Murugan Thiruchelvam, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetMurugan Thiruchelvam
British chess player
Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1989
Place of Birth: England, United Kingdom
Profession: chess player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Murugan Thiruchelvam
- Murugan Thiruchelvam (born 11 December 1988), of Sri Lankan descent, is an English chess player.
- He was England's youngest player ever to gain an international chess rating (2020 at the age of nine).
- Having just passed his tenth birthday, he played against the then world champion Garry Kasparov in a simultaneous exhibition.
- Impressed by the strategic understanding of the youngster, Kasparov singled out the game as the best of that day.Murugan continued to improve rapidly, reaching 2269 Elo on FIDE's published rating list before age twelve.
- Thereafter, he played only infrequently and by 2003, had halted his chess-playing altogether.
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