Career

In 2008 he became India"s 18th Chess Grandmaster. In 2010 he was part of the Bronze medal winning team in World Team Championship in Burza, Turkey. He also got the bronze medal for the individual performance on board 5.

Achievements

• In 2004 he won the Asian Sub-Junior Chess Championship in Tehran, Iran and also the Asian Junior Chess Championship in Bikaner, India. In 2009 he became the first Indian to win the Scottish Open Chess Championship in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2011 he won the Paris International Open in Paris, France.