Krishnan Sasikiran
- January 5, 2024
- Chess Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Krishnan Sasikiran |
| Occupation | Chess Player |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 7, 1981(1981-01-07) |
| Age | 43 |
| Birthplace | India |
| Country | India |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Krishnan Sasikiran Biography
| Name | Krishnan Sasikiran |
| Birthday | Jan 7 |
| Birth Year | 1981 |
| Place Of Birth | India |
| Birth Country | India |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Krishnan Sasikiran is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on January 7, 1981 in India, India. Indian chess Grandmaster who is widely considered to be one of the top Indian players of all time.
He plays at the international levels against other Grandmasters such as Vladimir Kramnik.
Born in Madras, Sasikiran won the Indian Chess Championship for the first time in 1999 and won it again in 2002, 2003 and 2013. In 1999 he also won the Asian Junior Chess Championship in Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. Sasikiran completed the requirements for the Grandmaster title at the 2000 Commonwealth Championship. In 2001, he won the prestigious Hastings International Chess tournament. In 2003, he won the 4th Asian Individual Championship as well as the Politiken Cup in Copenhagen. Sasikiran tied with Jan Timman for first place in the 2005 Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament, which took place in Malmö and Copenhagen.
In 2006, he tied for first place at the Aeroflot Open in Moscow with Baadur Jobava, Victor Bologan and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, finishing third on tiebreak score. Later in the same year, Sasikiran won a gold medal in the 2006 Asian Games’ team event. Tamil Nadu government presented a cheque of Rs 20 Lacs as appreciation for his success. He was also bestowed with the Arjuna Award in
- In the January 2007 FIDE rating list, Sasikiran was ranked number 21 in the world with an Elo rating of 2700. He became only the second chess player from India to reach Elo rating of 2700.
He and his wife Radhika have a daughter.
Krishnan Sasikiran Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Chess Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Krishnan Sasikiran is one of the richest Chess Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Krishnan Sasikiran 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He has been a Grandmaster since 2000 and he was educated at the Modern Senior Secondary School in Nanganallur, Chennai.
He has been ranked as highly as third among Indian chess masters.
Krishnan Sasikiran (born 7 January 1981) is an Indian chess grandmaster.
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Krishnan Sasikiran is also a very successful correspondence chess player. In 2015 he achieved the title of an international Master and in 2016 he became Senior international Master. Norms for both titles he fulfilled at the Marian Vinchev Memorial and the Palciauskas Invitational.
Facts & Trivia
Krishnan Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Krishnan Sasikiran celebrates birthday on January 7 of every year.