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CHESS#1314

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CHESS#1314
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Devangshu Datta

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It’s been an incredible week for Indian chess. First, R Vaishali, the 17-year-old elder sister of Praggnanandhaa, completed her Woman Grandmaster title with a third and final WGM norm at the Riga Technical University Open on August 12. On August 14, 14-year-old Nihal Sarin (he’s a month past his 14th birthday actually) completed his Grandmaster title at the Abu Dhabi Masters. India’s 53rd GM did it with a round to spare.

Then, on Independence Day, Arjun Erigaisi, who is a month short of his 15th birthday, became India’s 54th Grandmaster with a clutch win in the last round at Abu
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