Teen Pranesh becomes India’s 79th Grandmaster

M Pranesh

M Pranesh clinched the title in the Rilton Cup, the first tournament of the FIDE Circuit, here to become India's 79th chess Grandmaster. Pranesh, 16, crossed the 2500-rating threshold and became a GM, having completed his three norms before the Rilton Cup.

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Seeded 22nd, the Indian made a clean sweep of the field in Stockholm, winning eight games and finishing a full point ahead of IM Kaan Kucuksari (Sweden) and GM Nikita Meshkovs (Latvia). He topped the standings with eight points.

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