Raja Ravi Sekhar
Raja Ravi Sekhar | |
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 Raja Ravi Sekhar when he was 27 years old | |
| Country | India |
| Born | 17 September 1954 Chennai, India |
| Title | International Master (1981) |
| Peak rating | 2430 (July 1984) |
Raja Ravi Sekhar (born 17 September 1954) is an Indian chess player who holds the title of International Master (1981). He twice won the Indian Chess Championships (1976, 1980).
Biography
[edit]Raja Ravi Sekhar started playing chess at the age of 17. After two years, in 1974, he won the Indian Junior Chess Championship. A year later he wins again this tournament. From 1975 to 1990 he 16 times in a row participated in Indian Chess Championships finals and twice won this tournament - in 1976 and 1980.[1]
Raja Ravi Sekhar played for India in the Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1980, at first board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta (+3, =6, -4),
- In 1982, at second board in the 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne (+3, =3, -3),
- In 1984, at second board in the 26th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+4, =6, -3),
- In 1986, at second reserve board in the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai (+3, =4, -2),
- In 1988, at second reserve board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+3, =1, -1),
- In 1990, at second reserve board in the 29th Chess Olympiad in Novi Sad (+2, =1, -2).
Raja Ravi Sekhar played for India in the Men's Asian Team Chess Championships:[3]
- In 1977, at third board in the 2nd Asian Team Chess Championship in Auckland (+4, =1, -4),
- In 1981, at third board in the 4th Asian Team Chess Championship in Hangzhou (+3, =2, -2),
- In 1989, at fourth board in the 8th Asian Team Chess Championship in Genting Highlands (+1, =2, -1) and won team bronze medal.
In 1981, Ravi Sekhar was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
In 1986, he became a FIDE International Arbiter after successfully officiating the 1979 Asian Junior Chess Championship in Sivakasi and the 1983 National B Chess Championship in Agartala.[4]
After 1993, he did not participate in FIDE-rated competitions.[5] Ravi Sekhar has founded his own chess academy in Bangalore, where he works as a coach.
Books
[edit]Ravi Sekhar has published 5 books after his retirement from competitive chess in '93.
- Basic Endgame Knowledge (1994), Chess Moves [6]
- Indian Masters beat Grandmasters (1995), Chess Windows [7]
- Indian Masters outplay Grandmasters (1996), Chess Windows
- Indian Masters outwit Grandmasters (1997), Chess Windows
- IMPORTANT Rook Endings (For the Tournament Player) (1999), Chess Windows
References
[edit]- ^ Raja Ravi Sekhar - The man who played in 16 consecutive National 'A' from 1975 to 1990
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Raja Ravisekhar". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Raja Ravisekhar". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ https://ratings.fide.com/profile/25018183
- ^ FIDE rating history :: Ravisekhar, Raja
- ^ Sekhar, R.R., Sekhar, R.R. (1994). Indian Masters Beat Grandmasters. Chess Moves.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Sekhar, R.R., Sekhar, R.R. (1995). Indian Masters Beat Grandmasters. R. Sivakumar for Chess Windows.
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External links
[edit]- Raja Ravi Sekhar rating card at FIDE
- Raja Ravi Sekhar player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Raja Ravisekhar chess games at 365Chess.com
- Raja Ravi Sekhar Chess Academy
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