Gauri Shankar

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Gauri Shankar (born October 1, 1992) is a young Indian chess prodigy who is a FIDE Master. He has won 27 International junior chess medals at the age of 14 and has also drawn and defeated many International Masters in his chess career so far. Gauri's elder brother, 17-year old Arjun Vishnuvardhan is an International Chess Master and the 2006 National G/60 Chess Champion of the United States.

[edit] Achievements

National Chess Champion of India for Under-7 boys 1999-2000, Aurangabad, India.
British Junior Under-10 Chess Champion 2001, Scarbrough, UK.
British Junior Under-9,10 and 11 Chess Champion 2002, Torquay, UK.
British Junior Under-10 Chess Champion 2003, Scotland, UK.
The only hat-trick winner in the British Junior Chess Championship history.
US National K-12 Quick Chess Champion 2003, Houston, USA.
Space Coast Open K-12 Chess Champion 2004, Florida, USA.
Winner of bronze in Dubai Junior Open 2004, UAE.
Winner of bronze medal in US Junior Open 2003 and 2005, New York and Ohio, USA.
Mid American open Class "A" (Adults and Open) Chess Champion 2005, Des Moines, USA.
Winner of best Under-16 in the ATO Biel Chess Festival 2005, Switzerland.
4th International Festival Ajedrez Under-14 Chess Champion 2005, Benidorm, Spain.
Winner of various other International junior chess medals from all over the world.
2006 Chicago International Open Chess Champion in the Class A Section.
2006 US Junior Open Chess Champion, Texas USA.
2007 Chicago International Open Chess Champion (tied for 1st Place) in the expert section.
2007 Biel International Youth Chess Champion, Switzerland, August 2007.
He won the Runner up Title in the First Saturday IM Tournament, Hungary, September 2007.
The youngest Indian to win more number of International Chess Medals - 27 medals in 14 years of age.