Subramanian Arun Prasad

Subramanian Arun Prasad (born 21 April 1988 in Salem, Tamil Nadu) is an Indian chess grandmaster. In 2004 he won the Asian Under-16 Chess Championship in Tehran, Iran edging out Lê Quang Liêm on tiebreak score[1][2] and as a result Arun Prasad earned the title of FIDE Master (FM). The same year he also won the Asian Junior Championship on tiebreak over Deepan Chakkravarthy in Bikaner, India.[3]

In 2008 he became India's 18th chess grandmaster. In 2009 he became the first Indian to win the Open in the Scottish Chess Championship in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4] In 2010 he was part of the bronze medal-winning Indian team in World Team Chess Championship in Bursa, Turkey, also winning individual bronze medal for board 5.[5] In 2011 he won the Paris Chess Championship.[6] In 2015 Arun Prasad finished in third place on tiebreak at the Washington Open, a point behind Gata Kamsky.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Arun Prasad, Vinuthna strike gold". The Hindu. 2004-04-09. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  2. ↑ Crowther, Mark (2004-04-12). "TWIC 492: Asian Boys and Girls Championships". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  3. ↑ Rao, Rakesh. "Fortune favours Arun Prasad". The Hindu. p. 17. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  4. ↑ "Scottish Chess Championship". www.chessscotland.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  5. ↑ "Arun Prasad guides India to victory". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  6. ↑ "GM Arun Prasad Champion of Paris". Chessdom. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  7. ↑ "Gata Kamsky dominant in Washington". Chess News. ChessBase. 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
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