Panneerselvam Iniyan (born 13 September 2002) is an Indian

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professional player. He is India's 61st player to be awarded the title of Grandmaster by

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. He achieved the first GM norm in June 2017 at the "Ciutat de Montcada" open, the second in February 2018 at the

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open, the third in July 2018 at the

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open. Other results were a 4th place at the

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open in 2017; 2nd after

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in the Coppa Vergani at

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(Italy) in January 2018. In April 2019, he placed equal 1st-8th at the

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with 7/9 (

Maxim Matlakov Maxim Sergeevich Matlakov (; born 5 March 1991) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He won the European Individual Chess Championship in 2017. He acted as a second for Peter Svidler in the Candidates Tournaments of 2013, 2014 and 2016. Together ...

won the event on tiebreak). In July 2019, he won the Commonwealth Championship U18 at

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with 7/7; in the same month, he was second at the Thailand Chess Festival of

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. In February 2025, he placed equal 1st-2nd at the

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with 7½/9 (French IM Mahel Boyer won the event on tiebreak). In March 2025, he won the Cannes Chess Open with 7½/9 ahead of IM Aradhya Garg & Kazybek Nogerbek. In July 2025, he placed equal 1st-2nd at the Dole Open with 7½/9 along with

Jan Malek Jan Malek (born 16 November 2007) is a Polish chess grandmaster (2025). Chess career Jan Malek has won medals at the Polish Youth Chess Championships three times: gold in Sypniewo in 2022 (U16 age group), silver in Jastrzębia Góra in 2023 ( ...

. He won the event after blitz tiebreaks.

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player profile and games at ''365Chess.com'' Indian chess players Chess Grandmasters 2002 births Living people People from Erode district {{Chess-stub