Gauri Shankar (chess player)

For the mountain in Nepal, see Gauri Sankar. For the village in Nepal, see Gauri Sankar (village).

Gauri Shankar
Country	India
Born	(1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32)
Title	FIDE Master (2008)
Peak rating	2385 (April 2021)

Gauri Shankar (born 1 October 1992) is an Indian chess player who is currently a FIDE Master. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Gauri's older brother Arjun Vishnuvardhan is an International Chess Master and the 2006 National G/60 Chess Champion of the United States.

Achievements

• National Chess Champion of India for Under-7 boys 1999–2000, Aurangabad, India.
• 2006 US Junior Open Chess Champion, Texas, United States.
• 2007 Biel International Youth Chess Champion, Switzerland in August.

References

1. World Chess Federation Profile
2. "Chess brothers win again". Rediff . 22 May 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
3. "Siblings on a mission, but..." The Hindu. 30 October 2002. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
4. "Chess prodigies struggle to get funds". Rediff. 28 December 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2010.

External links

• Gauri Shankar rating card at FIDE
• Article on Chessbase.com Archived 14 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine