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Teenager Rahul Srivatshav becomes India’s 74th Grandmaster

Rahul Srivatshav P of Telangana has become India’s 74th Grandmaster, achieving the title after breaking the 2500 (Elo points) barrier in live FIDE ratings during the 9th Cattolica Chess Festival 2022 in Italy. The 19-year old player reached the 2500 Elo live rating mark after drawing his 8th round game against Grandmaster Levan Pantsulaia in the Cattolica event. His current Elo rating is 2468. Srivatshav had already secured five GM norms and achieved the title when he crossed the rating threshold of 2500.

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  • Bharath Subramaniyam had become the country’s 73rd GM in January.
  • The legendary Viswanathan Anand is India’s first GM, which he became way back in 1988.

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