Venkatesh Marani Rajendran is an Indian chess grandmaster.
| Venkatesh M. R. | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | May 20, 1985 Chennai, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2012)[1] |
| Peak rating | 2528 (October 2018) |
Chess career
editIn July 2012, Venkatesh earned his Grandmaster title after finishing second to Abhijeet Gupta at the Philadelphia International Chess Tournament.[2]
In the seventh round of the MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship 2022, Venkatesh defeated Gupta to share the tournament lead with Mitrabha Guha and S. P. Sethuraman.[3]
In February 2023, Venkatesh won the 21st Dolomitenbank Open Lienz by defeating Sandipan Chanda in the final round.[4]
References
edit- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "Venkatesh is GM". July 5, 2012.
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (December 29, 2022). "MPL 59th National Senior R7: Venkatesh makes it a three-way race".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (February 21, 2023). "Venkatesh M R clinches 21st Dolomitenbank Open Lienz 2023".
External links
edit- Venkatesh M. R. rating card at FIDE
