Krishnan Sasikiran
Krishnan Sasikiran (Tamil: கிருஷ்ணன்
சசிகிரண்; born 7 January 1981) is an Indian chess Krishnan Sasikiran
grandmaster.
He was one of Viswanathan Anand's seconds in the
World Chess Championship 2013.[1]
Chess career
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.[2] Sasikiran completed the requirements for
the Grandmaster title at the 2000 Commonwealth
Championship. In 2001, he won the prestigious K. Sasikiran in 2012
Hastings International Chess tournament. In 2003, he Country India
won the 4th Asian Individual Championship as well as
Born 7 January 1981
the Politiken Cup in Copenhagen. Sasikiran tied with
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Jan Timman for first place in the 2005 Sigeman & Co
Title Grandmaster (2000), Senior
Chess Tournament, which took place in Malmö and
International Correspondence
Copenhagen.[3]
Chess Master (2016)
In 2006, he tied for first place at the Aeroflot Open in FIDE rating 2548 (https://ratings.fide.com/pr
Moscow with Baadur Jobava, Victor Bologan and ofile/5004985) (February 2025)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, finishing third on tiebreak Peak rating 2720 (May 2012)
score. Later in the same year, Sasikiran won a gold
Peak ranking No. 21 (April 2006)
medal in the 2006 Asian Games' team event. Tamil
Nadu government presented a cheque of Rs 20 Lakhs
as appreciation for his success. He was also bestowed with the Arjuna Award in 2002. In the January
2007 FIDE rating list, Sasikiran was ranked number 21 in the world with an Elo rating of 2700.[4] He
became only the second chess player from India to reach Elo rating of 2700.[5]
In December 2008, he won City of Pamplona international chess tournament, a category 16 event with
average Elo above 2640, by one-point margin with a rating performance of 2795.[6] In 2009, he tied for
2nd-3rd with Étienne Bacrot in Antwerp.[7]
In May 2011, Sasikiran won the Asian Blitz Chess Championship in Mashhad on tiebreak over Wesley So
and Bu Xiangzhi, after all three players finished on 7/9 points.[8] In October of the same year, he placed
clear first in the open section of the 15th Corsican Circuit. He reached semi-final stage of the Corsica
Masters knockout rapid tournament losing to eventual winner Anand.[9][10]
At the 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromsø he scored 7.5/10 points on board three to help the Indian team to
win the bronze medal.[11] Sasikiran also won the individual silver medal on board three.[12]
Correspondence chess
Krishnan Sasikiran is also a very successful correspondence chess player. In 2015, he achieved the title of
an International Master (IM) and in 2016 he became Senior International Master (SIM). Norms for both
titles he fulfilled at the Marian Vinchev Memorial and the Palciauskas Invitational.[13]
Personal life
Sasikiran completed his education in the Modern Senior Secondary School of Nanganallur, Chennai.
He is married to Radhika and has a daughter.
References
1. Susan Ninan (8 November 2013). "Anand reveals his seconds but Carlsen plays coy" (http://
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/Anand-reveals-his-seconds-but-Carlsen-plays-co
y/articleshow/25398508.cms). The Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
2. Crowther, Mark (8 November 1999). "TWIC 261: Asian Junior Championships" (http://thewe
ekinchess.com/html/twic261.html#10). The Week in Chess. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
3. "Sasikiran and Timman win, Landa shines" (http://en.chessbase.com/post/sasikiran-and-tim
man-win-landa-shines). ChessBase. 28 April 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
4. Topalov still tops the list, Anand four points behind (http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.a
sp?newsid=3582), ChessBase.
5. It's a dream come true for Sasikiran (https://web.archive.org/web/20070104003111/http://ww
w.hindu.com/2007/01/01/stories/2007010109351800.htm), The Hindu.
6. Sasikiran triumphs (https://web.archive.org/web/20120503055607/http://www.hindu.com/200
8/12/31/stories/2008123156711800.htm), The Hindu.
7. Crowther, Mark (28 September 2009). "TWIC 777: Inventi Chess Tournament 2009" (http://t
heweekinchess.com/html/twic777.html#7). The Week in Chess. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
8. Asian Individual Open Blitz Chess Championship 2011 (http://www.chess-results.com/tnr49
564.aspx?lan=1&art=1&wi=821&turdet=YES) Chess-Results
9. Doggers, Peter (31 October 2011). "Anand wins Corsica Masters Knockout" (http://chessvib
es.com/?q=reports/anand-wins-corsica-masters-knockout). ChessVibes.
10. "15th Corsican Circuit – final Anand vs Mamedyarov on Monday" (http://www.chessbase.co
m/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7641). ChessBase. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October
2011.
11. Niklesh Kumar Jain (29 August 2014). "Their proudest moment in Chess Olympiad history"
(http://en.chessbase.com/post/their-proudest-moment-in-chess-olympiad-history).
ChessBase. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
12. "41st Chess Olympiad: China and Russia claim gold!" (https://web.archive.org/web/2015062
6180934/https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/8195-41st-chess-olym
piad-china-and-russia-claim-gold.html). FIDE. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original (ht
tps://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/8195-41st-chess-olympiad-china-
and-russia-claim-gold.html) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
13. Sasikiran at ICCF (https://www.iccf.com/player?id=280330&tab=9)
External links
Krishnan Sasikiran (https://ratings.fide.com/profile/5004985) rating card at FIDE
Krishnan Sasikiran (https://www.365chess.com/players/Krishnan_Sasikiran) chess games at
365Chess.com
Krishnan Sasikiran (https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=49247) player
profile and games at Chessgames.com
Krishnan Sasikiran (https://app.chessclub.com/profile/babloo) member profile at the Internet
Chess Club
Krishnan Sasikiran (https://www.iccf.com/player?tab=9&id=280330) player details at ICCF
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