Himanshu Sharma | |
---|---|
Country | India |
Born | Rohtak, India | September 16, 1983
Title | Grandmaster (2017) [1] |
Peak rating | 2514 (August 2017) |
Himanshu Sharma is an Indian chess grandmaster.
In April 2017, he crossed the 2500 rating mark after scoring a win in the fifth round of the 1st Sardar Prakash Singh Memorial. With this, he became India's 47th grandmaster and the first grandmaster from the province of Haryana. [2]
In July 2017, he won the Barbera Del Valles Open, finishing half a point ahead of runner-up Karen H. Grigoryan. This was his first Open tournament win outside of India [3]
In June 2022, he was one of the bearers of the Chess Olympiad torch. [4]
Himanshu Sharma | |
---|---|
Country | India |
Born | Rohtak, India | September 16, 1983
Title | Grandmaster (2017) [1] |
Peak rating | 2514 (August 2017) |
Himanshu Sharma is an Indian chess grandmaster.
In April 2017, he crossed the 2500 rating mark after scoring a win in the fifth round of the 1st Sardar Prakash Singh Memorial. With this, he became India's 47th grandmaster and the first grandmaster from the province of Haryana. [2]
In July 2017, he won the Barbera Del Valles Open, finishing half a point ahead of runner-up Karen H. Grigoryan. This was his first Open tournament win outside of India [3]
In June 2022, he was one of the bearers of the Chess Olympiad torch. [4]