GMAmeet K Ghasi

Ameet Ghasi became the youngest winner of the British Rapidplay Championship at thirteen, sharing the 2000 title with Aaron Summerscale. Despite that early promise, he stepped away from serious chess to pursue his education. He studied biochemistry at the University of Birmingham and later worked in accountancy. Returning after a five-year absence, he won eight games in succession at Sunningdale in 2011. He became British blitz champion and an international master in 2012. His pursuit of the grandmaster title finally succeeded at Fagernes in 2024, when he was thirty-seven. In 2025 he shared first at the London Chess Classic Open with R. Praggnanandhaa and Velimir Ivić. His twin brother Sumeet is also a strong player.