2/28/2023 – 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 the 21st Rochefort Chess Festival Masters 2023. Ilamparthi, along with other participants of the junior tournament, also got training by the former world championship challenger, the legendary GM Boris Gelfand, and Germany no.1 female, GM Elisabeth Paehtz. We all hope he soon becomes a GM and strong enough to participate in the Masters events. Photo: Lennart Ootes/WR Chess 2023
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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.
WR Chess Junior U-14 Boys Round-Robin and Blitz Open winner - IM Ilamparthi A R | Photo: Lennart Ootes/WR Chess
Runner-up in U-14 Boys - Mykhalo Nezhyvenko (UKR) | Photo: Lennart Ootes/WR Chess
Second Runner-up in U-14 Boys - Magnus Ermitsch (GER) | Photo: Lennart Ootes/WR Chess
Second Runner-up in U-14 Boys - Patryk Cieslak (POL) | Photo: Lennart Ootes/WR Chess
Best Girl in Blitz - Sofia Vasiljeva (LAT) | Photo: Lennart Ootes/WR Chess
Anish Giri and Ilamparthi met each other in person for the first time
It's amazing how timely support can make a difference! @anishgiri donated Rs.2 lakh of his Death Match prize fund to @Ilamparthichess a few months ago. This amount was used for his training and the boy is now an IM at the age of 13! pic.twitter.com/zIieEogBUr
Shahid AhmedShahid Ahmed is the senior coordinator and editor of ChessBase India. He enjoys covering chess tournaments and also likes to play in chess events from time to time.
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