| Girish A. Koushik | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | August 31, 1997[1] Sringeri, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2019) |
| FIDE rating | Template:Elo rating Template:Elo rating |
| Peak rating | 2506 (November 2019) |
Girish Arun Koushik (born August 31, 1997) is an Indian chess grandmaster from Karnataka. He won the World Youth Chess Championship under-10 in 2006. He has also been a medalist in the Asian Youth Chess Championships under 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16. He became India's 63rd Grandmaster on 2019, at the age of 22.[2]
Chess career[edit | edit source]
In 2005, Girish won the Asian Youth Chess Championship under 8 years old.[3] In next year, 2006, he won the World Youth Chess Championship Under-10, taking place in Batumi, Georgia, scoring 9.5 points in 11 rounds.[4] In 2008, Girish won the Asian Youth Chess Championships Under 12 taking place in Teheran, Iran[5] and in 2011, he won the Asian Youth Chess Championships Under 14.[6] In 2013, Girish tied in first place of the World Youth Chess Championship Under 16 in Al Ain with 9 points in 11 rounds, eventually receiving the silver medal based on the tiebreaks.[7][8]
Until May 2019, Girish had one Grandmaster norm and a peak rating of 2444. After playing in the Llucmajor Open in Mallorca and two norm tournaments in Hungary, he scored his second and third Grandmaster norms and achieved a rating of 2500.7, fulfilling all the requirements for the Grandmaster title.[2]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
In May 2019, Girish graduated from R.V. College of Engineering completing an Electronics and Communications Engineering degree.[2][9]
After his undergraduate degree, he completed his master's degree in computer science with AI at the University of Strathclyde in 2023[10] and is currently undertaking a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Surrey.[11]
In April 2025 Girish attended a conference hosted in Sydney Australia.[12] Having brought back TimTams for his colleagues, they have appeared in supermarkets in England.[13][14]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Girish Koushik becomes India's 63rd GM and Karnataka's third! - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ "Young guns mature beyond their years". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championship 2006". chess-results.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ "Asian Youth Championship in Teheran". Chess News - Chessbase. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ "My best win, says Girish Koushik". The Times of India. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ "World Youth Championship: The champions". Chess News. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ "Indian youngsters win three golds at World Youth Chess Championships". Sportskeeda. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ Chidananda, Shreedutta (25 June 2019). "Girish Koushik is India's 63rd Grandmaster". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ "Girish Arun Koushik". GitHub page. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ↑ "Girish Arun Koushik University of Surrey". University of Surrey. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ↑ "Linkedin".
- ↑ "Waitrose & Partners". Waitrose.com. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ↑ "Tesco tim tams".
External links[edit | edit source]
- Girish A. Koushik rating card at FIDE
- Girish A. Koushik player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Template:365Chess.com player