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Akshayraj Kore

Akshayraj Kore (born 1 September 1988), is an Indian chess player and a Grandmaster.[1] In 2006, he became Maharashtra's youngest International Master at the time after he won the Invitational IM Norm Round Robin Chess Tournament in Luhansk, Ukraine.[2] In February 2013, he became India's 32nd Grandmaster.

Akshayraj Kore
Kore in 2013
CountryIndia
Born (1988-09-01) 1 September 1988 (age 34)
Ahmednagar, India
TitleGrandmaster (2013)
FIDE rating2482 (December 2022)
Peak rating2512 (March 2013)

Early life

Kore was born on 1 September 1988 in Ahmednagar, India. Shortly thereafter his family moved to Sangli, Maharashtra, India. In 1996, his family moved to Pune. There he went to MAEER's MIT High School and the MAEER's MIT Junior College. He graduated in Bachelor of Engineering, Computer from Marathwada Mitramandal's College Of Engineering University of Pune.

Career

Early career (1998–2006)

Kore was initially coached by Narhar Venkatesh, a well known chess coach, also known as Bhausaheb Padasalgikar. He had also previously coached Swati Ghate and Bhagyashree Sathe-Thipsay, well known Indian female chess players. He won a state silver medal in the under 12 age category in 1999. In 2000, he won the State Championship. He also represented India in the under 12 World Youth Chess Championship (boys), 2000.[3] Although seeded 49th at the start of the championship he finished in the top 10.

Kore vs Soshnikov, Luhansk 2006
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Kore plays 36.Qc5+!
White mates in five moves.

In early 2001, Sekhar Chandra Sahu, IM, accepted the offer to coach him. That year Kore won the bronze medal in the U-16 Sub-Junior National Chess Championship. The next year Raj won the National U-14 Rapid Chess Championship. The same year, he also won the silver medal in U-16 Sub-Junior National Chess Championship. Later that year he increased his ELO rating to 2300+ by his performance in the National B Chess Championship, 2002.

He played fewer games due to examinations, but in 2003, he won the U-16 Commonwealth Chess Championship[4] and was a member of the team which won the bronze medal at The Youth Chess Olympiad held at Denizli, Turkey.[5][6][7] He played on the first board. The medal was the first one for the country in an Olympiad.

In 2004 he won his first International Master norm in Alushta 3 2004 Intl., Ukraine[8] and also increased his rating to 2400+. In Piloo Mody International Open Chess Tournament, Lucknow, 2004 he beat GM Pavel Kotsur. In the 7th United Insurance & United Leasing Grand Masters's Chess Tournament, Dhaka, 2005, he beat Ukrainian GM Ruslan Pogorelov.

In 2006, he gained his second IM norm in Alushta Summer 2 Invitational IM Norm Round Robin Tournament at Alushta, Ukraine.[9] He gained his third and final norm in a tournament in Luhansk, Ukraine by winning the Invitational IM Norm Round Robin Chess Tournament, scoring 12 points in 16 games. He received a special appreciation for his combination in the 5th round against Soshnikov Mikhail.

Post IM career

Kore played a blitz qualifier for National Rapid Knockout Chess Championship in July 2006 held at the Poona Club, Pune. He won the tournament with a round to spare scoring 8 points in the first eight rounds.

He took a hiatus from chess concentrating on his Engineering studies but continued to play tournaments at irregular intervals. During this period, Kore stood joint-third in the Indian National Challengers Chess Championship, 2008. In the penultimate round he managed to beat GM Neelotpal Das from a highly inferior position, thus securing one out of nine qualifying spots for the Indian National Premier Chess Championship, 2008 with a round to spare. In the Indian National Premier Chess Championship, he beat GM Parimarjan Negi in one of the rounds.

