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Bengaluru teen Pranav Anand becomes India's 76th Chess Grandmaster
Updated On: 16 September, 2022 12:43 PM IST | Chennai | PTI
The 15-year-old, having already met the other requirements that are necessary for a GM title, achieved the honour late on Thursday
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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. The 15-year-old, having already met the other requirements that are necessary for a GM title, achieved the honour late on Thursday. 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.
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"He is passionate towards chess. Extremely interested and passionate towards the game. He can work for any number of hours," Anand`s coach V Saravanan told PTI. "He is especially good in calculation and end games...they are his two biggest strengths right now," Saravanan said about his ward`s ninth round win in the under-16 section of the World Youth Chess Championship 2022.
"Also, the most important reason for Pranav`s achievement is the dedication of his family, his mother, father...They have spent so much time on and supported him. If the pandemic was not there, Pranav could have become a GM at least a year ago. He is one of the most talented kids I have ever come across," the International Master added.
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