Karthik Venkataraman

In this Indian name, the name Venkataraman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Karthik.

Karthik Venkataraman
Country	India
Born	(1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 25) Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Title	Grandmaster (2018) [1]
FIDE   rating	2540 (July 2025)
Peak rating	2609 (December 2023)

Karthik Venkataraman is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is the reigning Indian Chess Champion.

Chess career

Karthik began playing chess at the age of 7. ^[2] He won the Indian National Championship 2022 after drawing against N. R. Visakh in the final round. ^[3]

In May 2023, Karthik won the Indian Chess Championship. ^[4]

Karthik competed in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he defeated Gregory Kaidanov in the first round, but was defeated by Hikaru Nakamura in the second round. ^[5]

In the 2024 Indian Chess Championship, he tied for first place along with S. S. Ganguly and Neelash Saha. He was declared the winner after tiebreaks. ^[6]

Personal life

He is studying for an MBA at SRM Institute of Science and Technology in Chennai. ^{[2] [ when? ]}

References

1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
2. Nikhil, FM (2 February 2023). ""Checkmate: A Journey to the Top with India's National Chess Champion, GM Karthik Venkataraman"". chessarticle.com.
3. "National Chess Championship: Karthik claims title as Abhijeet draws against Sayantan". sportstar.thehindu.com. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
4. "Karthik Venkataraman wins 59. Indian Championship". Chess News. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
5. "FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced". www.fide.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
6. Kumar, P. K. Ajith (27 August 2024). "Karthik clinches title after three-way tie". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 4 December 2024.

Achievements
Preceded by Arjun Erigaisi	Indian Chess Champion 2023	Succeeded by Incumbent