Raja Ravi Sekhar
Raja Ravi Sekhar | |
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 Raja Ravi Sekhar when he was 27 years old | |
| Country | India |
| Born | 17 September 1954 Chennai, India |
| Title | International Master (1981) |
| Peak rating | 2430 (July 1984) |
Raja Ravi Sekhar (born 17 September 1954) is an Indian chess player who holds the title of International Master (1981). He twice won the Indian Chess Championships (1976, 1980).
Biography
Raja Ravi Sekhar started playing chess at the age of 17. After two years, in 1974, he won the Indian Junior Chess Championship. A year later he wins again this tournament. From 1975 to 1990 he 16 times in a row participated in Indian Chess Championships finals and twice won this tournament - in 1976 and 1980.[1]
Raja Ravi Sekhar played for India in the Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1980, at first board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta (+3, =6, -4),
- In 1982, at second board in the 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne (+3, =3, -3),
- In 1984, at second board in the 26th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+4, =6, -3),
- In 1986, at second reserve board in the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai (+3, =4, -2),
- In 1988, at second reserve board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+3, =1, -1),
- In 1990, at second reserve board in the 29th Chess Olympiad in Novi Sad (+2, =1, -2).
Raja Ravi Sekhar played for India in the Men's Asian Team Chess Championships:[3]
- In 1977, at third board in the 2nd Asian Team Chess Championship in Auckland (+4, =1, -4),
- In 1981, at third board in the 4th Asian Team Chess Championship in Hangzhou (+3, =2, -2),
- In 1989, at fourth board in the 8th Asian Team Chess Championship in Genting Highlands (+1, =2, -1) and won team bronze medal.
In 1981, Raja Ravi Sekhar was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
After 1993, he did not participate in FIDE-rated competitions.[4] Raja Ravi Sekhar has founded his own chess academy, where he works as a coach.
References
- ^ Raja Ravi Sekhar - The man who played in 16 consecutive National 'A' from 1975 to 1990
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Raja Ravisekhar". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Raja Ravisekhar". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ FIDE rating history :: Ravisekhar, Raja
External links
- Raja Ravi Sekhar rating card at FIDE
- Raja Ravi Sekhar player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Raja Ravisekhar chess games at 365Chess.com
- Raja Ravi Sekhar Chess Academy