Visakh N. R.

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Visakh N. R.
Country India
Born (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 26)
Nagercoil, India
Title Grandmaster (2019) [1]
FIDE   rating 2552 (July 2025)
Peak rating 2566 (September 2022)

Visakh Narayanan Rajeshwari is an Indian chess grandmaster.

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Chess career

In August 2023, Visakh won the Leça Blitz Open 2023 ahead of his brother Vignesh and Harshit Raja after drawing the former and defeating the latter in tiebreaks. [2]

In December 2023, Visakh won the 5th Roma Citta Aperta Masters section ahead of Krishna C. R. G. and Tigran Harutyunyan. [3]

Personal life

His older brother is Vignesh N. R., who is also a Grandmaster. The two became the first brothers and siblings from India to become grandmasters when Vignesh achieved the title in January 2023. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (31 August 2023). "Visakh triumphs at Leça Blitz Open 2023, Vignesh second and Harshit Raja third".
  3. ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (21 December 2023). "Visakh N R wins 5th Roma Citta Aperta Master 2023, C R G Krishna second".
  4. ↑ "Chess: Vignesh and Visakh NR become India's first brothers to become Grandmasters". The Indian Express. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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