| Anurag Mhamal | |
|---|---|
| MhamalAnurag2017.jpg Mhamal in 2017 | |
| Country | India |
| Born | 28 April 1995 Panaji, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017)[1] |
| FIDE rating | Template:Elo rating Template:Elo rating |
| Peak rating | 2504 (March 2019) |
Anurag Mhamal is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career[edit | edit source]
Mhamal learned chess from his father Arvind Mhamal and trained under Akash Thakur.[2][3]
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.[2]
Mhamal won gold at the 2013 Asian Junior Blitz Chess Championship in Sharjah, UAE.[citation needed]
In October 2014, Mhamal defeated grandmaster Robin van Kampen in an upset in the World Junior Chess Championships.[4]
In July 2016, Mhamal got his final GM norm at Czech Open 2016 Pardubice.[1]
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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Anurag Mhamal becomes Goa's first IM".
- ↑ Mokani, Paresh (23 July 2017). "Anurag Mhamal : The unlikely grandmaster".
- ↑ "Anurag Mhamal upsets Robin van Kampen in World Junior Chess championship". 13 October 2014.
- ↑ Shah, Sagar (11 July 2017). "Breaking news: Anurag Mhamal is India's 48th grandmaster".
