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Aryan Chopra (born 10 December 2001) is an Indian chess prodigy who became a grandmaster (GM) in 2016, at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 3 days. The title was officially awarded by FIDE in 2017. He became the second youngest Indian to become Grandmaster, after Parimarjan Negi.[1][2] Currently he is India's fifth youngest Grandmaster.

Aryan Chopra
GM Aryan Chopra at the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis for the 2017 Match of the Millennials.
CountryIndia
Born (2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 (age 20)
New Delhi, India
TitleGrandmaster (2016)
FIDE rating2629 (October 2022)
Peak rating2529 (September 2017)

Chess career


Chopra began playing chess at the age of six after an accident left him temporarily house-bound.[3][4][5]

Chopra achieved his first grandmaster norm at the 2015 Riga Technical University Open where he remained unbeaten.[6][7] He earned his second GM norm at the 35th Zalakaros Open in May 2016 by putting up a strong performance and defeating multiple grandmasters.[8] Chopra earned his third and final GM norm on 29 August 2016 when he defeated GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan of Armenia with black pieces in the final round of the Abu Dhabi Chess Championship Masters Tournament .[9] He was officially awarded the title in March 2017.[10]

He was part of the world team that convincingly beat the US team 30.5-17.5 in the 2017 Match of the Millennials held in St. Louis. He played in the under-17 section and scored 3.5/6 to help the world team win the section 19-13.[11]

Chopra(L) with Amin Bassem at the 2017 Abu Dhabi Masters
Chopra(L) with Amin Bassem at the 2017 Abu Dhabi Masters

Chopra finished third in the 2017 Abu Dhabi Chess Masters tournament, behind winner Amin Bassem and runner-up Nigel Short. He beat multiple grandmasters and gained 22 elo points on his way to scoring 6.5/9 points. He ended the tournament with a notable victory over GM Levan Pantsulaia of Georgia with black pieces.[12][13]


References


  1. "Aryan Chopra; New Grandmaster from Delhi – Delhi Chess Association". Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. "Delhi's Aryan Chopra becomes chess Grandmaster at 14". The Times of India. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. Anmol Arora (21 July 2011). "At the start of a chequered career, Aryan learning to balance success". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. Mohammad Amin-ul Islam (1 August 2011). "Chess prodigy Aryan Chopra is aiming for stars". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. "Delhi chess prodigy looks upto Carlsen". The Times of India. PTI. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. "Delhi boy Aryan Chopra turns IM at 13". The Times of India. 20 August 2015.
  7. "chess results".
  8. "fide database".
  9. "Aryan Chopra scores his final norm".
  10. "List of titles approved by the Presidential Board by written resolution". FIDE. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  11. "World Team dominates the Match of Millennials - ChessBase India". chessbase.in. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  12. "Aryan finishes third". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  13. "Young Aryan finishes 3rd at Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2017.



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Aryan Chopra (* 10. Dezember 2001 in Neu-Delhi) ist ein indischer Schachgroßmeister, der gelegentlich als Schach-Wunderkind bezeichnet wird.[1] Chopra erfüllte 2016 die FIDE-Normen für Großmeister im Alter von 14 Jahren, 9 Monaten und 3 Tagen[2] und ist damit nach Parimarjan Negi der zweitjüngste indische Schachspieler aller Zeiten, dem dies gelang.[3] Offiziell verliehen wurde ihm der Titel 2017.
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