IM Anuj Shrivatri Becomes India's 100th Grandmaster
IM Anuj Shrivatri of Madhya Pradesh won the 7th ASEAN Plus Individual Open Chess Championship and earned the Grandmaster title. After losing the first game, Anuj scored 7/8 points to win the tournament. With this, India gained its 100th Grandmaster, and Madhya Pradesh got its first. Huge congratulations to Anuj and his family on this achievement!
1st from Madhya Pradesh, 100th in India
The journey was long and long-awaited by many. Indians were waiting for that 100-mark, and people in Madhya Pradesh were waiting for their first. On the auspicious day of Diwali, this is a gift from Anuj to all of us!!


A full report with an interview will be published soon!
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | Name | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | n | w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IM | 2450 | 7 | 2382 | 43 | 46,5 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |||
2 | GM | 2427 | 6,5 | 2357 | 41 | 44,5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6,5 | |||
3 | FM | 2257 | 6 | 2416 | 42,5 | 46,5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |||
4 | IM | 2382 | 6 | 2395 | 42,5 | 45,5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |||
5 | IM | 2474 | 6 | 2395 | 37,5 | 41,5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |||
6 | IM | 2431 | 6 | 2371 | 40,5 | 43,5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |||
7 | IM | 2416 | 6 | 2369 | 41 | 43,5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |||
8 | IM | 2385 | 6 | 2216 | 34 | 36,5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |||
9 | IM | 2402 | 5,5 | 2398 | 42,5 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5,5 | |||
10 | IM | 2447 | 5,5 | 2387 | 40,5 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5,5 |