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'''Karthikeyan Murali''' ([[Tamil language| tamil]]: கார்த்திகேயன் முரளி) (born 5 January 1999) is an Indian [[chess]] player. He was awarded the title of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] by [[FIDE]] in 2015. Karthikeyan is a two-time [[Indian Chess Championship|national champion]].
'''Karthikeyan Murali''' (born 5 January 1999) is an Indian [[Grandmaster (chess)|chess grandmaster]]. He was awarded the title of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] by [[FIDE]] in 2015. Karthikeyan is a two-time [[Indian Chess Championship|national champion]].


== Chess career ==
== Chess career ==
Born in [[Thanjavur]],<ref>[http://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=5074452&title=GM&pb=42 GM title application]. FIDE.</ref> Karthikeyan learnt chess at the age of five years. In December 2011, he won the Under 12 section of the [[World Youth Chess Championship]]s held in [[Caldas Novas]], Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7752 |title=Chess News - Karthikayan Murali – World U12 champion – In his own words |publisher=ChessBase|date=2011-12-12|accessdate=2013-01-11}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/chennai-boy-wins-world-under-12-chess-championship/254/26564/ "Chennai boy wins world under-12 chess championship"]. ''The Sunday Indian''.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article2671717.ece "A hero's welcome for Karthikeyan"]. ''The Hindu''.</ref> Two years later he also won the world U16 title in [[Al Ain]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-youth-championship-the-champions/3|title=World Youth Championship: The champions|last=Silver|first=Albert|date=2013-12-31|website=Chess News|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref>
Born in [[Thanjavur]],<ref>[http://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=5074452&title=GM&pb=42 GM title application]. FIDE.</ref> Karthikeyan learnt chess at the age of five. In December 2011, he won the Under 12 section of the [[World Youth Chess Championship]]s held in [[Caldas Novas]], Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7752 |title=Chess News - Karthikayan Murali – World U12 champion – In his own words |publisher=ChessBase|date=2011-12-12|accessdate=2013-01-11}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/chennai-boy-wins-world-under-12-chess-championship/254/26564/ "Chennai boy wins world under-12 chess championship"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804164824/http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/chennai-boy-wins-world-under-12-chess-championship/254/26564/ |date=4 August 2019 }}. ''The Sunday Indian''.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article2671717.ece "A hero's welcome for Karthikeyan"]. ''The Hindu''.</ref> Two years later he also won the world U16 title in [[Al Ain]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-youth-championship-the-champions/3|title=World Youth Championship: The champions|last=Silver|first=Albert|date=2013-12-31|website=Chess News|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref>


In 2014 he tied for third place at the [[Abu Dhabi]] Masters tournament<ref>{{cite web|title=Yuriy Kuzubov wins Abu Dhabi Masters on tie-break|url=http://www.chessdom.com/yuriy-kuzubov-wins-abu-dhabi-masters-on-tie-break-video/|publisher=Chessdom|accessdate=10 October 2015|date=2014-08-28}}</ref> and helped the Indian team to win the Under 16 Chess Olympiad in [[Győr]], Hungary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/india-wins-u16-olympiad-in-gyor|title=India wins U16 Olympiad in Gyor|publisher=ChessBase|author=[[Mihail Marin]]|date=23 December 2014|accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref> In this latter competition he also completed all requirements for the title Grandmaster.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aicf.in/karthikeyan-murali-becomes-grand-master/|title=Karthikeyan Murali Becomes Grand Master|author=Arvind Aaron|date=2014-12-19|website=All India Chess Federation|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref>
In 2014 he tied for third place at the [[Abu Dhabi]] Masters tournament<ref>{{cite web|title=Yuriy Kuzubov wins Abu Dhabi Masters on tie-break|url=http://www.chessdom.com/yuriy-kuzubov-wins-abu-dhabi-masters-on-tie-break-video/|publisher=Chessdom|accessdate=10 October 2015|date=2014-08-28}}</ref> and helped the Indian team win the Under 16 Chess Olympiad in [[Győr]], Hungary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/india-wins-u16-olympiad-in-gyor|title=India wins U16 Olympiad in Gyor|publisher=ChessBase|author=[[Mihail Marin]]|date=23 December 2014|accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref> In this latter competition he also completed all requirements for the title Grandmaster.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aicf.in/karthikeyan-murali-becomes-grand-master/|title=Karthikeyan Murali Becomes Grand Master|author=Arvind Aaron|date=2014-12-19|website=All India Chess Federation|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref>


