Himal Gusain is an Indian chess player.
Chess career In May 2025, he won the Locarno Open with a perfect score of 5/5, a full point ahead of runner-up Jakub Bednarczuk.
In June 2025, he won the Dolomiti International Chess Tournament after beating grandmaster Martin Petrov on tiebreak scores. Later that month, he won the Salento Open Masters with a perfect score of 9/9, two points ahead of runner-up Cecile Haussernot.
He played in the Chess World Cup 2025, where he was defeated by Andy Woodward in the first round.
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