Aditya Samant becomes the 83rd Grandmaster in chess in India
On Wednesday, Aditya S. Samant attained the rank of 83rd Grandmaster in India. At the BielChess MTO 2023 competition, the 17-year-old Samant, an International Master, upgraded to GM when he began his ninth round match against fellow countryman Aryan Chopra. No matter the outcome, he needed to play the ninth round in order to reach his final GM norm because he had drew from his eighth round game against Bu Xiangzhi. Samant, a player from Maharashtra, had previously attained two GM standards, crossed the 2500 Elo threshold in the live ratings, and needed just one more to become the newest Grandmaster in India.On Wednesday, Aditya S. Samant attained the rank of 83rd Grandmaster in India. At the BielChess MTO 2023 competition, the 17-year-old Samant, an International Master, upgraded to GM when he began his ninth round match against fellow countryman Aryan Chopra. No matter the outcome, he needed to play the ninth round in order to reach his final GM norm because he had drew from his eighth round game against Bu Xiangzhi. Samant, a player from Maharashtra, had previously attained two GM standards, crossed the 2500 Elo threshold in the live ratings, and needed just one more to become the newest Grandmaster in India.