In 2015, Karthikeyan won the 53rd [[Indian Chess Championship|National Premier Chess Championship]] of India in [[Tiruvarur]] edging out [[Vidit Santosh Gujrathi]], whom he defeated in the direct encounter, on tiebreak, after both scored 8½ points from 13 games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Karthikeyan Murali winner of the 2015 India Premier Championship|url=http://www.chessdom.com/karthikeyan-murali-winner-of-the-2015-india-premier-championship/|publisher=Chessdom|accessdate=7 January 2016|date=2015-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Priyadarshan Banjan|title=Men's Premier 13: Murali Karthikeyan!|url=http://chessbase.in/news/mens-premier-13/|publisher=ChessBase India|accessdate=7 January 2016|date=2015-11-29}}</ref> Karthikeyan also won the 54th edition of the championship held in [[Lucknow]] in 2016. Though he had a slow start, and lost the match against eventual runner-up [[Aravindh Chithambaram]], a crucial win against top seed Vidit Santosh Gujrathi on time control, followed by double withdrawals helped in gaining the lead and ultimately winning the championships.<ref>{{cite web|author=Priyadarshan Banjan|title=National Premier 2016: Karthikeyan is National Champion again!|url=http://chessbase.in/news/karthikeyan-is-national-champion-again/|publisher=ChessBase India|accessdate=17 February 2016|date=2016-11-30}}</ref>
In 2015, Karthikeyan won the 53rd [[Indian Chess Championship|National Premier Chess Championship]] of India in [[Tiruvarur]] edging out [[Vidit Santosh Gujrathi]], whom he defeated in the direct encounter, on tiebreak, after both scored 8½ points from 13 games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Karthikeyan Murali winner of the 2015 India Premier Championship|url=http://www.chessdom.com/karthikeyan-murali-winner-of-the-2015-india-premier-championship/|publisher=Chessdom|accessdate=7 January 2016|date=2015-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Priyadarshan Banjan|title=Men's Premier 13: Murali Karthikeyan!|url=http://chessbase.in/news/mens-premier-13/|publisher=ChessBase India|accessdate=7 January 2016|date=2015-11-29}}</ref> Karthikeyan also won the 54th edition of the championship held in [[Lucknow]] in 2016. Though he had a slow start, and lost the match against eventual runner-up [[Aravindh Chithambaram]], a crucial win against top seed Vidit Santosh Gujrathi on time control, followed by double withdrawals helped in gaining the lead and ultimately winning the championships.<ref>{{cite web|author=Priyadarshan Banjan|title=National Premier 2016: Karthikeyan is National Champion again!|url=http://chessbase.in/news/karthikeyan-is-national-champion-again/|publisher=ChessBase India|accessdate=17 February 2016|date=2016-11-30}}</ref>


In January 2019, Karthikeyan placed second in the [[Gibraltar Chess Festival|Gibraltar Masters]] open tournament<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/gibraltar-2019-round-10|title=Artemiev atop Gibraltar Masters|last=Peterson|first=Macauley|date=2019-02-01|website=Chess News|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> among a field of over 250 players.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2019 - Masters|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr377792.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=10|website=chess-results.com}}</ref> In June 2019, he placed second in the Asian championships,<ref>https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/asian-continental-chess-championship-2019</ref> aided by a win with black against Alireza Firouja in which Karthikeyan sacrificed his queen on move 9.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1tPZk6r_1U</ref>
In January 2019, Karthikeyan placed second in the [[Gibraltar Chess Festival|Gibraltar Masters]] open tournament<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/gibraltar-2019-round-10|title=Artemiev atop Gibraltar Masters|last=Peterson|first=Macauley|date=2019-02-01|website=Chess News|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> among a field of over 250 players.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2019 - Masters|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr377792.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=10|website=chess-results.com}}</ref> In June 2019, he placed second in the Asian championships,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/asian-continental-chess-championship-2019|title=Asian Championship 2019}}</ref> aided by a win with black against Alireza Firouja in which Karthikeyan sacrificed his queen on move 9.<ref>{{cite AV media |url-status = live |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/H1tPZk6r_1U |archive-date = 2021-12-11| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1tPZk6r_1U |title = Greatest Queen Sacrifice Repeated in 2019!!! {{!}}{{!}} Nezhmetdinov Would Be Proud |website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> in 2023 Karthikeyan Murali became the only third Indian to beat [[Magnus Carlsen]] in classical chess.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/sports/karthikeyan-murali-becomes-3rd-indian-to-beat-magnus-carlsen-in-classical-chess-8624700.html | title=Karthikeyan Murali Becomes 3rd Indian to Beat Magnus Carlsen in Classical Chess | date=19 October 2023 }}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
He was inducted in Oil Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for scholarship from 2014 to 2016. Later, he got employed in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
He was inducted in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for scholarship from 2014 to 2016. Later, he got employed in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) since October 2017.


