Visakh N. R. Explained

Country:	India
Birth Date:	24 April 1999
Birth Place:	Nagercoil, India
Grandmaster (2019)^[1]
Peakrating:	2566 (September 2022)
Fideid:	25012223

Visakh Narayanan Rajeshwari is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In August 2023, Visakh won the Leça Blitz Open 2023 ahead of his brother Vignesh and Harshit Raja after drawing the former and defeating the latter in tiebreaks.^[2]

In December 2023, Visakh won the 5th Roma Citta Aperta Masters section ahead of Krishna C. R. G. and Tigran Harutyunyan.^[3]

Personal life

His older brother is Vignesh N. R., who is also a Grandmaster. The two became the first brothers and siblings from India to become grandmasters when Vignesh achieved the title in January 2023.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
2. Web site: Visakh triumphs at Leça Blitz Open 2023, Vignesh second and Harshit Raja third. August 31, 2023. Shahid. Ahmed.
3. Web site: Visakh N R wins 5th Roma Citta Aperta Master 2023, C R G Krishna second. December 21, 2023. Shahid. Ahmed.
4. Web site: Chess: Vignesh and Visakh NR become India's first brothers to become Grandmasters. February 20, 2023.