Swayams Mishra
| Swayams Mishra | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | August 13, 1992 Cuttack, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2019)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2456 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2493 (June 2019) |
Swayams Mishra is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career
In May 2018, he tied for second place in the Llucmajor Open with a score of 6.5/9.[2]
In May 2019, he became India's 62nd Grandmaster after defeating Antoni Kozak at the Polonia Wroclaw GM round robin tournament, also winning the tournament with a score of 7/9.[3]
Personal life
He got an engineering degree from the KIIT University in Bhubaneswar.[3] He is also a chess coach; one of his students became the youngest International Master in his age group in January 2024.[4]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ Shah, Sagar (May 24, 2018). "Swayams Mishra and Prithu Gupta shine at the Llucmajor Open 2018 in Mallorca".
- ^ a b Shah, Sagar (May 6, 2019). "Swayams Mishra - India's 62nd GM, accomplished trainer and an IT Engineer".
- ^ "Chess: 12-year-old sensation Ethan becomes youngest IM, sets eyes on GM title". January 5, 2024.