Kore vs Satyapragyan,
Manglore 2008
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Indian National Premier Chess Championship, 2008
Here white played 17.Bxg7!?
Kore plays sacrifice which wins the match for White on move 32.
Negi vs Kore, Manglore 2008
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Since 2012

Kore has been playing active chess since January 2012. He stood joint 2nd in SDAT – RMK 4th Chennai International Open Tournament, also achieving his 1st GM norm in the process.[10][11] In the 4th Rethymno International Chess Tournament, in Rethymno, Greece, he stood 2nd, thus getting his 2nd GM norm with a Total Performance Rating (TPR) of 2660.[12] His third GM norm came at the 11th Rochefort Chess Tournament, in Roachefort France, 2013. In the 27th Cannes Chess Festival, held at Cannes, France Kore achieved his 4th GM norm and completed the rating requirements for his GM title. En route to this achievement, he also won the tournament with a staggering 2743 TPR. Akshayraj Kore was awarded the "Grandmaster" title by FIDE in its congressional meeting in April 2013.

In Fall of 2013, Kore enrolled for Graduate Program in Computer Science at University of Maryland Baltimore County. In his two years at the University, he helped the team reach finals for the President's Cup. In the 2013 Pan-Am Intercollegiate Championship he beat GM Julio Sadorra in a wild game which involved a King march from g8 to d5 to g5 and back to g8 again. This game was hailed very critical in the success of his team's victory over arch rivals at University of Texas Dallas (UTD). At the concluding President's Cup in 2014, Kore sensationalized the event and the world by beating then rising start Wesley So. Kore was applauded for his originality and aggression in this game. Later that year, Kore also tied for first with Alexander Stripunsky at the Atlantic Open 2014.

Sadorra vs Kore
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Pan-Am InterCollegiate Chess Championship, 2013
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Wesley So vs Kore
New York, NY 2014
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President's Cup, 2014
Kore creates upset of the tournament when he beats then World No.12 Wesley So
This would be Wesley So's last loss for another year !

Forray into Chess Coaching

Akshayraj Kore also has had a similar success as a Chess Coach.

Kore has helped mentor young talent since he earned his IM title back in 2006. He trained Abhimanyu Puranik, an upcoming Indian Chess player prior to the latter's U-10 World Chess Championship Tournament in 2010. Puranik won bronze medal at the championship. Puranik became a Grandmaster in 2017. The duo worked for two years 2010–11. Shardul Ghagare also trained with Kore during 2011. Ghagare is now himself a Grandmaster. Kore also worked with Advait Patel, an American junior chess player. Kore and Advait worked during the year 2013. Kore has also seconded his close friend and long time colleague, Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta for a few tournaments during 2012–2013.

References

  1. ^ "Akshayraj, Kore". FIDE.com.
  2. ^ "Kore Akshayraj". Chessgames.com.
  3. ^ "World Youth Chess Championship 2000". theweekinchess.com.
  4. ^ Administrator. "Commonwealth Champ.2003 July 2003 India FIDE Chess Tournament report". fide.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  5. ^ "World Youth U16 Olympiad October 2003 Turkey FIDE Chess Tournament report". FIDE.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  6. ^ Youth Chess Olympiad - Final Standings
  7. ^ "OlimpBase :: World Youth U16 Chess Olympiads :: Kore Akshayraj". olimpbase.org. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Alushta 3 2004 Intl. October 2004 Ukraine FIDE Chess Tournament report". FIDE.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Alushta Summer 2 October 2006 Ukraine FIDE Chess Tournament report". FIDE.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  10. ^ Rohan Swamy (15 January 2012). "Akshayraj Kore earns grandmaster norm". Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Chennai Open 2012 – Yu Ruiyuan emerges Champion, GM Norm for Akshayraj Kore - Chessdom". chessdom.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Gabriel Sargissian takes the trophy in Rethymno Open - Chessdom". chessdom.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

