Parimarjan Negi
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Parimarjan Negi is a chess
Grandmaster (GM) from India
. In July 2005, he earned his third and final International Master norm at the Sort International open chess tournament in Sort, Spain
. On 1 July 2006, at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 22 days, he became the second-youngest GM ever, second only to Sergey Karjakin
, when he earned his third and final GM norm at the Chelyabinsk Region Superfinal Championship at Satka in Russia
. His FIDE rating as of January 2010 is 2621.
On 6 January 2006, he received his second GM norm at the Hastings Chess Congress where he scored 6/10, a performance of 2568. Negi finished 16th when he was 12 years, 10 months and 29 days old.
Parimarjan Negi studies in the Amity International School
and has won various tournaments there. Negi became the youngest Grandmaster in India on 1 July 2006 by drawing with Russian Grandmaster Ruslan Sherbakov and finished with six points from nine rounds of the Chelyabinsk Region Superfinal chess tournament in Satka
.
Negi replaces Pendyala Harikrishna
as India's youngest ever GM.
on tiebreaks.
Parimarjan Negi beat G.N. Gopal to clinch the 48th National Premier Chess Championship on December 22, 2010 in New Delhi.
Chess
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Grandmaster (GM) from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. In July 2005, he earned his third and final International Master norm at the Sort International open chess tournament in Sort, Spain
Spain
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. On 1 July 2006, at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 22 days, he became the second-youngest GM ever, second only to Sergey Karjakin
Sergey Karjakin
Sergey Alexandrovich Karjakin is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was a chess prodigy and holds the record for both the youngest International Master, eleven years and eleven months, and grandmaster in history, at the age of twelve years and seven months...
, when he earned his third and final GM norm at the Chelyabinsk Region Superfinal Championship at Satka in Russia
Russia
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. His FIDE rating as of January 2010 is 2621.
On 6 January 2006, he received his second GM norm at the Hastings Chess Congress where he scored 6/10, a performance of 2568. Negi finished 16th when he was 12 years, 10 months and 29 days old.
Parimarjan Negi studies in the Amity International School
Amity International School
Amity International Schools are educational institutes located in New Delhi, India and National Capital Region. These schools are affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education , Delhi, and follow the curriculum prescribed by this board. These institutes were established by the Ritnand...
and has won various tournaments there. Negi became the youngest Grandmaster in India on 1 July 2006 by drawing with Russian Grandmaster Ruslan Sherbakov and finished with six points from nine rounds of the Chelyabinsk Region Superfinal chess tournament in Satka
Satka
Satka is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located from Chelyabinsk, on the western slope of the southern Urals, on the bank of the Satka River. Population: -History:It was founded on November 19, 1758 as an iron mining factory...
.
Negi replaces Pendyala Harikrishna
Pendyala Harikrishna
Pentala Harikrishna is a chess player from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Harikrishna became the youngest grandmaster from India in 2001. He is No. 3 in India after Viswanathan Anand & Krishnan Sasikiran, No. 9 in Asia & ranked 71st in the world as per FIDE rating as on November 2011.In November...
as India's youngest ever GM.
Tournament victories
Negi won the strong Philadelphia International Open Tournament in June 2008 with a score of 7/9, and was undefeated. In July 2009 he won the Politiken Cup tournament in Copenhagen with 8.5/10, ahead of Boris AvrukhBoris Avrukh
Boris Leonidovich Avrukh is an Israeli chess grandmaster. He was the World Under-12 champion in 1990.He has played for Israel six times in Chess Olympiads.* In 1998, at second reserve board at the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista ;...
on tiebreaks.
Parimarjan Negi beat G.N. Gopal to clinch the 48th National Premier Chess Championship on December 22, 2010 in New Delhi.
External links
- Interview with GM Parimarjan Negi by LatestChess.com, 10 June 2007
- Interview
- http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/02/stories/2006070206481600.htm
- Rating data
- Chessdom - Parimarjan Negi wins Delhi State blitz
- Parimarjan in Paris – portrait of a young super-talent ChessBase.com