| Koushik Girish | |
| Country: | India |
| Birth Date: | 31 August 1997[1] |
| Birth Place: | Sringeri, India |
| Grandmaster (2019) | |
| Peakrating: | 2506 (November 2019) |
| Fideid: | 5038448 |
Koushik Girish (born August 31, 1997) is an Indian chess grandmaster from Karnataka. He won the World Youth Chess Championship under-10 in 2006. He has also been a medalist in the Asian Youth Chess Championships under 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16. He became India's 63rd Grandmaster on 2019, at the age of 22.[2]
In 2005, Girish won the Asian Youth Chess Championship under 8 years old.[3] In next year, 2006, he won the World Youth Chess Championship Under-10, taking place in Batumi, Georgia, scoring 9.5 points in 11 rounds.[4] In 2008, Girish won the Asian Youth Chess Championships Under 12 taking place in Teheran, Iran[5] and in 2011, he won the Asian Youth Chess Championships Under 14.[6] In 2013, Girish tied in first place of the World Youth Chess Championship Under 16 in Al Ain with 9 points in 11 rounds, eventually receiving the silver medal based on the tiebreaks.[7] [8]
Until May 2019, Girish had one Grandmaster norm and a peak rating of 2444. After playing in the Llucmajor Open in Mallorca and two norm tournaments in Hungary, he scored his second and third Grandmaster norms and achieved a rating of 2500.7, fulfilling all the requirements for the Grandmaster title.[2]
In May 2019, Girish graduated from R.V. College of Engineering completing an Electronics and Communications Engineering degree.[2] [9]