Mayank Chakraborty has become India's 94th
chess Grandmaster
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Mayank Chakraborty has
become India's 94th chess Grandmaster.
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He is the first
Grandmaster to emerge from India's northeastern region.
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He is also the first
player from Assam to achieve the Grandmaster title.
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Prior to this
achievement, he held the title of International Master.
¨ The 16-year-old player
secured his final Grandmaster norm at the 8th GM Tournament, held at the Hotel
Stockholm North in Stockholm, Sweden.
¨ Mayank secured first place
in this competition. He scored 7 points out of the 9 rounds played in the
event.
¨ He remained undefeated in the final round of the tournament.
¨ During this event, he crossed the requisite FIDE rating threshold of 2500.
