Raja Ritwik R. Became 70th Grandmaster of India

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Category : Sports Published on: September 21 2021

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· The promising R Raja Rithvik of Hyderabad became the Grandmaster of Chess after crossing the ELO rating of 2500.

· The 17-year-old won the GM title at the Vezarkepzo Grandmaster Chess Tournament in Budapest, Hungary.

· In this way he became the 70th Grandmaster of the country.

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About Grandmaster

v Grandmaster (GM) is a title given to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE.

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Raja Ritwik R. Became 70th Grandmaster of India