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Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh

Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh
Personal information
Born (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998
Beed, Maharashtra, India
Chess career
Country India
TitleInternational Master (2016)
FIDE rating2391 (January 2026)
Peak rating2461 (September 2022)

Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh [1] (born 1 January 1998) is an Indian chess player who holds the title of International Master (IM) awarded by FIDE in 2016.[2][3] He won the inaugural 1st SAARC Chess Championship (Open) in 2019,[4] held in Bangladesh and successfully defended the title in 2023.[5]

In 2018, he received the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports State Award [6] from the Government of Maharashtra, the highest state-level honor for sports personality in the state.

Early life and education

Nubairshah Shaikh was born in Beed, Maharashtra, India[7] and completed his graduation in civil engineering from Mumbai University in 2019.[8]

Shaikh showed outstanding promise as a chess prodigy from a young age. In January 2011, he gained national attention at the 3rd Chennai International Open,[9] where, at the age of 13, he earned his first International Master norm,[10] becoming the youngest player from Maharashtra[11] at the time to achieve an IM norm, remaining unbeaten against five Grandmasters and defeating GM S.P. Sethuraman during the event.[12] This early achievement laid the foundation for his progress toward the International Master title, which he was officially awarded by FIDE in 2016.[2]

Chess career

He later completed his second IM norm at the Qatar Masters Open 2015,[13] one of World's strongest open events, and secured his third and final IM norm at the Abu Dhabi Masters 2016,[14] following which the title was officially approved by FIDE.

After becoming International Master, In 2017 Shaikh claimed the title of Commonwealth Junior Champion.[15] In 2018 Shaikh won the Gold Medal in the Western Asia Junior Blitz Championship in Uzbekistan.[16]

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Shaikh achieved two grandmaster norms. Nubairshah earned his first norm at the Delhi GM Open 2018, where his performance rating was 2647,[17] and a second norm the Capelle La Grande 2020 tournament in France.[18]

The pandemic paused his tournament play in 2021.

In 2022, he won the Silver Lake Open[19] in Serbia, narrowly missing his final Grandmaster norm. Shaikh achieved his final Grandmaster norm & Elect GM Title at the Bangladesh Premier League 2024, where he played for Titas Club,[20] winning the Board Prize with a score of 8/10.[21]

In 2023, Shaikh successfully defended his title at the South Asian Chess Championship (SACC) held in Lalitpur, Nepal,[5][22] becoming the first player to win the SAARC Championship multiple times. Shaikh won the Jaffna International Chess Championship 2024 in Sri Lanka with a score of 9/10.[23]

Shaikh won the 16th Vaujany International Festival 2025 with an unbeaten 7/9 score, defeating defending champion IM Thibault Dudognon in the final round.[24] Shaikh also won the 29th Creon IM Round-Robin Closed 2025 in France with an unbeaten 6.5/9 score, finishing half a point ahead of IM Simon Lamaze and FM Ewen Pichon.[25] Shaikh scored 9/10 to win the Silver Jubilee Queenstar Rating Open 2025.[26]

In late 2025, Shaikh recorded successes on the Indian rapid circuit, winning both The Grandeur 8.0 Rapid Rating Open[27] and the Satish Anna Rapid Rating Open 2025.[28] He scored 8/9 in each event, securing first place with 7 wins & 2 draws and reaffirming his status as one of the most consistent rapid performers in the country.

Recognition and titles

Shaikh was awarded the title of International Master (IM) in 2016,[3] and in 2018 received the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports State Award by the Government of Maharashtra for his significant contributions to chess in India.[29] In 2025, he was awarded the FIDE Trainer (FT) title[3] by the International Chess Federation for his contributions to chess coaching and training.[30]

Notable tournament results

Year Tournament Result
2007 Asian School Championship 2007 (Boys U-9) Gold Medal[31][32]
2008 4th World Schools Chess Championships 2008 (Open U-11) Silver Medal[33]
2010 FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2010 Bronze Medal[34][35]
2014 Asian Youth Chess Championship 2014 (Open U-16 Rapid) Gold Medal[36][37]
2017 Commonwealth Junior Championship 2017 Gold Medal[38]
2018 Western Asia Junior Blitz Championship 2018 Gold Medal[16]
2019 1st SAARC Open Chess Championship 2019 Gold Medal[39]
2022 Silver Lake Open 2022 1st place[40]
2023 South Asian Chess Championship 2023 (SACC) Gold Medal[41]
2024 2nd Jaffna International Chess Championship 1st place[42]
2025 16th Vaujany International Festival 1st place[43]
2025 29th Creon IM Round-Robin Closed 1st place[44]
2025 Silver Jubilee Queenstar Rating Open 1st place[45]

Personal life

Outside of chess, Shaikh works as a civil engineer with the Maharashtra government's Public Works Department.[46] He has balanced his professional engineering career with chess, a combination that has drawn attention in chess circles.[47]

Notable games

References

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