Venkatesh M. R.

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Venkatesh M. R.
Country India
Born (1985-05-20) May 20, 1985 (age 38)
Chennai, India
Title Grandmaster (2012) [1]
Peak rating 2528 (October 2018)

Venkatesh Marani Rajendran is an Indian chess grandmaster.

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Chess career

In July 2012, Venkatesh earned his Grandmaster title after finishing second to Abhijeet Gupta at the Philadelphia International Chess Tournament. [2]

In the seventh round of the MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship 2022, Venkatesh defeated Gupta to share the tournament lead with Mitrabha Guha and S. P. Sethuraman. [3]

In February 2023, Venkatesh won the 21st Dolomitenbank Open Lienz by defeating Sandipan Chanda in the final round. [4]

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References

  1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. "Venkatesh is GM". July 5, 2012.
  3. Ahmed, Shahid (December 29, 2022). "MPL 59th National Senior R7: Venkatesh makes it a three-way race".
  4. Ahmed, Shahid (February 21, 2023). "Venkatesh M R clinches 21st Dolomitenbank Open Lienz 2023".