Anurag Mhamal
| Anurag Mhamal | |
|---|---|
 Mhamal in 2017 | |
| Country | India |
| Born | April 28, 1995 Panaji, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2499 (October 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2504 (March 2019) |
Anurag Mhamal is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career
[edit]Mhamal learned chess from his father Arvind Mhamal and trained under R. B. Ramesh and 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]
In October 2014, Mhamal defeated Robin van Kampen in an upset in the World Junior Chess Championships.[4]
In June 2017, Mhamal got his final GM norm at the XXVII Open Internacional de Gros 2017.[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.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Anurag Mhamal becomes Goa's first IM".
- ^ Mokani, Paresh (July 23, 2017). "Anurag Mhamal : The unlikely grandmaster".
- ^ "Anurag Mhamal upsets Robin van Kampen in World Junior Chess championship". October 13, 2014.
- ^ Shah, Sagar (July 11, 2017). "Breaking news: Anurag Mhamal is India's 48th grandmaster".