Raja Rithvik R
| Raja Rithvik R | |
|---|---|
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| Country | India |
| Born | May 4, 2004 Hyderabad, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2022)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2528 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2532 (February 2024) |
Raja Rithvik Rajavaram is an Indian chess grandmaster. He became a grandmaster at the age of 17.
Career
[edit]In June 2018, he defeated Valeriy Neverov (who was rated 200 points higher) in an upset in the fifth round of the 11th Mumbai Mayor's International Chess Tournament.[2]
In August 2021, he achieved his second GM norm after defeating Valentina Gunina at the Skalica Chess Festival and finishing in second place in the event.[3]
In September 2021, he completed all of the requirements for the Grandmaster title by surpassing the 2500 rating mark at the Vezerkepzo GM Tournament in Budapest. He became India's 70th Grandmaster.[4]
In December 2022, he won the Chessable Sunway Sitges Blitz tournament with an undefeated score of 8.5/9.[5]
In January 2023, he was leading the Rilton Cup after the fifth round.[6]
In April 2023, he was a joint leader after the fifth round of the Chessable Sunway Formentera.[7]
In March 2024, he won the silver medal in the Indian National Blitz Chess Championship, finishing behind Diptayan Ghosh in a field of over 220 players.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Raja Rithvik's parents are Srinivasa Rao Rajavaram, an Electrical Engineer, and Deepika. Srinivasa Rao is originally from Manthani in the combined Karimnagar district of Telangana. Deepika was working as a lecturer but left her job to support Raja Rithvik's chess journey. Rithvik spent his formative years in Warangal. Raja Rithvik is an engineering student at KL University in Hyderabad. [8]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "Mumbai Mayor's Cup chess: Raja Rithvik upsets GM Neverov Valeriy". June 6, 2018.
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (September 6, 2021). "IM Raja Rithvik scores second GM-norm at Skalica Open, Leon finishes third in Masters".
- ^ "Raja Rithvik becomes a Grandmaster". September 19, 2021.
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (December 20, 2022). "Raja Rithvik decimates 9th Chessable Sunway Sitges Blitz 18/12, Adhiban third".
- ^ Schulz, Andre (January 2, 2023). "Rilton Cup: Indian Grandmaster Raja Rithvik leads after five rounds".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (April 23, 2023). "2nd Chessable Sunway Formentera R5: Raja Rithvik and Pranav Venkatesh make it a five-way lead".
- ^ a b "Telangana's Rithvik bags silver at National Blitz Chess Championship". March 7, 2024.