Siddharth Jagadeesh
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2007 (age 18–19) Chandigarh, India |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Singapore |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2497 (September 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2525 (June 2024) |
Siddharth Jagadeesh is a Singaporean chess grandmaster.
Chess career
[edit]In March 2024, he tied for first place with Aravindh Chithambaram and Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera at the La Roda Open. He ultimately finished the tournament in second place due to tiebreaks.[2]
In May 2024, he scored his final GM norm at the Sharjah Masters after defeating Andrey Esipenko in the eighth round. With this, he became Singapore's youngest grandmaster, at the age of 17.[3]
Personal life
[edit]His father Jagadeesh Balakrishnan has contributed to a ChessBase India Foundation scholarship for Indian chess.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (1 April 2024). "Aravindh Chithambaram victorious at 50th La Roda Open 2024".
- ↑ Teoh, Melvyn (23 May 2024). "Siddharth Jagadeesh becomes Singapore's sixth and youngest chess grandmaster at 17". The Straits Times.
- ↑ "Singapore Gets Its 5th GM As Indian-Origin Teen Siddharth Jagadeesh Wins In Sharjah Masters". The Free Press Journal. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
Categories:
- Living people
- 2007 births
- Singaporean chess players
- Chess Grandmasters
- Sportspeople from Chandigarh
- Singaporean people of Indian descent
- Sportspeople of Indian descent
- Chess Olympiad competitors
- World Youth Chess Champions
- Competitors at the 2025 SEA Games
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games medalists in chess
- 21st-century Indian chess players