Kush Bhagat Explained

Kush Bhagat
Birth Date:	2009 6, df=yes
Birth Place:	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality:	Indian
Years Active:	2012–present
FIDE Master
Mother:	Shilpa Bhagat
Father:	Karan Bhagat
Module:	Child: yes Country: India Fideid: 46672940 Peakrating: 2324 (October 2022)

Kush Bhagat (born 11 June 2009) is an Indian chess player with an International FIDE Rating. His current and the peak rating is 2324.^{[1] [2]} He is a Student at South Mumbai Chess Academy, trained by Balaji Guttula.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Early life and education

Kush Bhagat was born on 11 June 2009, in Mumbai, Maharashtra to Karan Bhagat, an Indian Entrepreneur and Shilpa Bhagat, who is a former Mrs. India World 2013.^[7] Kush has a twin sister Kyra Bhagat.

Kush Bhagat is in 9th grade, currently studying at the American School of Bombay.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Chess career

First Indian to win Triple Gold in an official Asian championship. Kush's live rating is an astonishing 2302 Elo points.^[11]

On 1 September 2022, his rank among the 13-year-olds was 3rd in India and 20th in the world.^{[12] [13]}

• 1st Western Asian Youth Championship-Al Ain, UAE 2016.^{[14] [15]}
• Triple gold in U-7 boys classical, rapid, and blitz formats and was awarded Candidate Master (CM) title.^[16]
• World School Chess Championship- Sochi, Russia 2016, International blitz chess championship, U-7 boys 1st place.
• Won the u-9 National School Championship, Bhubaneshwar held in 2018.
• He beat Grandmaster Vladimir Okhotnik at the age of 10 in a tournament held in Germany in 2019.
• Won gold in the prestigious MSSA Chess Championship 2022, U-14 Boys
• Won gold in the prestigious MSSA Chess Championship 2017/2018, U-10 Boys ^[17]
• Secured Gold in Maharashtra state U-7 chess championship 2016 held in Mumbai.^[18]
• Secured Silver in Maharashtra state schools chess championship under-7, 2016.
• Won Silver in the 10th Asian school chess championship 2014 Taiwan. U-5.
• Leca open, 31 July to 5 August 2022 Portugal, 1st place in the 1800–1999 rating category and 1st place in the Under-14 category.
• Participated in Cannes open Category A in France.^{[19] [20]}
• Won the Koege long sommer championship 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark from 6 to 10 July 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kush Bhagat is associated with which sports? . 2022-09-17 . www.gktoday.in.
2. Web site: 2017-02-16 . The 7-year-old chess prodigy CM Kush Bhagat - ChessBase India . 2022-09-17 . www.chessbase.in.
3. Web site: 8 March 2019 . Mumbai boy Kush Bhagat wins bronze in Paris Chess Meet . 2022-09-17 . The Times of India . en.
4. Web site: 2019-03-08 . Mumbai boy Kush Bhagat wins bronze in Paris Chess Meet . 2022-09-17 . sportstar.thehindu.com . en.
5. News: Mumbai chess prodigy Kush Bhagat creates history in UAE tourney . The Economic Times . 2022-09-17.
6. Web site: 2018-02-04 . For Maharashtra - 100 Best Sports News . 2022-09-17 . en-US.
7. Web site: 2016-08-17 . City boy Kush wins state chess title . 2022-09-17 . Mid-day . en.
8. Web site: American School of Bombay .
9. Web site: American School of Bombay .
10. Web site: 2022-09-08 . Eight-Grade Student Raises The Scale Of Indian Chess . 2022-09-17 . The Fitness India Show . en-US.
11. Web site: Kush Bhagat, new champion on the block . 2022-09-17 . Free Press Journal . en.
12. Web site: India’s Kush Bhagat wins 1st Western Asia Youth Chess Championship, creates history in UAE tourney by clinching three gold medals . 2022-09-17 . www.india.com . en.
13. Web site: भारत के नन्हे कुश भगत ने तीन स्वर्ण पदक जीतकर रचा इतिहास . 2022-09-17 . Dainik Jagran . hi.
14. Web site: Mumbai chess prodigy Kush creates history in UAE tourney . 2022-09-17 . India Today . en.
15. Web site: 2016-12-30 . 7-yr-old Kush Bhagat creates history in UAE tourney, wins three gold medals in chess championship . 2022-09-17 . www.indiatvnews.com . en.
16. Web site: Mumbai boy awarded CM title by World Chess Federation . 2022-09-17 . en . DNA India . PTI.
17. Web site: Kush Bhagat wins 3 gold medals in chess championship . 2022-09-17 . www.en.etemaaddaily.com . en.
18. Web site: Kush Bhagat and Harshita Maheshwari emerge champions in Inter-School Chess Championships . 2022-09-17 . Free Press Journal . en.
19. News: 2019-03-08 . Mumbai boy Kush Bhagat wins bronze in Paris Chess Meet . Business Standard India . 2022-09-17.
20. Web site: Mumbai Boys wins Bronze in Paris Chess Meet . Orissapost.