Overview
- Raahul, 21, clinched the 6th ASEAN Individual Championship with a round to spare in the Philippines.
- AICF President Nitin Narang announced the milestone and congratulated him on X.
- He previously earned the International Master title in 2021 after securing IM norms and crossing 2400 live rating.
- The new title makes him India’s second Grandmaster in two weeks, following Ilamparthi A R on October 30.
- The Chennai player, also an Asian junior champion, is the 35th Grandmaster from Tamil Nadu.