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Aditya Samant becomes India's 83rd chess Grandmaster

Aditya Samant became India’s 83rd Grandmaster after earning his third GM norm at the Master Tournament (MTO) in the Biel International Chess Festival 2023.

The Maharashtra player had earned his first norm to become a grandmaster at the Abu Dhabi Masters in August  2022

To become a GM, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points and his live rating going into the ninth round game is 2525.4.

He secured his second GM norm at the 3rd El Llobregat Open in December 2022.

Published On : July 28, 2023
Category : Sports