| Harikrishnan A Ra | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | September 22, 2001 Chennai, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2025)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2523 (September 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2536 (November 2025) |
Harikrishnan Amirthavalli Rangarajan is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is coached by grandmaster Shyam Sundar M.[2]
Chess career
In April 2024, he won the Noisiel Blitz Rating Open with a perfect score of 9/9. He also finished with an unbeaten 7/9 score in the >1900 Open A event, finishing in third place after tiebreaks behind Li Min Peng and Marco Materia.[3]
In May 2024, he tied for first with grandmaster Abdulla Gadimbayli in the Ljubljana Chess Festival with a score of 7.5/9, losing in the tiebreaks and being ranked in second place.[4]
In July 2025, he became India's 87th Grandmaster after a draw against grandmaster P. Iniyan in the final game of the La Plagne International Chess Festival.[5]
References
- ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ↑ Kamath, Amit (July 12, 2025). "Meet Harikrishnan A Ra, India's 87th grandmaster".
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (May 7, 2024). "Harikrishnan A Ra dominates 2nd Noisiel Blitz Rating Open 2024, third in Classical".
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (May 17, 2024). "Abdulla Gadimbayli wins Ljubljana Chess Festival 2024, Harikrishnan A Ra second".
- ↑ "Harikrishnan A Ra becomes India's 87th Grandmaster". July 12, 2025.
