During a current competition in Spain, sixteen-year-old Aditya Mittal became the 77th Grandmaster in the history of chess in India.
India’s 77th Grand Master in chess is Aditya Mittal
During the sixth round of the ongoing Ellobregat Open event in Spain, the Mumbai player, who had already attained three GM standards, reached the milestone of 2,500 ELO points. In order to accomplish this, he drew the match with Francisco Vallejo Pons, the top-ranked player in Spain.
A player must obtain three GM norms and an ELO live rating of 2,500 in order to become a general manager (GM).
At the Serbia Masters 2021, Mittal attained his first GM norm. At the Ellobregat Open 2021, he subsequently earned his second GM norm. At the Serbia Masters 2022, the adolescent achieved his third GM norm.
At the ongoing Ellobregat Open, he is one of the five players that are tied for the lead with five points.
In addition, Mittal joins Bharath Subramaniyam, Rahul Srivatshav, V Pranav V, and Pranav Anand as the fifth Indians to win the GM title in 2022.
Grandmaster-level chess players are acknowledged by the FIDE, the world chess body. The highest honour a chess player may achieve is grandmaster, behind world champion. The title is preserved for life once it is acquired, though it has very infrequently been revoked due to dishonesty.
All players, regardless of gender, are eligible to compete for the FIDE titles of Grandmaster, International Master (IM), and FIDE Master (FM). Out of a total of around 2000 grandmasters, men make up the vast majority of them, while 40 women have been given the title of GM as of 2022. The majority of the top 10 female players have held the GM title since around 2000. Only women are eligible for the Woman Grandmaster title, which has less stringent standards.
The World Federation for Chess Composition offers Grandmaster titles for those who create and solve chess puzzles . The title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster is given by the International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) (ICCGM). Although both of these organisations are now separate from FIDE, they nevertheless collaborate with it.