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31: 142:, South East London at the age of 3 when his father Jitendra Singh was offered a job as an IT project manager. Singh's visa was due to expire in September 2018, but he was granted a new work visa one month prior, allowing the family to stay and Royal to continue playing chess in England. On a scholarship, Royal attended the Pointer School in 942: 239: 310: 454: 268: 105: 836: 531: 937: 487: 187:
in Round 7, rated 2603 at the time of the game. Royal finished with 4.5/11 points in the tournament, with a performance rating of 2574.
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Royal achieved his third and final GM norm at the age of 15 in August 2024, after finishing in sixth place at the
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In November 2022, he scored his first GM norm at the Bavarian Open in
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In 2021 Royal became England's youngest International Master.
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England
Bengaluru
India
Grandmaster
FIDE
rating
2519
Peak rating
chess
grandmaster
Bangalore
Woolwich
Blackheath
European Youth U8 Chess Championship
Tegernsee
Germany
FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023
Jaime Santos Latasa
Vahap Şanal
London Chess Classic
British Chess Championship
David Howell
"About Shreyas Royal"


"Shreyas Royal: India-born chess player is UK's youngest international master"
"Shreyas Royal: Child chess prodigy's family can stay in UK"
"Visa battle to keep 'future world chess champion' Shreyas Royal in Britain"
"Chess and Esports: 10 questions with Shreyas Royal"

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