Ravi Haria

Ravi Haria (born 7 February 1999)[1] is an English chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master in 2017.[2]

Career

He won the British Under-18 championship in 2014, aged 15, and won it again in 2017. In 2021 he became the British Under-21 champion.[1]

He is the author of the book The Modernised Anti-Sicilians Volume 1: Rossolimo Variation[3]

He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2021 where he played Vadim Zvjaginsev in the first round. Haria defeated Zvjaginsev in their first game, lost the second but won the two rapid tiebreak games to advance to the second round.[4] In that round he faced Étienne Bacrot, who as one of the 50 highest-ranked players in the tournament had received a bye in the first round. Bacrot won the first game but Haria struck back in the second to send the match to another tiebreak. Haria eventually lost the tie 2.5-1.5.[4]

References
  1. Upham, John (2021-02-07). "Happy Birthday IM Ravi Haria (07-ii-1999)". British Chess News. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  2. "Haria, Ravi". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  3. Shah, Aneeka. "Member Spotlight: Ravi Haria, Author and Chess Player - Oshwal Association of the U.K." Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  4. "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
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