Krishnan Sasikiran
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| Krishnan Sasikiran in 2007 | ||
| Full name | Krishnan Sasikiran | |
| Country |  India |
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| Born | January 7, 1981 Chennai, India |
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| Title | Grandmaster | |
| FIDE rating | 2679 (No. 43 on the April 2008 FIDE ratings list) |
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| Peak rating | 2700 (January 2007) | |
Krishnan Sasikiran (born January 7, 1981) is an Indian chess Grandmaster. Among Indians, he is second only to Vishwanathan Anand in FIDE rating.
"Sasi" as he is sometimes called, comes from Chennai in Tamil Nadu in south-eastern India. He earned the Grandmaster title at the 2000 Commonwealth Championship. In 2001, he won the prestigious Hastings International Chess tournament. In 2003, he won the 4th Asian Individual Championship as well as the Politiken Cup in Copenhagen. Sasikiran tied Jan Timman for first place in the 2005 Sigeman Tournament in Copenhagen/Malmö Denmark.
In the January 2007 FIDE rating list, Sasikiran was ranked number 21 in the world with an Elo rating of 2700.[1] He became only the second chess player from India to reach ELO rating of 2700.[2] He won Gold medal in Asian Games 2006 in team event. Tamilnadu Government presented a cheque of Rs 20 Lacs as appreciation towards his success.
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[edit] External links
- FIDE rating card for Krishnan Sasikiran
- Krishnan Sasikiran at ChessGames.com
- Sasikiran's interview
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