Siddharth Jagadeesh

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Siddharth Jagadeesh
Personal information
Born2007 (age 17–18)
Chandigarh, India
Chess career
Country Singapore
Title Grandmaster (2024) [1]
FIDE   rating 2491 (November 2025)
Peak rating 2525 (June 2024)

Siddharth Jagadeesh is a Singaporean chess grandmaster.

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Chess career

In March 2024, he tied for first place with Aravindh Chithambaram and Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera at the La Roda Open. He ultimately finished the tournament in second place due to tiebreaks. [2]

In May 2024, he scored his final GM norm at the Sharjah Masters after defeating Andrey Esipenko in the eighth round. With this, he became Singapore's youngest grandmaster. [3]

In July 2024, he won the Liaocheng Dongchangfu Cup 1.5 points clear of the field. [4]

In October 2025, he became Singapore's first World Youth Champion, winning the U18 category in Albania. [5]

Personal life

His father Jagadeesh Balakrishnan has contributed to a ChessBase India Foundation scholarship for Indian chess. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (1 April 2024). "Aravindh Chithambaram victorious at 50th La Roda Open 2024".
  3. ↑ Teoh, Melvyn (23 May 2024). "Siddharth Jagadeesh becomes Singapore's sixth and youngest chess grandmaster at 17". The Straits Times.
  4. ↑ Chinese Chess Federation, Shandong (21 July 2024). "Liaocheng Dongchangfu Cup".
  5. ↑ Junior, Tay (18 October 2025). "How to win a World Championship title the really hard way".
  6. ↑ "Singapore Gets Its 5th GM As Indian-Origin Teen Siddharth Jagadeesh Wins In Sharjah Masters". The Free Press Journal. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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