Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain

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Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain
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CountryIndia
Born18 August 1990 (1990-08-18) (age 31)
Assam, India
FIDE rating1841 (March 2021)[1]
EducationSt. Joseph's College of Commerce

Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain (Rajkumar Shrinjan Singha; born 18 August 1990[2]) is an Indian chess player.[3] He is the former Indian chess champion who has represented his state, Assam, and India in numerous tournaments.[1][4]

Personal life[]

Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain was born in a Tai-Ahom family with his family residences at Guwahati, Moran in Dibrugarh District and Titabor in Jorhat District of Assam. He belongs to the Ahom Kingdom’s royal family of Tai-Ahom Chao Pha Purandar Singha that can be traced back from his father’s side.[5]


Education[]

Gohain attended Maria's Public School[6] in Guwahati before moving to Bangalore to complete pre-university studies. He then went to St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Rajkumar triumphs". The Hindu. 19 September 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ "NIIT MindChampions' Academy completes 10 years of developing young minds through Chess in schools". NIIT (Press release). 20 July 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ^ Gogoi, Shanti Priya (2018). Xuworonir Rangin Paat (Assamese book). Dibrugarh Assam: Nandita Hazarika.
  6. ^ "Dhar wins NIIT meet". The Telegraph. Guwahati. 30 July 2005.
  7. ^ St. Joseph's Collage of Commerce Bangalore, Magazine (PDF). St. Joseph's College of Commerce. 2021. p. 14.
  8. ^ "Rajkumar triumphs". The Hindu. 19 September 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

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