Harshit Raja
Indian chess player
Harshit Raja (born 2001) is a chess grandmaster from Pune, India. He became India's 69th Grandmaster in 2021, at the age of 20.
Chess career
In 2014, Harshit finished 2nd in the National Chess Championship U13 taking place in Jamshedpur, and won the School Games Federation of India's National School Games, taking place in Tamil Nadu.
In 2015, he participated in the World Youth Chess Championship finishing 15th.
Harshit became an International Master in 2017. He received the Shiv Chhatrapati Award in 2019. He met all the requirements for the title of Grandmaster in 2021, becoming India's 69th Grandmaster.
Personal life
Harshit studied at the Trulaske College of Business of the University of Missouri.
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