| Himanshu Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | (1983-09-16) September 16, 1983 (age 41) Rohtak, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| Peak rating | 2514 (August 2017) |
Himanshu Sharma is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career
In April 2017, he crossed the 2500 rating mark after scoring a win in the fifth round of the 1st Sardar Prakash Singh Memorial. With this, he became India's 47th grandmaster and the first grandmaster from the province of Haryana.
In July 2017, he won the Barbera Del Valles Open, finishing half a point ahead of runner-up Karen H. Grigoryan. This was his first Open tournament win outside of India
In June 2022, he was one of the bearers of the Chess Olympiad torch.
References
- "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- Shah, Sagar (April 19, 2017). "Himanshu Sharma is India's 47th GM and Haryana's first!".
- Jain, Niklesh (July 17, 2017). "GM Himanshu Sharma bags top prize at the Barbera Del Valles Open".
- Ahmed, Shahid (June 25, 2022). "Himanshu Sharma passes the Chess Olympiad Torch to Prithu Gupta".
External links
- Himanshu Sharma rating card at FIDE