Pranav Anand becomes India’s 76th Grandmaster

Bengaluru’s Pranav Anand became India’s 76th Grandmaster as he passed the 2,500 Elo mark in the World Youth Chess Championship in Mamaia, Romania. The 15-year-old earned the title after having already fulfilled the other qualifications for a GM title.
He defeated France’s Augustin Droin to claim the U-14 Open gold with 9 points from 11 rounds, a day after fulfilling the requirement to become India’s 76th Grandmaster.
To become a GM, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points.
Anand had scored the third and final GM norm at the 55th Biel Chess Festival in Switzerland in July.