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- M Pranesh became India’s 79th Chess Grandmaster by winning the Rilton Cup, the first tournament on the FIDE Circuit.
- 16-year-old Pranesh crossed the 2500 rating threshold and became a GM after fulfilling his three criteria ahead of the Rilton Cup.
- Pranesh won eight games and finished ahead of International Master Kan Kukusari (Sweden) and Grandmaster Nikita Meshkovs (Latvia).
- To become a Grandmaster, a player has to achieve three GM norms and also cross the 2500 ELO mark.
