Tarun Kanyamarala


Tarun Kanyamarala is an Irish chess player.

Chess career

In October 2019, he won the Limerick Open with an undefeated score of 5.5/6, having finished a half-point ahead of the runners-up Gabriel Voiteanu and Henry Li.
In January 2020, he defeated grandmaster Georg Meier at the Dublin Gonzaga Masters. This was his first victory against a grandmaster.
In March 2022, he became Ireland’s youngest International Master at the age of 17 years and 5 months, beating Brian Kelly's record from 1998.
In July 2022, he won the Irish Chess Championship and later played for the country in the 44th Chess Olympiad.
In June 2023, he started a chess technology company called Ireland Chess Technology Limited in Portlaoise along with his sister.

Personal life

His younger sister is Trisha Kanyamarala, who won the British Women's Chess Championship in 2024.