Mitrabha Guha named as India’s 72nd Grandmaster

Kolkata-based player Mitrabha Guha has become India’s 72nd chess Grandmaster by bagging his third and final GM norm during a tournament in Serbia. The 20-year old Guha achieved the GM title after securing the final norm at the ongoing GM Third Saturday Mix 220 tourney in Novi Sad. He won this 3rd GM norm against GM Nikola Sedlak of Mitrabha Guha scored his 2nd GM norm at the Sheikh Russel International GM Tournament 2021, Bangladesh.

Recent Indian Chess Grandmasters:

• 69^th: Harshit Raja (Maharashtra)
• 70^th: Raja Rithvik (Telangana)
• 71^st: Sankalp Gupta (Maharashtra)