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| birth_place = | | birth_place = [[Delhi]], India | ||
| title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2012) | | title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2012) | ||
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'''Sahaj Grover''' (born 7 September 1995) is a [[chess]] player from [[Delhi]], India, who received the [[FIDE title]] of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (GM) in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/6455-list-of-titles-approved-by-the-83rd-fide-congress.html |title=List of titles approved by the 83rd FIDE Congress (1-9 September 2012) |website=[[FIDE.com]] |date=17 September 2012 |access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref> | '''Sahaj Grover''' (born 7 September 1995) is a [[chess]] player from [[Delhi]], India, who received the [[FIDE title]] of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (GM) in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/6455-list-of-titles-approved-by-the-83rd-fide-congress.html |title=List of titles approved by the 83rd FIDE Congress (1-9 September 2012) |website=[[FIDE.com]] |date=17 September 2012 |access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref> | ||
He won the Under-10 [[World Youth Chess Championship]] in 2005<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ia.rediff.com/sports/2005/jul/28chess.htm |title=Sahaj Grover wins world U-10 title |website=ia.rediff.com |access-date=2019-12-27}}</ref> and came third in the Under-20 [[World Junior Chess Championship]] in 2011. He won the [[South African Open (chess)|South African Open]] in 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chess-results.com/tnr290406.aspx?lan=1 |title=2017 South African Open Championship |website=Chess-Results.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr363381.aspx?lan=1&art=4&turdet=YES&flag=30 |title=South African Open Chess Championship 2018 A Section |last=Herzog |first=Heinz |website=Chess-Results.com |access-date=2018-07-31}}</ref> | He won the Under-10 [[World Youth Chess Championship]] in 2005<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ia.rediff.com/sports/2005/jul/28chess.htm |title=Sahaj Grover wins world U-10 title |website=ia.rediff.com |access-date=2019-12-27}}</ref> and came third in the Under-20 [[World Junior Chess Championship]] in 2011. | ||
In 2018, he moved to South Africa.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-21 |title=Delhi GM Sahaj Grover fuels South Africa's Chess Olympiad dreams |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/delhi-gm-sahaj-grover-fuels-south-africas-chess-olympiad-dreams/articleshow/93037092.cms |access-date=2024-12-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He won the [[South African Open (chess)|South African Open]] in 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chess-results.com/tnr290406.aspx?lan=1 |title=2017 South African Open Championship |website=Chess-Results.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://chess-results.com/tnr363381.aspx?lan=1&art=4&turdet=YES&flag=30 |title=South African Open Chess Championship 2018 A Section |last=Herzog |first=Heinz |website=Chess-Results.com |access-date=2018-07-31}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1995 births]] | [[Category:1995 births]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:Chess Grandmasters]] | |||
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[[Category:World Youth Chess Champions]] | [[Category:World Youth Chess Champions]] | ||
[[Category:Sportspeople from Delhi]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:12, 26 October 2025
| Sahaj Grover | |
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| SGrover12.jpg Grover at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, c. 2012 | |
| Country | India |
| Born | 7 September 1995 Delhi, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2012) |
| FIDE rating | Template:Elo rating Template:Elo rating |
| Peak rating | 2528 (January 2015) |
Sahaj Grover (born 7 September 1995) is a chess player from Delhi, India, who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in September 2012.[1]
He won the Under-10 World Youth Chess Championship in 2005[2] and came third in the Under-20 World Junior Chess Championship in 2011.
In 2018, he moved to South Africa.[3] He won the South African Open in 2017 and 2018.[4][5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "List of titles approved by the 83rd FIDE Congress (1-9 September 2012)". FIDE.com. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ "Sahaj Grover wins world U-10 title". ia.rediff.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "Delhi GM Sahaj Grover fuels South Africa's Chess Olympiad dreams". The Times of India. 21 July 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "2017 South African Open Championship". Chess-Results.com.
- ↑ Herzog, Heinz. "South African Open Chess Championship 2018 A Section". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Sahaj Grover rating card at FIDE
- Sahaj Grover player profile and games at Chessgames.com
