Laxman Rajaram

In this Indian name, the name Rajaram is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Laxman.

Laxman Rajaram
CountryIndia
Born (1983-02-05) 5 February 1983
Alandur, India
TitleGrandmaster (2009)[1]
Peak rating2521 (April 2009)

Laxman Rajaram R. (born 5 February 1983) is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Career

Laxman learned chess from his father Rajaram, and won the Indian Under-12 National Championship in 1993.[2][3]

In March 2022, he was defeated in an upset by 14-year-old Shivika Rohilla in the Delhi International Grandmasters Chess tournament.[4]

In August 2023, he won the Athens of the East Blitz Rating Open 2023 with a score of 9/10, finishing half a point ahead of second and third-place finishers Ram Aravind L N and Aakash G.[5]

In December 2023, he won the Liberation Cup Rapid Rating Open 2023 with an undefeated score of 7.5/9 ahead of Sharan Rao, Kartavya Anadkat, Nitish Belurkar, and Sammed Shete due to better tiebreaks.[6][7]

In January 2024, he competed in the Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament.[8]

References

  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)". Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The story of how Laxman became the blitz king of Indian chess!". 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Chennai Open International Chess: Laxman beats Ukraine GM Vitaly". The Times of India. 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Teenager Shivika stuns GM Laxman in Delhi Open chess". The Times of India. 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (5 August 2023). "Laxman clinches 2nd Athens of the East Blitz Rating Open 2023". Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  6. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (5 January 2024). "Laxman R R wins Liberation Cup Rapid Rating Open 2023". Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  7. ^ "GM Laxman wins Liberation Cup chess crown". The Goan. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Chennai Open 2023: GMs Prasanna, Chakkravarthy, and Laxman Headline Strong Competition Roster". 30 December 2023. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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