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Harshit Raja

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Harshit Raja
Raja Harshit in Grenke Chess Open 2019
CountryIndia
Born (2001-04-03) April 3, 2001 (age 23)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
TitleGrandmaster (2022)
FIDE rating2482 (August 2024)
Peak rating2522 (August 2023)

Harshit Raja (born 2001) is a chess grandmaster from Pune, India. He became India's 69th Grandmaster on 2021, at the age of 20.[1]

Chess career

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In 2014, Raja finished 2nd in the National Chess Championship U13 taking place in Jamshedpur, and won the School Games Federation of India's National School Games, taking place in Tamil Nadu.[2] In 2015, he participated in the World Youth Chess Championship finishing 15th.[3] Raja became an International Master in 2017. He received the Shiv Chhatrapati Award in 2019.[4] He met all the requirements for the title of Grandmaster in 2021, becoming India's 69th Grandmaster.[5]

Personal life

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As of 2020, Raja has been studying at the Trulaske College of Business of University of Missouri.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Breaking News: India gets its 69th GM - Harshit Raja - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Meet Harshit Raja, India's 69th chess Grandmaster". The Indian Express. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Ch 2015 - Open under 14". chess-results.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Seven Maharashtra players honoured with the Shiv Chhatrapati award - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  5. ^ "India's 69th GM Harshit Raja keen on striking balance between studies and chess". The Times of India. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. ^ "IM Harshit Raja secures admission in the University of Missouri - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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