Goutham Krishna H had a historical first day at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship. He defeated Aleksandar Indjic, Chithambaram VR. Aravindh, Teimour Radjabov, then drew with Giri and Grischuk to share the 6th position with 4,0/5 after day 1.
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15-year-old IM Goutham Krishna H (2425, Kerala) became the National Subjunior Champion 2025 scoring 9.5/11 points. Goutham also finished as runners-up in the recently concluded National Chess Championship. Chessbase India caught up with Goutham after the tournament, where he talks about his performance and takes us through his final round win against Viresh Sharnarthi. Video: ChessBase India Interview: Aakash Sadhwani
Interview with IM Goutham Krishna H
