Vaibhav Suri | |
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Country | India |
Born | New Delhi, India | 8 February 1997
Title | Grandmaster (2012) |
FIDE rating | 2596 (February 2024) |
Peak rating | 2610 (October 2022) |
Vaibhav Suri (born 8 February 1997) is an Indian chess player.
Vaibhav studied at the Modern School and joined the Shri Ram College of Commerce, graduating in 2018. [1]
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]
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