Priyadharshan Kannappan | |
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Country | India |
Born | Madurai, India | December 1, 1993
Title | Grandmaster (2016)[1] |
FIDE rating | 2553 (April 2024) |
Peak rating | 2554 (August 2018) |
Priyadharshan Kannappan is an Indian chess grandmaster.
In 2012, Priyadharshan moved to the United States to pursue post-secondary education from Lindenwood University and further his chess knowledge. That same year, he was named as the U.S. Chess League's MVP.[2]
In 2016, he achieved his final GM norm by defeating Vera Gonzalez in the Philadelphia International.[3]
In July 2022, Priyadharshan coached the Brazilian team for the 44th Chess Olympiad on the recommendation of his fellow Webster University graduate and grandmaster André Diamant.[4]
Priyadharshan got his undergraduate degree in marketing from Lindenwood University and his master's degree in management, leadership, and business analytics from Webster University.[5] During his time at Webster, he had also managed the university's chess team.[6]
In April 2022, he started an online chess academy called Chess Gaja.[7]