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Shyaamnikhil ends 12-year wait, becomes India’s 85th GM

Updated on: 14 May,2024 06:34 AM IST  |  Dubai
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Shyaamnikhil needed just one win and eight draws to complete the long-overdue GM title which he achieved in the tournament

Shyaamnikhil ends 12-year wait, becomes India’s 85th GM

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P Shyaamnikhil became India’s 85th Grandmaster by completing his third and final GM norm in the just-concluded Dubai Police Masters chess tournament, ending a 12-year-wait for the player who took to the sport as an eight-year-old.


Shyaamnikhil needed just one win and eight draws to complete the long-overdue GM title which he achieved in the tournament. The 31-year-old conjured the requisite 2500 ELO rating points, the minimum requirement to be a GM, way back in 2012 with two Grandmaster norms but for the third one, he had to wait for 12 years.


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