Akshat Khamparia (born 9 February 1989) is an Indian

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

.FIDE rankings: Khamparia Akshat
/ref> He is the first player from Central India to hold an 'International Master' Title. He has played more than 100 national championships and more than 40 international championships. He holds the 58th rank in the Top 100 Chess Players list of India (published by the World Chess Federation) and is the only player of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

to win all the State U-8, U-10, U-12,U-14,U-16,U-19, U-25 and Seniors Chess Championship. Khamparia has represented India in various international championships at Turkey, Malaysia, Bahrain, UAE, Sri Lanka, Iran, Nepal and many other countries. He was a silver medalist in the

Commonwealth Chess Championship The Commonwealth Chess Championship is a gathering of chess players from Commonwealth countries. Winners : History A championship was planned for New Zealand in 1949, but it was canceled because the British Chess Federation was unable to attend ...

, Indore: Chess master plays with over 50 players at IIM
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''; published 15 September 2014; retrieved 14 July 2016 and has a master's title from

World Chess Federation The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national c ...

. He was an International Master in the 82nd FIDE Congress 2011 at Karkow, Poland, in October 2011. IM Akshat Khamparia (IND) won the extraordinarily close GM group of the usual monthly First Saturday GM tournament in May 2018.https://hunonchess.com/im-akshat-khamparia-raised-first-among-equals-on-the-first-saturday-may-2018-budapest-gm

Achievements

* Silver Medalist in Commonwealth Chess Championship * Recipient of Malwa Khel Ratna Award * 1st player from Central India to become International Master * Rating wise best player in whole Madhya Pradesh since 2003 * Ranked 88th in India * National A Player. * Played in 120+ national championships and 80+ international championships

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khamparia, Akshat Living people Indian chess players 1989 births Chess International Masters