Ashwin Jayaram


Ashwin Jayaram is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Career

Ashwin began playing chess at the age of 8. He was trained by K Ganesan.
He achieved his three GM norms from 2007 to 2009, winning the Asian Junior Chess Championship twice. In 2014, he moved to St Louis, Missouri. In 2015, he surpassed the 2500 rating mark, achieving the Grandmaster title.

Personal life

He studied finance at Webster University and played on their "B" chess team alongside Manuel León Hoyos, Vasif Durarbayli, and Priyadharshan Kannappan.