14-year-old Bharath Subramaniyam becomes India's 73rd Chess Grandmaster

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 10, Jan 2022

Fourteen-year-old Bharath Subramaniyam has become the73rd Grandmaster of India, the All India Chess Federation confirmed today.

The Chennai-based teenager completed his final GM Norm and crossed the requisite 2500 rating at Vergani Cup Open in Italy. Subramaniyam finished seventh overall in the event held at Cattolica by scoring 6.5 points from nine rounds. To achieve the Grandmaster (GM) title, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points. 

Sources : News on AIR