| Raahul V S | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | February 9, 2003 Chennai, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2025) |
| Peak rating | 2478 (January 2022) |
Raahul Vijayakumar S is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career
He started playing chess at the age of 6, and trained under Ramachandran Ramesh and Shyam Sundar M.[1]
In November 2025, he won the 6th ASEAN Individual Open Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup with a score of 7/9. He had won the championship with one round to spare and by a margin of 1.5 points over the runner-up, directly earning the Grandmaster title.[2] He became India's 91st Grandmaster.[3]
Personal life
He earned a master's degree in business administration at SRM University.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Halder, Jyotirmoy (November 10, 2025). "Making of India's 91st GM Raahul VS: Battling financial troubles, 'negative emotions', before doing a Divya Deshmukh".
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (November 19, 2025). "Raahul V S clinches 6th ASEAN Individual Open 2025 and becomes the 91st Grandmaster of India".
- ↑ "Raahul VS becomes India's 91st Grandmaster with ASEAN Individual Championship triumph". November 8, 2025.
