Nihal Sarin (13.07.2014)

Indian chess Grandmaster (2019) is born in Thrissur, Kerala, India. A chess prodigy, he achieved the title of Grandmaster at age 14. He is also the third-youngest player in history to cross the Elo rating mark of 2600, accomplishing this feat at age 14.

Best results: Nihal won the Kerala state championship in Under-07 category in 2011, the Under-09 title twice, the Under-11 title twice and Under-15 (Sub-Junior) title once. He became runner-up in State Senior championship in 2015, Irinjalakuda at the age of 10 years, thus becoming eligible to represent Kerala in the National Challengers Championship 2015. He was twice the State Under-19 (Juniors) Runner-up at the age of 8 & 10 years respectively. Nihal was the National Under-9 Champion, 2013 in Chennai, the National Under-11 Bronze medalist in 2014 at Puri, and the National Under-11 Silver medalist, 2015 in Pondicherry.
World Blitz Championship 2013 – group U10, 1st; Asian Youth Championship in Rapid and Blitz 2014 in Tashkent – group U10, 1st; World Chess Championship 2014 – group U10, 1st; World Chess Championship 2015 – group U12, tied 1st (2nd); Batumi 2016, tied 2nd; World Youth Chess Olympiad 2017, team 2nd and individual gold on the 3rd board; TV2 Fagernes International 2017, tied 2nd; Leiden Chess Tournament 2018, tied 2nd; World Blitz Championship 2018 in Saint Petersburg, 11th; FIDE World Cup 2019, 2nd round.

Peak rating: 2612 in November 2019