Harshit Raja Explained
Harshit Raja (born 2001) is a chess grandmaster from Pune, India. He became India's 69th Grandmaster on 2021, at the age of 20.[1]
Chess career
In 2014, Raja finished 2nd in the National Chess Championship U13 taking place in Jamshedpur, and won the School Games Federation of India's National School Games, taking place in Tamil Nadu.[2] In 2015, he participated in the World Youth Chess Championship finishing 15th.[3] Raja became an International Master in 2017. He received the Shiv Chhatrapati Award in 2019.[4] He met all the requirements for the title of Grandmaster in 2021, becoming India's 69th Grandmaster.[5]
Personal life
As of 2020, Raja has been studying at the Trulaske College of Business of University of Missouri.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Breaking News: India gets its 69th GM - Harshit Raja - ChessBase India . www.chessbase.in . 21 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230930122616/https://www.chessbase.in/news/India-gets-its-69th-GM-Harshit-Raja . 30 September 2023 . 4 August 2021 . live .
- Web site: Meet Harshit Raja, India's 69th chess Grandmaster . The Indian Express . 22 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922053351/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/meet-harshit-raja-indias-69th-chess-grandmaster-7440273/ . 22 September 2021 . en . 5 August 2021 . live .
- Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Ch 2015 - Open under 14 . chess-results.com . 22 February 2024.
- Web site: Seven Maharashtra players honoured with the Shiv Chhatrapati award - ChessBase India . www.chessbase.in . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608062524/https://chessbase.in/news/Shiv-Chhatrapati-awards-2019 . 8 June 2023 . 21 February 2019 . 22 February 2024 . live .
- Web site: India's 69th GM Harshit Raja keen on striking balance between studies and chess . The Times of India . 22 February 2024 . 4 August 2021.
- Web site: IM Harshit Raja secures admission in the University of Missouri - ChessBase India . www.chessbase.in . 22 February 2024 . 24 September 2020.