<p>Bengaluru teenager Pranav Anand became India's 76th Grandmaster after he crossed the 2,500 Elo mark in the ongoing World Youth Chess Championship in Mamaia, Romania.</p>.<p>The 15-year-old, having already met the other requirements that are necessary for a GM title, achieved the honour late on Thursday.</p>.<p>To become a GM, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/the-chess-world-isnt-ready-for-a-cheating-scandal-1145258.html">The chess world isn't ready for a cheating scandal</a></strong></p>.<p>Anand had scored the third and final GM norm at the 55th Biel Chess Festival in Switzerland in July.</p>.<p>"He is passionate towards chess. Extremely interested and passionate towards the game. He can work for any number of hours," Anand's coach V Saravanan told<em> PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"He is especially good in calculation and end games...they are his two biggest strengths right now," Saravanan said about his ward's ninth-round win in the under-16 section of the World Youth Chess Championship 2022.</p>.<p>"Also, the most important reason for Pranav's achievement is the dedication of his family, his mother, father...They have spent so much time on and supported him,"</p>.<p>"If the pandemic was not there, Pranav could have become a GM at least a year ago. He is one of the most talented kids I have ever come across," the International Master added.</p>.<p>Anand had secured his third and final GM norm in Biel by drawing his game against Spain's number five GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli (2619) in the penultimate round.</p>.<p>He had also beaten GM Maxime Lagarde of France (2631), GM Sethuraman S P(2623), drawn with GM Aryan Chopra (2610) and GM Shant Sargsyan of Armenia (2661) in the event.</p>.<p>His first two GM norms came in the Sitges Open (in January 2022) and Vezerkepso GM Round Robin (March 2022) tournaments.</p>
<p>Bengaluru teenager Pranav Anand became India's 76th Grandmaster after he crossed the 2,500 Elo mark in the ongoing World Youth Chess Championship in Mamaia, Romania.</p>.<p>The 15-year-old, having already met the other requirements that are necessary for a GM title, achieved the honour late on Thursday.</p>.<p>To become a GM, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/the-chess-world-isnt-ready-for-a-cheating-scandal-1145258.html">The chess world isn't ready for a cheating scandal</a></strong></p>.<p>Anand had scored the third and final GM norm at the 55th Biel Chess Festival in Switzerland in July.</p>.<p>"He is passionate towards chess. Extremely interested and passionate towards the game. He can work for any number of hours," Anand's coach V Saravanan told<em> PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"He is especially good in calculation and end games...they are his two biggest strengths right now," Saravanan said about his ward's ninth-round win in the under-16 section of the World Youth Chess Championship 2022.</p>.<p>"Also, the most important reason for Pranav's achievement is the dedication of his family, his mother, father...They have spent so much time on and supported him,"</p>.<p>"If the pandemic was not there, Pranav could have become a GM at least a year ago. He is one of the most talented kids I have ever come across," the International Master added.</p>.<p>Anand had secured his third and final GM norm in Biel by drawing his game against Spain's number five GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli (2619) in the penultimate round.</p>.<p>He had also beaten GM Maxime Lagarde of France (2631), GM Sethuraman S P(2623), drawn with GM Aryan Chopra (2610) and GM Shant Sargsyan of Armenia (2661) in the event.</p>.<p>His first two GM norms came in the Sitges Open (in January 2022) and Vezerkepso GM Round Robin (March 2022) tournaments.</p>