Arjun Trivedi (born 3 September 2004) is an American chess arena grandmaster who plays for the United States of America. He was awarded the title of Arena Grandmaster by FIDE in 2024.
| Arjun Trivedi | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States of America |
| Born | September 3, 2004 North Carolina |
| Title | Arena Grandmaster (2024) |
| Peak rating | 2349 (January 2024) |
Chess career edit
Trivedi won the Triangle Chess Championship in 2016. In 2021, he played in the Chess Olympics. In 2022, his performance surged, taking 10th in the Global Championship and reaching 9th[1] in the Lichess Summer Marathon. That same year, he placed 1st in several Lichess Swiss events and he tied for 3rd in the Blitz arena.[2] Trivedi also plays extensively online, having peaked at 95th in the world on Lichess bullet and on Chess.com bullet. In Blitz, he is at a similar peak, reaching 103rd in the world. In 2023, he achieved notable results including a 3rd-place finish in Arena Kings and a win in the CSCA Blitz event. Nearing the end of 2023, he received the Arena International Master title.[3]
In 2024, he scored a notable upset win over Jorge Saucedo Lopez, after he made a rare endgame miscalculation.[4] He earned the Arena Grandmaster title shortly after.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Archived item". Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Chess Placements". Archived from the original on 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Image: title_certificate_745595_AGM.png, (499 × 721 px)". wctour-images.worldchess.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Arjun Trivedi vs Jorge Saucedo Lopez (2023)".
- ^ Bharat, Arjun record at chessbase.com
External links edit
- Arjun Trivedi rating card at FIDE
- Arjun Trivedi player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Arjun Trivedi chess games at 365Chess.com
- Arjun Trivedi United States Chess Federation games at chessstream.org
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