Overview
- The final Grandmaster norm came at the GM4 Bijeljina 2025 event in Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 30.
- Earlier norms were secured in Ha Noi in December 2023 and at the Singapore International Open in 2024, completing the three-norm pathway.
- He crossed the 2500 Elo threshold during the 2024–25 Rilton Cup and is reported at a classical rating of 2518.
- A trainee at WestBridge Anand Chess Academy who works with coach Shyam Sundar, he is also a student at Chennai’s Velammal School.
- Viswanathan Anand and AICF president Nitin Narang announced the milestone on X, while Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin hailed him as the state’s 35th Grandmaster; reports also note earlier support from Dutch GM Anish Giri.