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Pentala Harikrishna

1986 - Today

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Pentala Harikrishna (Telugu: పెంటల హరికృష్ణ; born 10 May 1986) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He achieved a peak world ranking of 10 in November 2016, and a peak Elo rating of 2770 in December 2016. On 17 August 2001, he became the youngest Indian to attain the title of grandmaster, a record which was subsequently held by Koneru Humpy, Parimarjan Negi, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Gukesh Dommaraju in that order. He was Commonwealth Champion in 2001, World Junior Champion in 2004, and Asian Individual Champion in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Pentala Harikrishna is the 227th most popular chess player (up from 417th in 2024), the 895th most popular biography from India (up from 1,581st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Indian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Pentala Harikrishna ranks 227 out of 461. Before him are Aleksandar Matanović, Roberto Grau, Xie Jun, Viktor Kupreichik, Tony Miles, and Anna Ushenina. After him are Zhu Chen, Ding Liren, Julio Bolbochán, Yasser Seirawan, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, and Igors Rausis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Pentala Harikrishna ranks 187. Before him are Aaron Swartz, Enzo Pérez, Victoria Amelina, Yohan Cabaye, May Calamawy, and Inbar Lavi. After him are Charlyne Yi, Lea Michele, Michael Oher, Camilla Belle, James Deen, and Riyo Mori.

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In India

Among people born in India, Pentala Harikrishna ranks 895 out of 1,861. Before him are Pritam (1971), Tabu (1971), Anjali Devi (1927), Deepa Mehta (1950), Adolf Lu Hitler Marak (1958), and Chiranjeevi (1955). After him are Amrita Singh (1958), Sunil Gavaskar (1949), Ardeshir Irani (1886), Deepak Tijori (1961), Harnaaz Sandhu (2000), and Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1923).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In India

Among chess players born in India, Pentala Harikrishna ranks 4. Before him are Viswanathan Anand (1969), Humpy Koneru (1987), and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (2005). After him are Harika Dronavalli (1991), Vidit Gujrathi (1994), R Vaishali (2001), Gukesh D (2006), Tania Sachdev (1986), Krishnan Sasikiran (1981), Yuzvendra Chahal (1990), and Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (1979).

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