| Shreyas Royal | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Born | January 9, 2009[1] Bengaluru, India[2] |
| Title | International Master (2022) |
| FIDE rating | 2533 (September 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2456 (December 2022) |
Shreyas Royal is an Indian-English chess player.
Chess career
Shreyas was born in India, but moved to South London when his father was offered a job as an IT project manager in the United Kingdom. The visa of Royal's father was due to expire in September 2018, but he was granted a new work visa one month prior, allowing the family to stay and Royal to continue playing chess in England.[3] He is England's youngest International Master.[2]
He won the European Youth U8 Chess Championship in 2017.[4]
In November 2022, he scored his first GM norm at the Bavarian Open in Tegernsee, Germany.[5] In doing so, he broke the record for being the youngest English player to earn a GM norm.[6][7]
Royal will compete in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023.[8]
References
- ↑ "About Shreyas Royal".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Shreyas Royal: India-born chess player is UK's youngest international master". July 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Shreyas Royal: Child chess prodigy's family can stay in UK". August 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Chess and Esports: 10 questions with Shreyas Royal". February 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Child chess prodigy Shreyas Royal eyeing records at Bavarian Open". November 12, 2022.
- ↑ Barden, Leonard (November 14, 2022). "Chess: Shreyas Royal, 13, breaks UK record for youngest ever grandmaster result".
- ↑ "Shreyas Royal – first GM norm at 13!".
- ↑ "2023 FIDE Grand Swiss". www.chess-results.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.