External links

  • Akshayraj Kore rating card at FIDE  

akshayraj, kore, born, september, 1988, indian, chess, player, grandmaster, 2006, became, maharashtra, youngest, international, master, time, after, invitational, norm, round, robin, chess, tournament, luhansk, ukraine, february, 2013, became, india, 32nd, gra. Akshayraj Kore born 1 September 1988 is an Indian chess player and a Grandmaster 1 In 2006 he became Maharashtra s youngest International Master at the time after he won the Invitational IM Norm Round Robin Chess Tournament in Luhansk Ukraine 2 In February 2013 he became India s 32nd Grandmaster Akshayraj KoreKore in 2013CountryIndiaBorn 1988 09 01 1 September 1988 age 34 Ahmednagar IndiaTitleGrandmaster 2013 FIDE rating2482 December 2022 Peak rating2512 March 2013 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Early career 1998 2006 2 2 Post IM career 2 3 Since 2012 2 4 Forray into Chess Coaching 3 References 4 External linksEarly life EditKore was born on 1 September 1988 in Ahmednagar India Shortly thereafter his family moved to Sangli Maharashtra India In 1996 his family moved to Pune There he went to MAEER s MIT High School and the MAEER s MIT Junior College He graduated in Bachelor of Engineering Computer from Marathwada Mitramandal s College Of Engineering University of Pune Career EditEarly career 1998 2006 Edit Kore was initially coached by Narhar Venkatesh a well known chess coach also known as Bhausaheb Padasalgikar He had also previously coached Swati Ghate and Bhagyashree Sathe Thipsay well known Indian female chess players He won a state silver medal in the under 12 age category in 1999 In 2000 he won the State Championship He also represented India in the under 12 World Youth Chess Championship boys 2000 3 Although seeded 49th at the start of the championship he finished in the top 10 Kore vs Soshnikov Luhansk 2006abcdefgh8 877665544332211abcdefghKore s combination in the 5th round against Soshnikov Mikhail Kore plays 36 Qc5 White mates in five moves In early 2001 Sekhar Chandra Sahu IM accepted the offer to coach him That year Kore won the bronze medal in the U 16 Sub Junior National Chess Championship The next year Raj won the National U 14 Rapid Chess Championship The same year he also won the silver medal in U 16 Sub Junior National Chess Championship Later that year he increased his ELO rating to 2300 by his performance in the National B Chess Championship 2002 He played fewer games due to examinations but in 2003 he won the U 16 Commonwealth Chess Championship 4 and was a member of the team which won the bronze medal at The Youth Chess Olympiad held at Denizli Turkey 5 6 7 He played on the first board The medal was the first one for the country in an Olympiad In 2004 he won his first International Master norm in Alushta 3 2004 Intl Ukraine 8 and also increased his rating to 2400 In Piloo Mody International Open Chess Tournament Lucknow 2004 he beat GM Pavel Kotsur In the 7th United Insurance amp United Leasing Grand Masters s Chess Tournament Dhaka 2005 he beat Ukrainian GM Ruslan Pogorelov In 2006 he gained his second IM norm in Alushta Summer 2 Invitational IM Norm Round Robin Tournament at Alushta Ukraine 9 He gained his third and final norm in a tournament in Luhansk Ukraine by winning the Invitational IM Norm Round Robin Chess Tournament scoring 12 points in 16 games He received a special appreciation for his combination in the 5th round against Soshnikov Mikhail Post IM career Edit Kore played a blitz qualifier for National Rapid Knockout Chess Championship in July 2006 held at the Poona Club Pune He won the tournament with a round to spare scoring 8 points in the first eight rounds He took a hiatus from chess concentrating on his Engineering studies but continued to play tournaments at irregular intervals During this period Kore stood joint third in the Indian National Challengers Chess Championship 2008 In the penultimate round he managed to beat GM Neelotpal Das from a highly inferior position thus securing one out of nine qualifying spots for the Indian National Premier Chess Championship 2008 with a round to spare In the Indian National Premier Chess Championship he beat GM Parimarjan Negi in one of the rounds Kore vs Satyapragyan Manglore 2008abcdefgh8 