Tarun Kanyamarala

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Tarun Kanyamarala
Personal information
Born (2004-10-17) October 17, 2004 (age 21)
Hyderabad, India
Chess career
Country India (until 2017)
Ireland (since 2017)
Title International Master (2022)
Peak rating 2410 (September 2022)

Tarun Kanyamarala is an Irish chess player.

Chess career

In October 2019, he won the Limerick Open with an undefeated score of 5.5/6, having finished a half-point ahead of the runners-up Gabriel Voiteanu and Henry Li. [1]

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In January 2020, he defeated grandmaster Georg Meier (who was rated 300 points higher) at the Dublin Gonzaga Masters. This was his first victory against a grandmaster. [2]

In March 2022, he became Ireland’s youngest International Master at the age of 17 years and 5 months, beating Brian Kelly's record from 1998. [3]

In July 2022, he won the Irish Chess Championship (the same year his sister won the Irish Women's Championship) and later played for the country in the 44th Chess Olympiad. [3]

In June 2023, he started a chess technology company called Ireland Chess Technology Limited in Portlaoise along with his sister. [4]

Personal life

His younger sister is Trisha Kanyamarala, who won the British Women's Chess Championship in 2024.

References

  1. ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (November 3, 2019). "Tarun Kanyamarala wins Limerick Open 2019".
  2. ↑ Shah, Sagar (March 2, 2020). "Ireland's first WIM - Trisha Kanyamarala".
  3. 1 2 "Indian origin siblings look to shine for Ireland at Chess Olympiad". July 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ Comerford, Mark (June 29, 2023). "Two Laois students have co-founded a chess technology company based in Portlaoise".
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