Teenager Bharath Subramaniyam becomes India’s 73rd Chess Grandmaster

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• Fourteen-year-old Bharath Subramaniyam recently became India’s 73rd chess Grandmaster, after completing his third and final GM norm at Vergani Cup Open in Italy.

About Bharath Subramaniyam

• Subramaniyam scored 6.5 points from nine rounds along with four others to finish seventh overall in the event. He secured his third GM norm here and also touched the requisite 2,500 (Elo) mark.
• Notably, to become a GM, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points.
• The All-India Chess Federation (AICF) also congratulated the teenager on his fe