Raja Rithvik becomes the 70th Grandmaster of India

India’s R Raja Rithvik became chess Grandmaster after he crossed the ELO Rating of 2500. Former world champion and Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand praised the 17-year old Warangal native for entering the GM club R Raja Rithvik has become India’s 70th and latest chess Grandmaster, achieving his third and final norm at a recent event in Hungary. A native of Warangal, Rithvik has been undergoing advanced coaching at RACE Chess Academy under reputed coach N.V.S. Rama Raju.