Overview
- Shrivatri clinched the title by winning the 7th ASEAN Plus Individual Open Chess Championship in Misamis Occidental, Philippines on Sunday, finishing with 7 points from 9 rounds after rebounding from an opening loss.
- The result fulfils the formal requirements for the Grandmaster title—three GM norms and a 2500 FIDE rating—and makes the 22-year-old the 100th Indian to earn the rank.
- He is the first player from Madhya Pradesh to reach Grandmaster status, a milestone that follows his 2020 International Master title and years of private funding, coaching and tournament play.
- The All India Chess Federation publicly congratulated Shrivatri and senior figures including Viswanathan Anand framed the milestone as evidence of faster GM production across India in recent years.
- The win caps a burst of new Grandmasters in 2026 and could push federations and sponsors to expand norm-rich open events, coaching and state-level support that helped Shrivatri and other recent GMs advance.