- Krishnan Sasikiran
Infobox chess player
playername = Krishnan Sasikiran
caption= Krishnan Sasikiran in 2007
birthname = Krishnan Sasikiran
country = IND
datebirth = birth date and age|1981|1|7
placebirth =Chennai ,India
datedeath =
placedeath =
title = Grandmaster
worldchampion =
womensworldchampion =
rating = 2684
(No. 38 on the July 2008 FIDE ratings list)
peakrating = 2700 (January 2007)Krishnan Sasikiran (born
January 7 1981 ) is anIndia nchess Grandmaster. Among Indians, he is second only toVishwanathan Anand inFIDE rating."Sasi" as he is sometimes called, comes from
Chennai inTamil 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 inCopenhagen . Sasikiran tiedJan 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 anElo rating of 2700. [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3582 Topalov still tops the list, Anand four points behind] ,ChessBase .] He became only the second chess player from India to reach ELO rating of 2700. [http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/01/stories/2007010109351800.htm It's a dream come true for Sasikiran] ,The Hindu .] 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.References
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* [http://chess.vrsac.com/search/player_e.asp?FC=5004985 Rating data]
* [http://www.chathurangam.com/interview/ksasin.asp Sasikiran's interview]
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