22-year-old makes history as Madhya Pradesh’s first chess Grandmaster
Indian chess Grandmaster
A historic day for Indian chess.
Anuj Shrivastava becomes the country’s 100th Grandmaster.
The 22-year-old also created history in Madhya Pradesh.
He is the first chess Grandmaster from the state.
Anuj is pursuing his BTech from Lovely Professional University in Punjab.
He has blended competitive chess with his studies.
He achieved the 2,500 Elo at Guwahati Smart City International Open.
It is the rating that makes him eligible for the Grandmaster title.
But it was years of hard work.
By the year 2022, Anuj had secured all his three Grandmaster norms.
But he still needed 4 more years for the rating.
His hard work and practice finally bore fruits.
In 1988, Viswanathan Anand became the first Indian Grandmaster.
India has since gone on to have 100 Grandmasters, almost 38 years later.
V.S. Rathana Vel was named India’s 99th Grandmaster last week.
Anuj’s achievement is another feather in the cap of Indian chess.
His achievement may inspire more children from around the country.
