Raja Panjwani

Raja Panjwani
Panjwani in 2012
CountryCanada
Born (1990-04-10) April 10, 1990 (age 34)
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
TitleInternational Master (2009)
FIDE rating2448 (January 2025)
Peak rating2485 (September 2022)

Raja Panjwani is a Canadian chess player.

Chess career

He began playing chess at the age of 5, and won the Canadian Youth Championship six times.[1][2]

In August 2009, he won the Canadian Junior Championship, winning ahead of defending champion Artiom Samsonkin.[3]

In January 2012, he played for the University of Western Ontario team in the Canadian University Championship, placing 6th. His team (Aman Hambleton, Shiyam Thavandiran, and Justin McDonald) won the team championship.[4]

He has played for Canada in the Chess Olympiads of 2022 and 2024.[5]

Personal life

He studied at the University of Western Ontario, Yale University, University of Oxford, and New York University.[1][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Rosner, Cecil (March 27, 2022). "Popularity of chess in India spills over into Canada". The Globe and Mail.
  2. ^ "Raja Panjwani". 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ "FM Raja Panjwani takes Canadian Junior Championship". August 7, 2009.
  4. ^ "2012 Canadian University Ch A".
  5. ^ Rosner, Cecil (July 22, 2022). "Originally set for Moscow, Chess Olympiad now takes place in India". The Globe and Mail.
  6. ^ "RAJA PANJWANI".