Murugan Thiruchelvam
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Murugan (Thirumurugan) Thiruchelvam is an English chess player. He was England's youngest player ever to gain an international chess rating (2020 at the age of nine).[citation needed] Less than a week after his 10th birthday, he played against Garry Kasparov in a simultaneous exhibition. Kasparov singled out his game against Murugan as the best of the day. He was very impressed by the strategic understanding of the youngster. Murugan is of Sri Lankan Tamil descent and was born on December 11 – the same day as fellow Tamil Vishy Anand. He currently attends a school in South-West London.
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