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://karthikeyanmurali.com/}}
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* [http://www.365chess.com/players/Murali_Karthikeyan Murali Karthikeyan] chess games at 365Chess.com
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 6 March 2024

Not to be confused with Karthikeyan Pandian.
In this Indian name, the name Murali is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Karthikeyan.
Karthikeyan Murali
Karthikeyan in 2023
CountryIndia
Born (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 25)
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
TitleGrandmaster (2015)
FIDE rating2610 (June 2024)
Peak rating2637 (January 2022)

Karthikeyan Murali (born 5 January 1999) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2015. Karthikeyan is a two-time national champion.

Chess career[edit]

Born in Thanjavur,[1] Karthikeyan learnt chess at the age of five. In December 2011, he won the Under 12 section of the World Youth Chess Championships held in Caldas Novas, Brazil.[2][3][4] Two years later he also won the world U16 title in Al Ain.[5]

In 2014 he tied for third place at the Abu Dhabi Masters tournament[6] and helped the Indian team win the Under 16 Chess Olympiad in Győr, Hungary.[7] In this latter competition he also completed all requirements for the title Grandmaster.[8]

In 2015, Karthikeyan won the 53rd National Premier Chess Championship of India in Tiruvarur edging out Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, whom he defeated in the direct encounter, on tiebreak, after both scored 8½ points from 13 games.[9][10] Karthikeyan also won the 54th edition of the championship held in Lucknow in 2016. Though he had a slow start, and lost the match against eventual runner-up Aravindh Chithambaram, a crucial win against top seed Vidit Santosh Gujrathi on time control, followed by double withdrawals helped in gaining the lead and ultimately winning the championships.[11]

In January 2019, Karthikeyan placed second in the Gibraltar Masters open tournament[12] among a field of over 250 players.[13] In June 2019, he placed second in the Asian championships,[14] aided by a win with black against Alireza Firouja in which Karthikeyan sacrificed his queen on move 9.[15] in 2023 Karthikeyan Murali became the only third Indian to beat Magnus Carlsen in classical chess.[16]

Personal life[edit]

He was inducted in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for scholarship from 2014 to 2016. Later, he got employed in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) since October 2017.

References[edit]

  1. ^ GM title application. FIDE.
  2. ^ "Chess News - Karthikayan Murali – World U12 champion – In his own words". ChessBase. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Chennai boy wins world under-12 chess championship" Archived 4 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine. The Sunday Indian.
  4. ^ "A hero's welcome for Karthikeyan". The Hindu.
  5. ^ Silver, Albert (31 December 2013). "World Youth Championship: The champions". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Yuriy Kuzubov wins Abu Dhabi Masters on tie-break". Chessdom. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  7. ^ Mihail Marin (23 December 2014). "India wins U16 Olympiad in Gyor". ChessBase. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  8. ^ Arvind Aaron (19 December 2014). "Karthikeyan Murali Becomes Grand Master". All India Chess Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Karthikeyan Murali winner of the 2015 India Premier Championship". Chessdom. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  10. ^ Priyadarshan Banjan (29 November 2015). "Men's Premier 13: Murali Karthikeyan!". ChessBase India. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  11. ^ Priyadarshan Banjan (30 November 2016). "National Premier 2016: Karthikeyan is National Champion again!". ChessBase India. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  12. ^ Peterson, Macauley (1 February 2019). "Artemiev atop Gibraltar Masters". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2019 - Masters". chess-results.com.
  14. ^ "Asian Championship 2019".
  15. ^ Greatest Queen Sacrifice Repeated in 2019!!! || Nezhmetdinov Would Be Proud. YouTube. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Karthikeyan Murali Becomes 3rd Indian to Beat Magnus Carlsen in Classical Chess". 19 October 2023.

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