Nikhil Kumar (chess player)

Nikhil Kumar (born June 8, 2004) is an American chess international master. As of January 2022, he is rated 2340 ELO.[1] He is ranked seventeenth for under 21 year olds in the United States. He was also the under 12 World Youth Chess Championship in 2016.[2]

Nikhil Kumar
Chess International Master Nikhil Kumar
CountryUnited States
Born (2004-06-08) 8 June 2004
South Bend, Indiana, United States
TitleInternational Master (2021)
Peak rating2479 (February 2017)

He was born in South Bend, Indiana, but currently resides in Miami, Florida. He began playing chess at three years old with is father, and quickly rose to chess stardom as one of the best youth chess players of the United States. He is member of the US National Chess team and has been a member for the past 6 years.[3]

In 2016, at the U12 World Chess Championship he beat grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa to become the world champion.[2]

He is currently a senior at Ransom Everglades and top 10% of his graduating class. He is president of the Ransom Everglades Chess Team and creates micronations in his free time.[4]

References
  1. "Kumar, Nikhil". ratings.fide.com.
  2. Shahade, Jennifer (2016-11-28). "Nikhil Kumar: From Gold in Batumi to Congress King in Philly". US Chess.org. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  3. "FM Nikhil Kumar | www.uschesschamps.com". uschesschamps.com. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  4. Kaplan '22, Dina. "Nikhil Kumar: Chess Star". The Catalyst. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
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