Anurag Mhamal is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career
Mhamal learned chess from his father Arvind Mhamal and trained under Akash Thakur.[1][2]
In 2012, Mhamal became the first IM from the state of Goa after achieving his final IM norm at the International Open at Albena in Bulgaria.[1]
Mhamal won gold at the 2013 Asian Junior Blitz Chess Championship in Sharjah, UAE.Template:Citation needed
In October 2014, Mhamal defeated grandmaster Robin van Kampen in an upset in the World Junior Chess Championships.[3]
In July 2016, Mhamal got his final GM norm at Czech Open 2016 Pardubice.[4]
In July 2017, Mhamal crossed the 2500 rating mark after defeating Romeo-Sorin Milu in the fifth round of the XXXVII Benasque International Open in Spain, becoming the first GM from the state of Goa and India's 48th Grandmaster.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anurag Mhamal becomes Goa's first IM.
- ↑ Anurag Mhamal : The unlikely grandmaster, Mokani, Paresh(23 July 2017).
- ↑ Anurag Mhamal upsets Robin van Kampen in World Junior Chess championship(13 October 2014).
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedFIDEGM - ↑ Breaking news: Anurag Mhamal is India's 48th grandmaster, Shah, Sagar(11 July 2017).