Overview
- The 16-year-old clinched his final Grandmaster norm at the GM4 Bijeljina 2025 Chess Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- All India Chess Federation president Nitin Narang confirmed the milestone, with Viswanathan Anand publicly congratulating the teenager.
- Earlier norms came at the Ha Noi tournament in December 2023 and the Singapore International Open in 2024.
- He met the rating requirement by surpassing 2500 Elo during the 2024–25 Rilton Cup.
- Ilamparthi trains under GM Shyam Sundar M, studies at Velammal School, works with Anand’s academy, and received 2022 training support from Dutch GM Anish Giri.