) is an [[India]]n [[chess]] player who holds the title of [[FIDE titles#International Master (IM)|International Master]] (1981). He twice won the [[Indian Chess Championship]]s (1976, 1980).<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Raja Ravi Sekhar started playing chess at the age of 17. After two years, in 1974, he won the Indian Junior Chess Championship. A year later he wins again this tournament. From 1975 to 1990 he 16 times in a row participated in [[Indian Chess Championship]]s finals and twice won this tournament - in 1976 and 1980.<ref>[https://www.chessbase.in/news/Straight-Talk-with-Shahid-Raja-Ravi-Sekhar?srsltid=AfmBOoocBxsVQHn2IU91DpPcW3bGekIa6BOfKToxnRt_U8VVhkPpnnDw Raja Ravi Sekhar - The man who played in 16 consecutive National 'A' from 1975 to 1990]</ref><br />
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Raja Ravi Sekhar played for India in the [[Chess Olympiad]]s:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olimpbase.org/players/m4eu08ag.html|title=OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Raja Ravisekhar|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref><br />
* In 1980, at first board in the [[24th Chess Olympiad]] in [[La Valletta]] (+3, =6, -4),<br />
* In 1982, at second board in the [[25th Chess Olympiad]] in [[Lucerne]] (+3, =3, -3),<br />
* In 1984, at second board in the [[26th Chess Olympiad]] in [[Thessaloniki]] (+4, =6, -3),<br />
* In 1986, at second reserve board in the [[27th Chess Olympiad]] in [[Dubai]] (+3, =4, -2),<br />
* In 1988, at second reserve board in the [[28th Chess Olympiad]] in [[Thessaloniki]] (+3, =1, -1),<br />
* In 1990, at second reserve board in the [[29th Chess Olympiad]] in [[Novi Sad]] (+2, =1, -2).<br />
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Raja Ravi Sekhar played for India in the Men's [[Asian Team Chess Championship]]s:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersa/m4eu08ag.html|title=OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Raja Ravisekhar|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref><br />
* In 1977, at third board in the 2nd Asian Team Chess Championship in [[Auckland]] (+4, =1, -4),<br />
* In 1981, at third board in the 4th Asian Team Chess Championship in [[Hangzhou]] (+3, =2, -2),<br />
* In 1989, at fourth board in the 8th Asian Team Chess Championship in [[Genting Highlands]] (+1, =2, -1) and won team bronze medal.<br />
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In 1981, Ravi Sekhar was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.<br />
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In 1986, he became a FIDE [[International Arbiter]] after successfully officiating the 1979 Asian Junior Chess Championship in Sivakasi and the 1983 National B Chess Championship in Agartala.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Ravi Sekhar, Raja FIDE Profile | url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/25018183 | access-date=2025-08-05 | website=ratings.fide.com}}</ref><br />
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After 1993, he did not participate in FIDE-rated competitions.<ref>[https://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/player/Ravisekhar,%20Raja.html FIDE rating history :: Ravisekhar, Raja]</ref> Ravi Sekhar has founded his own chess academy in Bangalore, where he works as a coach.<br />
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==Books==<br />
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Ravi Sekhar has published 5 books after his retirement from competitive chess in '93.<br />
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* ''Basic Endgame Knowledge'' (1994), Chess Moves <ref>{{cite book |last=Sekhar, R.R. |first=Sekhar, R.R. |title=Indian Masters Beat Grandmasters |publisher=Chess Moves |year=1994 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3GbXtgAACAAJ }}</ref><br />
* ''Indian Masters beat Grandmasters'' (1995), Chess Windows <ref>{{cite book |last=Sekhar, R.R. |first=Sekhar, R.R. |title=Indian Masters Beat Grandmasters |publisher=R. Sivakumar for Chess Windows |year=1995 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g-NaGwAACAAJ }}</ref><br />
* ''Indian Masters outplay Grandmasters (1996),'' Chess Windows<br />
* ''Indian Masters outwit Grandmasters'' (1997)'','' Chess Windows<br />
* ''IMPORTANT Rook Endings (For the Tournament Player)'' (1999), Chess Windows<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{fide|id=5000076}}<br />
*{{chessgames player|id=22690}}<br />
*{{365Chess.com player|Raja_Ravisekhar}}<br />
*[http://www.rajaravisekhar.com/Home.html Raja Ravi Sekhar Chess Academy]<br />
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Indian chess players]]<br />
[[Category:Chess International Masters]]<br />
[[Category:Chess Olympiad competitors]]<br />
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