Thejkumar M. S.

Indian chess grandmaster (born 1981)

Thejkumar M. S.
Country	India
Born	(1981-01-01) January 1, 1981 (age 43) Mysore, India
Title	Grandmaster (2017)^[1]
Peak rating	2500 (October 2017)

Thejkumar M.S. is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

Thejkumar began learning chess from his father at the age of 12.^[2] He is the first GM from the state of Karnataka,^[3] and achieved six norms (three IM norms and three GM norms) from December 2007 to May 2008. In September 2017, his rating surpassed the 2500+ requirement for the Grandmaster title, allowing him to achieve it at age 36; much later in life than most players who have earned the title.^[2]

In June 2018, Thejkumar won the Karnataka State Level Open Rapid Chess Tournament, with a perfect score of 9/9.^[4]

Thejkumar's achievements include winning the 2013 Indian National B championship and the 2003 National U-25 Championship. Outside of India, he has won tournaments such as the 2016 Liffre Open and the 2017 Guingamp Open.^[5]

References

^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b Shah, Sagar (May 30, 2018). "The story of how M.S. Thejkumar became a GM at the age of 36 years without a chess coach".
^ "Felicitation To Grand Master Thej Kumar". September 9, 2017.
^ "Karnataka State Open Rapid Chess Tourney: GM Thejkumar Wins Title". June 25, 2018.
^ "GM M.S.Thejkumar".