877665544332211abcdefghIndian National Premier Chess Championship 2008 Here white played 17 Bxg7 Kore plays sacrifice which wins the match for White on move 32 Negi vs Kore Manglore 2008abcdefgh8 877665544332211abcdefghIndian National Premier Chess Championship 2008 Negi concedes defeat after Black plays 42 Rb4 Since 2012 Edit Kore has been playing active chess since January 2012 He stood joint 2nd in SDAT RMK 4th Chennai International Open Tournament also achieving his 1st GM norm in the process 10 11 In the 4th Rethymno International Chess Tournament in Rethymno Greece he stood 2nd thus getting his 2nd GM norm with a Total Performance Rating TPR of 2660 12 His third GM norm came at the 11th Rochefort Chess Tournament in Roachefort France 2013 In the 27th Cannes Chess Festival held at Cannes France Kore achieved his 4th GM norm and completed the rating requirements for his GM title En route to this achievement he also won the tournament with a staggering 2743 TPR Akshayraj Kore was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in its congressional meeting in April 2013 In Fall of 2013 Kore enrolled for Graduate Program in Computer Science at University of Maryland Baltimore County In his two years at the University he helped the team reach finals for the President s Cup In the 2013 Pan Am Intercollegiate Championship he beat GM Julio Sadorra in a wild game which involved a King march from g8 to d5 to g5 and back to g8 again This game was hailed very critical in the success of his team s victory over arch rivals at University of Texas Dallas UTD At the concluding President s Cup in 2014 Kore sensationalized the event and the world by beating then rising start Wesley So Kore was applauded for his originality and aggression in this game Later that year Kore also tied for first with Alexander Stripunsky at the Atlantic Open 2014 Sadorra vs Kore Lubbock TX 2013abcdefgh8 877665544332211abcdefghPan Am InterCollegiate Chess Championship 2013 Kore checkmates Sadorra after his own King performed a walk to the centre Wesley So vs Kore New York NY 2014abcdefgh8 877665544332211abcdefghPresident s Cup 2014 Kore creates upset of the tournament when he beats then World No 12 Wesley SoThis would be Wesley So s last loss for another year Forray into Chess Coaching Edit Akshayraj Kore also has had a similar success as a Chess Coach Kore has helped mentor young talent since he earned his IM title back in 2006 He trained Abhimanyu Puranik an upcoming Indian Chess player prior to the latter s U 10 World Chess Championship Tournament in 2010 Puranik won bronze medal at the championship Puranik became a Grandmaster in 2017 The duo worked for two years 2010 11 Shardul Ghagare also trained with Kore during 2011 Ghagare is now himself a Grandmaster Kore also worked with Advait Patel an American junior chess player Kore and Advait worked during the year 2013 Kore has also seconded his close friend and long time colleague Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta for a few tournaments during 2012 2013 References Edit Akshayraj Kore FIDE com Kore Akshayraj Chessgames com World Youth Chess Championship 2000 theweekinchess com Administrator Commonwealth Champ 2003 July 2003 India FIDE Chess Tournament report fide com Retrieved 3 November 2015 World Youth U16 Olympiad October 2003 Turkey FIDE Chess Tournament report FIDE com Retrieved 3 November 2015 Youth Chess Olympiad Final Standings OlimpBase World Youth U16 Chess Olympiads Kore Akshayraj olimpbase org Retrieved 3 November 2015 Alushta 3 2004 Intl October 2004 Ukraine FIDE Chess Tournament report FIDE com Retrieved 3 November 2015 Alushta Summer 2 October 2006 Ukraine FIDE Chess Tournament report FIDE com Retrieved 3 November 2015 Rohan Swamy 15 January 2012 Akshayraj Kore earns grandmaster norm Retrieved 2 December 2013 Chennai Open 2012 Yu Ruiyuan emerges Champion GM Norm for Akshayraj Kore Chessdom chessdom com Retrieved 3 November 2015 Gabriel Sargissian takes the trophy in Rethymno Open Chessdom chessdom com Retrieved 3 November 2015 External links EditAkshayraj Kore rating card at FIDE Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akshayraj Kore amp oldid 1102156358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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