Chirukandath Manoj Arjun Vishnuvardhan (born 21 August 1990), generally known as Arjun Vishnuvardhan, is an Indian chess player and

International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

in the United States of America. At his 15 years of age, in May 2006, he became the National Game-60 Chess Champion of the United States, by beating

Edward W. Formanek. This victory over the top International Master made Arjun to become the youngest National Game 60 Champion of the United States. Arjun was born in Kerala, India and started playing chess when he was 8 years old. In 2001, he won the British Junior Under-11 Championship held at Scarborough, United Kingdom.

Achievements

* British Junior chess champion 2001, Scarborough, United Kingdom * Triple Crown winner in the Biel International chess festival,

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, 2005 * He won the under-16 title in the 2300 rating section in the International Chess Championship, Spain, 2005 * In June 2018, Arjun tied for second place with IM Leonardo Valdes Romero and his brother, FM Gauri Shankar in the Charlotte Chess Center's Summer 2018 IM Norm Invitational held in Charlotte, North Carolina with a score of 6.0/9.

References

External links

* https://ratings.fide.com/profile/5013291 * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vishnuvardhan, Arjun 1990 births Living people Indian chess players Chess International Masters Sportspeople from Kerala