Aravindh Chithambaram Age, Family, Biography
Aravindh Chithambaram Age, Family, Biography
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Age: 25 Years
Hometown: Chennai
Religion: Hinduism
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Aravindh Chithambaram Veerappan |
| Other name | Chithambaram V R Aravindh |
| Profession | Chess player |
| Physical Stats | |
| Height (approx.) | 5' 7" (170 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Chess | |
| Rating (as of February 2025) | Standard- 2729 Rapid- 2550 Blitz- 2622 |
| Rank (as of February 2025) | Standard- #21 Rapid- #209 Blitz- #81 |
| Coach/Mentor | R. B. Ramesh (grandmaster)  |
| Playing Style | Aggressive |
| Record | First Indian to win the National Triple Crown by winning National Rapid Chess Championship and National Blitz Championship |
| Achievements | • 2024: Won the Chennai Grand Master International Open Chess Tournament  • 2023: Won the MPL National Blitz Chess Championship held in Barnai, Jammu  • 2023: Top Seed at the MPL National Rapid Chess Championship 2022-2023 held in Barnai, Jammu  • 2022: Won the MPL National Blitz Chess Championship held in Nashik, Maharashtra  • 2019: Men's Champion at the 57th edition the National Premier Chess Championship at Majitar, Sikkim  • 2018: Men's Champion at the 56th edition the National Premier Chess Championship at Jammu  • 2017: Won the IV Sunway Sitges International Chess Tournament • 2017: Won bronze medal in the World Junior Chess Championship • 2015: FIDE title of Grand Master (GM) • 2014: Won the Commonwealth Chess Championship with GM Sengupta Deep • 2014: FIDE title of International Master (IM) • 2013: Won the Chennai Grand Master International Open Chess Tournament • 2012: Won second place at the World Youth Chess Championship in the Under-14 category held in Maribor, Slovenia • 2011: FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) title of FIDE Master (FM) • 2011: Won the National Under-19 Chess Championship • 2011: Won the National Under-13 Chess Championship held in Delhi  |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 11 September 1999 (Saturday) |
| Age (as of 2024) | 25 Years |
| Birthplace | Thirunagar, Madurai, Tamil Nadu |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Chennai |
| School | Velammal Higher Secondary school, Mogappair, Chennai |
| College/University | SRM University, Chennai |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor's degree in Commerce |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hobbies | Reading chess books |
| Social Media | • Twitter |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Family | |
| Parents | Mother- Deivanai (insurance agent)  |
| Favourites | |
| Chess Player(s) | Viswanathan Anand , Magnus Carlsen |
| Sport | Cricket |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Aravindh Chithambaram
Aravindh Chithambaram lost his father to a heart attack when he was merely three years of age.
At age 7, Aravindh’s grandfather taught him to play chess, though his preferred sport was cricket.
When he turned 8, one of his relatives encouraged him to participate in a tournament in Madurai. There, he met coach Prasad, who corrected and guided him on the rules of chess. Soon, he started playing in state-level tournaments under the guidance of coach Kamardeen.
In 2011, he relocated to Chennai to train under Grand Master (GM) R. B. Ramesh (who was awarded the Dronacharya Award by the Government of India in 2023).
His family faced financial difficulty with the international travel associated with achieving the GM norm (the requirements for the Grandmaster title are three norms and a FIDE rating of 2500 or more). The chess fraternity crowdfunded and raised Rs 9 Lakh for his career requirements.
In 2013, Coach R. B. Ramesh reportedly told Susan Polgar, an American-Hungarian chess grandmaster, that Aravindh was a prodigy who, given the right chance and financial backing, could rise to the Grand Master title in six months.
Aravindh Chithambaram (middle) with GM Susan Polgar and coach GM RB Ramesh
He achieved his first GM norm (a high-level performance in a chess tournament) at the Chennai Grandmasters Open in 2013.
In June 2024, he crossed the 2700 rating (a benchmark for elite chess players) at the French Team Chess Championship where he won against Armenian GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan.
Aravindh Chithambaram and GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan at the French Team Chess Championship
In 2025, he crossed the Elo rating (a measure of the chess player’s skill created by Arpad Elo, a Hungarian-American physics professor) of 2726.
As of February 2025, he has played 1334 games of which he won 661 games (50%) and ended 409 games (31%) in a draw.
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