Subramanian Arun Prasad

In this Indian name, the name Subramanian is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Arun Prasad.

Subramanian Arun Prasad (born 21 April 1988 in Salem) is an Indian chess grandmaster.

In 2004 he came second to Le Quang Liem in the Asian Under-16 Chess Championship in Tehran, Iran earning the title of FIDE Master (FM).[1] The same year he became Asian Junior Champion on tiebreak in Bikaner, India.[2][3] In 2008 he became India's 18th Chess Grandmaster. In 2009 he became the first Indian to win the Open in the Scottish Chess Championship in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4] In 2010 he was part of the bronze medal-winning team in World Team Championship in Bursa, Turkey, also winning individual bronze medal for board 5.[5] In 2011 he won the Paris International Championship.[6] In 2015 Arun Prasad finished in third place on tiebreak at the Washington Open, a point behind Gata Kamsky.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Asian Champ.Boys U-16 July 2004 Iran FIDE Chess Tournament report". FIDE. FIDE. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Asian Junior Champ.Boys April 2005 FIDE Chess Tournament details". FIDE. FIDE. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Rao, By Rakesh. "Fortune favours Arun Prasad". The Hindu. p. 17. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  4. ↑ "Scottish Chess Championship". www.chessscotland.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  5. ↑ India, Press Trust of. "Arun Prasad guides India to victory". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  6. ↑ "GM Arun Prasad Champion of Paris | Chessdom Chess". reports.chessdom.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  7. ↑ "Gata Kamsky dominant in Washington". Chess News. 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2016-05-01.

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