Ilamparthi wins WR Chess Juniors U-14 Boys and Blitz 2023
The reigning World Under-14 Open champion, Ilamparthi A R won WR Chess Junior Under-14 Boys with a perfect 5/5. He also won the Blitz event. These triumphs came 11 days after he became India's latest International Master at 21st Rochefort Chess Festival Masters 2023. Ilamparthi also got trained by the former world championship challenger, the legendary GM Boris Gelfand and Germany no.1 GM Elisabeth Paehtz along with other participants of the junior tournament. He also got an opportunity to witness WR Chess Masters action live in action. We all hope he soon becomes a GM and strong enough to participate in the Masters events. Photo: Lennart Ootes/WR Chess 2023
Ilamparthi keeps winning
After qualifying through the online stage, India's latest IM, 13-year-old Ilamparthi A R arrived at Dusseldorf. He made the most out of his opportunity by winning the WR Chess Juniors Under-14 Boys and Blitz tournament. He also learned from GM Boris Gelfand and GM Elisabeth Paehtz in a mini-camp.
Anish Giri and Ilamparthi met each other in person for the first time