- Gauri Shankar
Gauri Shankar (born
October 1 ,1992 ) is a young Indianchess prodigy who is aFIDE Master . He has won 27 International junior chess medals at the age of 14 and has also drawn and defeated manyInternational Master s in his chess career so far. Gauri's elder brother, 17-year oldArjun Vishnuvardhan is an International Chess Master and the 2006 National G/60 Chess Champion of theUnited States .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.External links
* [http://www.chessbase.com/columns/column.asp?pid=66 Article on Chessbase.com]
* [http://desitalk.newsindia-times.com/2003/12/05/sports-top34.html Interview]
* [http://in.rediff.com/sports/2004/may/22chess.htm Interview]
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