GM Nihal Sarin
Full name
Nihal Sarin
Born
Jul 13, 2004
(age 16)
Place of birth
Thrissur, Kerala, India
Federation
India
Bio
Nihal Sarin is an Indian chess prodigy who became a grandmaster at the age of 14 and is currently in the top 10 players of his country (as of April 2021). In 2013, Sarin won the U-10 World Blitz Championship. A year later, he won the U-10 World Youth Chess Championship with a score of 9/11.
In 2020, Sarin had impressive results. He won Chess.com's Junior Speed Chess Championship, the gold medal as part of the Indian team in the FIDE Chess Olympics, and the U-18 World Youth Championship. He also reached his peak FIDE rating of 2620 in February of that year.
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