Achieving a FIDE chess rating of 2700 is a significant achievement as it places a player among the elite Grandmasters of the world. A 2700 rating is a testament to exceptional skill, strategic depth, and consistency in performance. Of course, chess players who reach 2700 must overcome many setbacks in order to reach the highest echelon of the game.
Aravindh Chithambaram is the latest Indian Grandmaster to join the 2700 club. This major accomplishment has been a longtime in the making so, to honor this, I decided to post a winning chess move from when he participated in the 2011 World Junior Championship in Chennai, India. At the time of this winning chess move, Aravindh was just 11 years old and had a rating of 2212. Now at 24, GM Aravindh Chithambaram has made it to 2700!
