Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain Explained

Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain

Birth Place:

Assam, India

Rating:

1905 (November 2015)

Fideid:

5038235

Country:

India

Module:

Child:

yes

Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain (Rajkumar Shrinjan Singha; born 18 August 1990^[1]) is an Indian chess player.^[2] He is the former Indian chess champion and a Arena Grandmaster^[3] who has represented his state, Assam, and India in numerous tournaments.^[4] ^[5]

Personal life

Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain was born in a Tai-Ahom family with his family residences at Guwahati, Moran in Dibrugarh District and Titabor in Jorhat District of Assam. His father's family can be traced back to Ahom Kingdom's royal family of Swargadeo Gadadhar Singha. Gohain is a direct descendant and sixth and seventh Great grandsons of Ahom Kings Swargadeo Rajeswar Singha and Swargadeo Rudra Singha and Great great great grandnephew of Swargadeo Purandar Singha. ^[6]

Education

Gohain attended Maria's Public School^[7] in Guwahati before moving to Bangalore to complete pre-university studies. He then went to St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore.^[8] ^[9]

Notes and References

Web site: Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain. 2021-03-05. ratings.fide.com.
News: 2009-09-19 . Rajkumar triumphs . en-IN . . 0971-751X . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210304225151/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Rajkumar-triumphs/article16517656.ece . 4 March 2021.
Web site: Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain. chessarena.com.
Web site: Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain. 2021-03-02. ratings.fide.com.
NIIT MindChampions' Academy completes 10 years of developing young minds through Chess in schools . 2021-03-03 . . 20 July 2012 . en.
Book: Gogoi, Shanti Priya. Xuworonir Rangin Paat (Assamese book). Nandita Hazarika. 2018. Dibrugarh Assam.
Web site: Dhar wins NIIT meet . 30 July 2005 . Guwahati . . en.
Book: St. Joseph's Collage of Commerce Bangalore, Magazine. St. Joseph's College of Commerce. 2021. 14.
News: 2009-09-19. Rajkumar triumphs. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-03-05. 0971-751X.