Have a look at the bio and FIDE chess rating of Bristy Mukherjee
Bristy Mukherjee is a young and upcoming Indian FIDE chess master who recently won the India Women Rapid event at the Tata Steel Chess India Festival 2024.
Mukherjee went viral following a video of her bowing down to touch the feet of Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.
Who is Bristy Mukherjee, FIDE master who won India Women Rapid event at the Tata Steel Chess India Festival 2024, bio, age, career, titles, Instagram, and more
Carlsen was seemingly blushing after Bristy Mukherjee stooped down to touch his feet during the award ceremony.
Bristy Mukherjee bio
Bristy Mukherjee is a young and upcoming Indian FIDE chess master who was born on January 1, 2004. She is currently 20 years old and has a FIDE world ranking of 35,060 among active players. Bristy recently secured the Women’s Rapid (Event B) during the recently concluded Tata Steel Chess India Festival 2024 tournament. She won with a perfect score of 7/7. She has previously won the Woman Candidate Master (WCM) in 2018 and the Woman FIDE Master (WFM) in 2023.
Indian chess player Bristy Mukherjee won the All India Women Rapid event at the Tata Steel Chess India Festival 2024. During the award ceremony, she touched the feet of chess legend #MagnusCarlsen as a sign of respect, surprising him.#TataSteelChessIndia #Chess #esn #esnnews pic.twitter.com/zCQjLNVtwd
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FIDE Rating
std 1947
rapid 1844
blitz 1937
Viral video of Bristy Mukherjee
Besides gaining prominence for winning the Women’s Rapid title at the tournament, Bristy Mukherjee went viral following a video of her seeking blessings from Magnus Carlsen. During the award ceremony, Bristy got called to receive her trophy. While on stage, she sought the blessings of Indian legend Viswanathan Anand by touching his feet before turning to Carlsen. The 20-year-old proceeded to touch Magnus Carlsen’s feet before leaving him blushing and smiling widely. The incident took place on Sunday, November 17, 2024, in Kolkata.
The current World No. 1 also secured a stunning double at the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata. Magnus Carlsen managed to secure both the blitz and the rapid title. Aside from winning the title, Magnus Carlsen was also there to hand over the trophy to the winner. Although he was initially taken aback by Mukherjee’s gesture, he soon started blushing over it. Earlier in the tournament, Carlsen managed to defeat India’s Vidit Gujrathi in the final round to finish with three consecutive wins and 13 points.
Bristy Mukherjee has an Instagram with the account @champ_bristy, where she has about 987 followers and about 15 posts.