Bhat Vinay S. (04.06.1984)

U.S. Grandmaster (2008). At 10 years and 176 days old, Bhat became the youngest U.S. Master. At the age of 15 years and 10 months, Bhat became an International Master, at the time the youngest ever in U.S. history. Vinay is a graduate from University of California, Berkeley.

Best results: Mike Franett Memorial (USA) 2005, 1^st; Balaguer Open 2007, 1^st; San Sebastian Open 2009, 1-5^st; Quebec championship 2009, 3^rd; SPICE Cup B (USA) 2009, 1^st; Villa De Navalmoral (ESP) 2009, 2^nd; Sevilla Open 2010, 1-5^th; Balaguer Open 2010, 3-7^th.

On April 22, 2008, it was announced that Vinay was awarded the 2008 Samford Fellowship. Best ELO: 2549 in 2010.