Shyaam Nikhil P.
| Shyaam Nikhil P | |
|---|---|
 Nikhil in 2012 | |
| Country | India |
| Born | March 21, 1992 Nagercoil, Tamilnadu, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2445 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2502 (May 2012) |
Shyaam Nikhil Ponnusamy (Tamil: ஷ்யாம் நிகில் பொன்னுசாமி)[2] is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career
[edit]He started playing chess tournaments at the age of 11. In 2007, he won the World Youth Chess Olympiad while representing India-U16, with Adhiban Baskaran, R. Ashwath, S. Nitin, and Swayams Mishra.[3] In 2009, he participated in Asian Youth Chess Championship in Under-18 category, where he narrowly missed the Gold.[4]
In September 2011, he made his maiden GM norm while competing in the 4th Mayor’s Cup International Chess Tournament, in Mumbai.[5] He got his second GM norm in the following month while competing in National Premier Chess Championship, 2011.[6]
Nikhil won the 26th National Youth Under-25 Chess Championship in 2017, where he scored 8 points over 9 rounds. The event included 122 International Masters(IM).[7]
In 2022, he won the Commonwealth Chess Championship, in Sri Lanka.[8]
In May 2024, Nikhil became a Grandmaster after securing his final norm.[9] The title was awarded later by FIDE in August 2024.
References
[edit]- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "12 வருட காத்திருப்பு; 4 முறை மிஸ்... 85-வது கிராண்ட் மாஸ்டராக வாகை சூடிய தமிழக வீரர் ஷ்யாம்! (in Tamil)". The Indian Express. 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Historic win for youth chess team". The Telegraph. 12 August 2007.
- ^ "Shyaam Nikil keeps Indian hopes alive at Asian Youth Chess". The Times of India. 7 August 2009.
- ^ "GM Aleksej Aleksandrov claims the 4th Mayor's Cup". Chessdom. 24 September 2011.
- ^ "P Shyam Nikhil of TN gets his second GM norm". Moneycontrol. 18 October 2011.
- ^ "26th National Youth Under-25 Chess Championship Concludes". Andaman Chronicle. 19 July 2017.
- ^ "भारत के श्यामनिखिल ने जीता कॉमनवेल्थ शतरंज 2022 चैंपियनशिप का खिताब". The Bridge (in Hindi). 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Shyaamnikhil ends 12-year wait, becomes India's 85th chess GM". Deccan Herald. 13 May 2024.