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GM Aravindh Chithambaram

Aravindh Chithambaram
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Full name
Chithambaram VR. Aravindh
Born
Sep 11, 1999 (age 25)‎
Place of birth
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India
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The player's full name is Aravindh Chithambaram V R and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Aravindh.

Aravindh Chithambaram is an Indian grandmaster. He won the national championship in consecutive years, 2018 and 2019. In August 2023, he entered the top 100 in the world by classical FIDE rating.

In November 2024, Aravindh reached a FIDE rating of 2700 for the first time, and won the Chennai Grand Masters ahead of GMs Levon Aronian and Arjun Erigaisi.

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