Murugan Thiruchelvam
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Murugan Thirumurugan Thiruchelvam (born December 11, 1989) is an English chess player. He was England's youngest player ever to gain an international chess rating (2020 at the age of nine).[1] Less than a week after his 10th birthday, he played against the then world champion Garry Kasparov in a simultaneous exhibition. Kasparov singled out his game against Murugan as the best of that day, and was very impressed by the strategic understanding of the youngster. Murugan is of Sri Lankan Tamil descent and was born on December 11 — the same day as fellow Tamil Chess Player Viswanathan Anand. He currently attends a school in south-west London.[2]
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- ^ The Independent, March 1999
- ^ The Independent, April 1999
