Raja Panjwani is a Canadian

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player.

Chess career

He began playing chess at the age of 5, and won the Canadian Youth Championship six times. In August 2009, he won the Canadian Junior Championship, winning ahead of defending champion Artiom Samsonkin. In January 2012, he played for the University of Western Ontario team in the Canadian University Championship, placing 6th. His team ( Aman Hambleton,

Shiyam Thavandiran Shiyamalen Thavandiran is a Canadian chess player. Chess career He started playing chess at the age of 7. He placed 4th in the World U10 Championships and became the youngest Canadian junior champion at the age of 12. In January 2012, he won the ...

, and Justin McDonald) won the team championship. He has played for Canada in the

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of 2022 and 2024.

Personal life

He studied at the

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, and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Panjwani, Raja Living people 1990 births Canadian chess players Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario Chess International Masters University of Western Ontario alumni Chess Olympiad competitors New York University alumni Yale University alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford Canadian sportspeople of Indian descent