Gauri Shankar (chess player)

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

Gauri Shankar

Chess career
Country	India
Title	International Master (2025)
FIDE   rating	2407 (November 2025)
Peak rating	2407 (October 2025)

Gauri Shankar (born 1 October 1992) is an Indian chess player who is currently a International 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