Goutham Krishna H
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 2010 Ernakulam, India |
| Chess career | |
| Country | India |
| Title | International Master (2024) |
| FIDE rating | 2451 (August 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2466 (September 2024) |
Goutham Krishna H is an Indian chess player.
Chess career
In May 2022, he won the National Under-12 Open Chess Championship with sole lead. He scored 9.5 points out of 11 rounds, half a point ahead of 2nd and 3rd place.
In October 2025, he tied for first place with P. Iniyan in the Indian Chess Championship, losing the title on tiebreaks.[1] Later that month, he won the 2nd DevA Rapid Rating Open with a perfect score of 9/9.[2]
In November 2025, he tied for first place with Rosh Jain in the National Sub-Junior Under-15 Open with a score of 9.5/11. He became the champion on tiebreaks.[3]
In December 2025, he achieved notable performances at the World Rapid Chess Championship 2025, defeating grandmasters Aravindh Chithambaram and Teimour Radjabov and drawing against grandmasters Alexander Grischuk and Anish Giri.[4]
In May 2026, he won the Commonwealth Under-16 Youth Championship with 8/9 held in Kalutara, Sri Lanka.[5]
In July 2026, he won double silver at the Asian Rapid and Blitz Championships held in Hong Kong, China.[6] He narrowly missed out on gold in both the events on tiebreaks.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Iniyan P wins Indian Chess Championship 2025". fide.com.
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (October 28, 2025). "Goutham Krishna H perfect at 2nd DevA Rapid Rating Open 2025".
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (November 18, 2025). "Goutham Krishna H and Arshiya Das are National Sub-Junior Open and Girls 2025 Champions".
- ↑ Kamath, Amit (December 27, 2025). "Meet Goutham Krishna H, International Master from Thiruvananthapuram, who made heads turn at World Rapid Championship".
- ↑ "Mitrabha Guha wins Commonwealth crown". FIDE. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ @chesscomindia; (July 30, 2026). "Congratulations to Goutham Krishna on securing silver in Asian Rapid as well as Asian Blitz Championship in Hongkong!" – via Instagram.
- ↑ "Asian Rapid Chess Championship 2026". Chess-results.com. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "Asian Blitz Chess Championship 2026". Chess-results.com. Retrieved 1 August 2026.