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Koushik Girish

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Koushik Girish
CountryIndia
Born (1997-08-31) August 31, 1997 (age 27)[1]
Sringeri, India
TitleGrandmaster (2019)
FIDE rating2492 (October 2024)
Peak rating2506 (November 2019)

Koushik Girish (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

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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

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In May 2019, Girish graduated from R.V. College of Engineering completing an Electronics and Communications Engineering degree.[2][9]

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b c "Girish Koushik becomes India's 63rd GM and Karnataka's third! - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Young guns mature beyond their years". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championship 2006". chess-results.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Asian Youth Championship in Teheran". Chess News - Chessbase. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  6. ^ "My best win, says Girish Koushik". The Times of India. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  7. ^ "World Youth Championship: The champions". Chess News. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Indian youngsters win three golds at World Youth Chess Championships". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  9. ^ Chidananda, Shreedutta (25 June 2019). "Girish Koushik is India's 63rd Grandmaster". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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