Laxman Rajaram

In this Indian name, the name Rajaram is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Laxman.

Laxman Rajaram R. (born February 5, 1983) is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Laxman Rajaram
Country	India
Born	(1983-02-05) February 5, 1983 (age 42) Alandur, India
Title	Grandmaster (2009)[1]
Peak rating	2521 (April 2009)

Career

Laxman learned chess from his father Rajaram, and won the Indian Under-12 National Championship in 1993.^[2][3]

In March 2022, he was defeated in an upset by 14-year-old Shivika Rohilla in the Delhi International Grandmasters Chess tournament.^[4]

In August 2023, he won the Athens of the East Blitz Rating Open 2023 with a score of 9/10, finishing half a point ahead of second and third-place finishers Ram Aravind L N and Aakash G.^[5]

In December 2023, he won the Liberation Cup Rapid Rating Open 2023 with an undefeated score of 7.5/9 ahead of Sharan Rao, Kartavya Anadkat, Nitish Belurkar, and Sammed Shete due to better tiebreaks.^[6][7]

In January 2024, he competed in the Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament.^[8]

References

1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)". Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
2. "The story of how Laxman became the blitz king of Indian chess!". October 21, 2017. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
3. "Chennai Open International Chess: Laxman beats Ukraine GM Vitaly". January 20, 2018. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
4. "Teenager Shivika stuns GM Laxman in Delhi Open chess". March 22, 2022. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
5. Ahmed, Shahid (August 5, 2023). "Laxman clinches 2nd Athens of the East Blitz Rating Open 2023". Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
6. Ahmed, Shahid (January 5, 2024). "Laxman R R wins Liberation Cup Rapid Rating Open 2023". Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
7. "GM Laxman wins Liberation Cup chess crown". December 21, 2023.
8. "Chennai Open 2023: GMs Prasanna, Chakkravarthy, and Laxman Headline Strong Competition Roster". December 30, 2023. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.

External links

• Laxman Rajaram rating card at FIDE