Himanshu Sharma (chess player)
| Himanshu Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | September 16, 1983 Rohtak, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017)[1] |
| Peak rating | 2514 (August 2017) |
Himanshu Sharma is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career
In April 2017, he crossed the 2500 rating mark after scoring a win in the fifth round of the 1st Sardar Prakash Singh Memorial. With this, he became India's 47th grandmaster and the first grandmaster from the province of Haryana.[2]
In July 2017, he won the Barbera Del Valles Open, finishing half a point ahead of runner-up Karen H. Grigoryan. This was his first Open tournament win outside of India[3]
In June 2022, he was one of the bearers of the Chess Olympiad torch.[4]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ Shah, Sagar (April 19, 2017). "Himanshu Sharma is India's 47th GM and Haryana's first!".
- ^ Jain, Niklesh (July 17, 2017). "GM Himanshu Sharma bags top prize at the Barbera Del Valles Open".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (June 25, 2022). "Himanshu Sharma passes the Chess Olympiad Torch to Prithu Gupta".
External links
- Himanshu Sharma rating card at FIDE