- Akash Ganesan becomes India's 66th Grandmaster. He was born on 1st October 1996 in Chennai, Tamilnadu. At Present, Akash holds the National Record in Chess for being Youngest National Senior Chess Champion at the age of 16 years & 14 days.
- He completed his third grandmaster norm and won a silver medal in the National Senior Championship, which was held at Sikkim.
- He represented India in the 2013 World Cup. And the same year, he won the Gold medal in Commonwealth Junior category, which was held in South Africa.
- Prior to this,
- Akash won Prague International Chess Festival Open 2020 and got qualified for Prague International Chess Festival Challengers 2021.
- His Grandmaster title was confirmed at the 2nd Council Meet of FIDE for the year 2020 that was held on 3rd July 2020.
Published On : 06 Jul 2020
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