Pentala Harikrishna

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pentala Harikrishna
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	May 10, 1986(1986-05-10)
Age	38
Birthplace	Guntur
Country	India
Birth City	Andhra Pradesh
Horoscope	Taurus

Pentala Harikrishna Biography

Pentala Harikrishna is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on May 10, 1986 in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Harikrishna was a highly successful junior player winning the Indian Under-08 (1993), Under-10 (1995), Under-14 (1999), Under-15 (1998) and Under-18 (1998) titles. He won the Under 18 prize at the Commonwealth Chess Championship in

1999. He won the World Under-10 Championship in 1996.

His progress was such that, at the age of 14 years 5 months, he joined the Indian team for the 2000 Chess Olympiad, scoring 6.5 out of 11 rounds and earning his first Grandmaster norm. The second and third norms came soon after with a solid 6.5/13 result placing fifth in Corus Group B and sharing seventh place at the Asian Individual Championship with 7/11. This last norm both qualified him for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 (knocked in the first round to Alexander Beliavsky) and secured his Grandmaster title, having reached the required FIDE rating of 2500 in the July 2000 rating list.

Pentala Harikrishna Net Worth

Pentala Harikrishna is one of the richest Chess Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pentala Harikrishna 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Pentala Harikrishna (born 10 May 1986) is a chess Grandmaster from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. He became the youngest grandmaster from India on 12 September 2001, a record now held by Gukesh D. He was Commonwealth Champion in 2001, World Junior Champion in 2004 and Asian Individual Champion in 2011. On personal front, he married Nadezda Stojanovic, the Serbian chess prodigy, in 2018.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Pentala Harikrishna Dating?

According to our records, Pentala Harikrishna married to Nadezda Stojanovic. As of December 1, 2023, Pentala Harikrishna’s is not dating anyone.

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In March 2006, Harikrishna tied for first (fifth on tiebreak) with winner Gabriel Sargissian, Ahmed Adly, Mamedyarov, and Igor-Alexander Nataf at the Reykjavik Open with 7/9. After competing in the 37th Chess Olympiad, he performed badly a month later with shared last place at Aerosvit, though he bounced back with victory at Marx Gyorgy Memorial then won the Chess960 Junior Chess Championship winning the last four games against Arkadij Naiditsch with the final score 4½–3½. 2007 started on a bad note with 3.5/9 at the Aeroflot Open but he recovered to come third at the Montreal International, losing in the final round to tournament winner Ivanchuk. Harikrishna tied for first (second on wins tiebreak) at Marx Gyorgy then finished 20th at the Mainz FiNet Rapid Open. At the end of 2007, he lost 3-1 in the final of the Carlos Torre Memorial to Ivanchuk and came fourth on tiebreak at the Reggio Emilia.

Facts & Trivia

Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Pentala Harikrishna celebrates birthday on May 10 of every year.

Harikrishna has played for a variety of teams in league events. He played for Baden Baden in three of their title wins from 2007 to 2009.

How good is Pentala Harikrishna?

KOLKATA: Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna regained the India No. 2 spot after a good show at the 53rd Biel Chess Festival this week. The Guntur-born player moved above countrymate Vidit Gujrathi, thanks to a 2878 performance at Biel which earned him 13 rating points. Hari with 2732 rating is the current World No.

Where is Pentala Harikrishna?

Pentala Harikrishna
Harikrishna in 2021
Country| India
Born| 10 May 1986 Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Title| Grandmaster (2001)

Is harikrishna a super GM?

Although the world championship seems out of reach barring an unforeseen change Harikrishna’s trajectory as he enters his mid-30s, he is still a member of the super-GM class of 2700 players and will be a dangerous opponent for some time to come.

Who is the youngest grandmaster?

List of youngest grandmasters. Since 1950, when the Grandmaster (GM) title was introduced by FIDE, one measure of chess prodigies is the age at which they gain the GM title. Below are players who have held the record for the youngest grandmaster. The record is currently held by Abhimanyu Mishra.

Why is Harikrishna in Prague?

Harikrishna’s parents stay in Hyderabad, but not many know that the Grandmaster has been residing in Prague, in Czechoslovakia, for the last two years, visiting his parents in India thrice in a year. His reasons are simple. “ Living in Prague helps me participate in more championships ,” he says.