Bengaluru teen Pranav Anand becomes India's 76th Chess Grandmaster

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Category : Sports Published on: September 19 2022

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Bengaluru teenager Pranav Anand became India’s 76th Grandmaster after he crossed the 2,500 Elo mark in the ongoing World Youth Chess Championship in Mamaia, Romania.
To become a GM, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points.
Anand had scored the third and final GM norm at the 55th Biel Chess Festival in Switzerland in July.
Anand had secured his third and final GM norm in Biel by drawing his game against Spain number five GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli (2619) in the penultimate round.
His first two GM norms came in the Sitges Open (in January 2022) and Vezerkepso GM Round Robin (March 2022) tournaments.

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Bengaluru teen Pranav Anand becomes India's 76th Chess Grandmaster