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Venkatesh M. R.

In this Indian name, the name Marani Rajendran is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Venkatesh.

Venkatesh M. R.
CountryIndia
Born (1985-05-20) 20 May 1985 (age 40)
Chennai, India
TitleGrandmaster (2012)[1]
Peak rating2528 (October 2018)

Venkatesh Marani Rajendran is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

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In July 2012, Venkatesh earned his Grandmaster title after finishing second to Abhijeet Gupta at the Philadelphia International Chess Tournament.[2]

In the seventh round of the MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship 2022, Venkatesh defeated Gupta to share the tournament lead with Mitrabha Guha and S. P. Sethuraman.[3]

In February 2023, Venkatesh won the 21st Dolomitenbank Open Lienz by defeating Sandipan Chanda in the final round.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Venkatesh is GM". The Hindu. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  3. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (29 December 2022). "MPL 59th National Senior R7: Venkatesh makes it a three-way race".
  4. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (21 February 2023). "Venkatesh M R clinches 21st Dolomitenbank Open Lienz 2023".
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