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{{Short description|Indian chess player}}
{{Short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 1999)}}
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{{Indian patronymic|Karthik|Venkataraman}}
{{Indian name|Karthik|Venkataraman}}
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| country = [[India]]
| country = [[India]]
| birth_date = {{Bda|1999|12|22}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|12|22}}
| birth_place = [[Vellore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| birth_place = [[Vellore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
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| title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2018)<ref name="FIDE">{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main227096.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}</ref>
| death_place =
| peakrating = 2609 (December 2023)
| title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2018)<ref name="FIDE">{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main227096.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}</ref>
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| peakrating = 2565 (July 2023)
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'''Karthik Venkataraman''' is an Indian [[chess]] grandmaster.
'''Karthik Venkataraman''' (born 22 December 1999), is an Indian [[chess]] grandmaster. He is a two-time [[Indian Chess Championship|Indian Chess Champion]].


==Chess career==
==Chess career==
Karthik began playing chess at the age of 7.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=https://chessarticle.com/karthik-venkataraman/|title=“Checkmate: A Journey to the Top with India’s National Chess Champion, GM Karthik Venkataraman”|date=February 2, 2023}}</ref> He won the Indian National Championship 2022 after drawing against N. R. Visakh in the final round.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-03 |title=National Chess Championship: Karthik claims title as Abhijeet draws against Sayantan |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/national-chess-championship-karthik-claims-title-as-abhijeet-draws-against-sayantan/article66333719.ece |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref>
Karthik began playing chess at the age of 7.&lt;ref name="bio"&gt;{{cite web|url=https://chessarticle.com/karthik-venkataraman/|title="Checkmate: A Journey to the Top with India's National Chess Champion, GM Karthik Venkataraman"|first=FM|last=Nikhil|publisher=chessarticle.com|date=2 February 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt; He won the Indian National Championship 2022 after drawing against [[N. R. Visakh]] in the final round.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |date=2023-01-03 |title=National Chess Championship: Karthik claims title as Abhijeet draws against Sayantan |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/national-chess-championship-karthik-claims-title-as-abhijeet-draws-against-sayantan/article66333719.ece |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;


In May 2023, Karthik won the [[Indian Chess Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-05 |title=Karthik Venkataraman wins 59. Indian Championship |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/karthik-venkataraman-wins-59-indian-championship |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Chess News |language=en}}</ref>
In May 2023, Karthik won the [[Indian Chess Championship]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |date=2023-01-05 |title=Karthik Venkataraman wins 59. Indian Championship |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/karthik-venkataraman-wins-59-indian-championship |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Chess News |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;


Karthik competed in the [[Chess World Cup 2023]], where he defeated [[Gregory Kaidanov]] in the first round, but was defeated by [[Hikaru Nakamura]] in the second round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2430 |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}}</ref>
Karthik competed in the [[Chess World Cup 2023]], where he defeated [[Gregory Kaidanov]] in the first round, but was defeated by [[Hikaru Nakamura]] in the second round.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2430 |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 
In the 2024 Indian Chess Championship, he tied for first place along with [[Surya Shekhar Ganguly|S. S. Ganguly]] and Neelash Saha. He was declared the winner after tiebreaks.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=2024-08-27 |title=Karthik clinches title after three-way tie |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/chess/article68572731.ece |access-date=2024-12-04 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He is studying for an MBA at [[SRM Institute of Science and Technology]] in Chennai.<ref name="bio"/>
He is studying for an MBA at [[SRM Institute of Science and Technology]] in Chennai.&lt;ref name="bio"/&gt;{{when|date=July 2025}}


==References==
==References==
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| before = [[Arjun Erigaisi]]
| after = [[P. Iniyan]]
| title = [[Indian Chess Championship|Indian Chess Champion]]
| years = 2023
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:Indian chess players]]
[[Category:Chess Grandmasters]]
[[Category:Chess grandmasters]]
[[Category:People from Vellore]]
[[Category:People from Vellore]]
 
[[Category:21st-century Indian chess players]]


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Revision as of 04:20, 28 January 2026


In this Indian name, the name Venkataraman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Karthik.

Karthik Venkataraman
CountryIndia
Born (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 26)
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
TitleGrandmaster (2018)<ref name="FIDE">"FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).</ref>
FIDE ratingTemplate:Elo rating Template:Elo rating
Peak rating2609 (December 2023)

Karthik Venkataraman (born 22 December 1999), is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is a two-time Indian Chess Champion.

Chess career

Karthik began playing chess at the age of 7.<ref name="bio">Nikhil, FM (2 February 2023). ""Checkmate: A Journey to the Top with India's National Chess Champion, GM Karthik Venkataraman"". chessarticle.com.</ref> He won the Indian National Championship 2022 after drawing against N. R. Visakh in the final round.<ref>"National Chess Championship: Karthik claims title as Abhijeet draws against Sayantan". sportstar.thehindu.com. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.</ref>

In May 2023, Karthik won the Indian Chess Championship.<ref>"Karthik Venkataraman wins 59. Indian Championship". Chess News. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.</ref>

Karthik competed in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he defeated Gregory Kaidanov in the first round, but was defeated by Hikaru Nakamura in the second round.<ref>"FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced". www.fide.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.</ref>

In the 2024 Indian Chess Championship, he tied for first place along with S. S. Ganguly and Neelash Saha. He was declared the winner after tiebreaks.<ref>Kumar, P. K. Ajith (27 August 2024). "Karthik clinches title after three-way tie". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 December 2024.</ref>

Personal life

He is studying for an MBA at SRM Institute of Science and Technology in Chennai.<ref name="bio"/>[when?]

References

Achievements
Preceded by
Arjun Erigaisi 		Indian Chess Champion
2023 		Succeeded by
P. Iniyan
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