Balaji Daggupati

Balaji Daggupati is an American chess grandmaster.

Balaji Daggupati
CountryUnited States
Born (2005-03-05) March 5, 2005[1]
Hayward, California[1]
TitleGrandmaster (2022)[2]
FIDE rating2477 (October 2023)
Peak rating2513 (March 2023)

Chess career

Daggupati began playing chess at the age of 5, gaining interest in the game since his sister played for elementary teams.[3] He earned the National Master title at age 11, the FIDE Master title at age 12, and the International Master title at age 16. Throughout 2021, he earned all three Grandmaster norms. He later achieved the required rating to earn the title in 2022.[4]

In September 2021, he participated in the Hou Yifan challenge, though he was defeated by R Praggnanandhaa.[5] He was later selected to be in the age 15 division of the 2022 All-America Chess Team.[6]

In March 2022, he was amongst a few junior players who managed to significantly increase their Elo rating.[7]

In July 2022, he finished third in the U.S. Junior Chess Championship, sharing the position with Abhimanyu Mishra. They finished behind winner Christopher Yoo and runner-up Andrew Hong.[8]

Personal life

Daggupati has an interest in computer science, planning on studying the subject in post-secondary education.

References
  1. "FIDE Title Application (IM)" (PDF).
  2. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  3. Fang, Mason. ""I didn't even realize when I was named an international master—it was such a big dream that I couldn't even comprehend what had just happened."".
  4. "BALAJI DAGGUPATI".
  5. Colodro, Carlos (September 18, 2021). "Hou Yifan Challenge: Pragg still perfect".
  6. "2022 US Chess Federation All-America Chess Team Announced". November 8, 2021.
  7. "Erigaisi, Nakamura and Aronian move up in March rating list". March 1, 2022.
  8. "2022 U.S. Junior, U.S. Girls' Junior and U.S. Senior Champions Crowned in Saint Louis". July 20, 2022.
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