Vaibhav Suri

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Vaibhav Suri
Country India
Born (1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 28)
New Delhi, India
Title Grandmaster (2012)
FIDE   rating 2568 (July 2025)
Peak rating 2610 (October 2022)

Vaibhav Suri (born 8 February 1997) is an Indian chess player.

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Early life and education

Vaibhav studied at the Modern School and joined the Shri Ram College of Commerce, graduating in 2018. [1]

Career

In 2012, Vaibhav earned his final grandmaster norm. At the age of fifteen, he became one of the youngest grandmasters. [2] [3] [4]

Vaibhav won a bronze medal at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, teamed with Diptayan Ghosh.

In 2018, he won the Biel Chess Festival in the masters category, winning five games and drawing four. [5]

References

  1. Rathi, Devanshi (8 June 2018). "Vaibhav Suri: Chess and Education go hand-in-hand for this Grandmaster". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. McClain, Dylan Loeb (5 May 2012). "Early Success Is No Guarantee of a Career Among the Elite". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. "Vaibhav Suri, grandmaster at fifteen". Chess News. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. Naik, Shivani (4 May 2012). "Grandmaster at 15,Vaibhav makes rapid moves". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  5. "Vaibhav Suri wins Biel Masters". The Hindu. 3 August 2018. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 4 October 2023.