Laxman Rajaram

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

Laxman Rajaram
Country	India
Born	(1983-02-05) 5 February 1983 (age 42) Alandur, India
Title	Grandmaster (2009) [1]
Peak rating	2521 (April 2009)

Laxman Rajaram R. (born 5 February 1983) is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Career

Laxman learned chess from his father Rajaram, and won the Indian Under-12 National Championship in 1993. ^{[2] [3]}

In March 2022, he was defeated in an upset by 14-year-old Shivika Rohilla in the Delhi International Grandmasters Chess tournament. ^[4]

In August 2023, he won the Athens of the East Blitz Rating Open 2023 with a score of 9/10, finishing half a point ahead of second and third-place finishers Ram Aravind L N and Aakash G. ^[5]

In December 2023, he won the Liberation Cup Rapid Rating Open 2023 with an undefeated score of 7.5/9 ahead of Sharan Rao, Kartavya Anadkat, Nitish Belurkar, and Sammed Shete due to better tiebreaks. ^{[6] [7]}

In January 2024, he competed in the Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament. ^[8]

References

1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)". Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
2. "The story of how Laxman became the blitz king of Indian chess!". 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
3. "Chennai Open International Chess: Laxman beats Ukraine GM Vitaly". 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
4. "Teenager Shivika stuns GM Laxman in Delhi Open chess". 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
5. Ahmed, Shahid (5 August 2023). "Laxman clinches 2nd Athens of the East Blitz Rating Open 2023". Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
6. Ahmed, Shahid (5 January 2024). "Laxman R R wins Liberation Cup Rapid Rating Open 2023". Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
7. "GM Laxman wins Liberation Cup chess crown". The Goan. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
8. "Chennai Open 2023: GMs Prasanna, Chakkravarthy, and Laxman Headline Strong Competition Roster". 30 December 2023. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

External links

• Laxman Rajaram rating card at FIDE