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Anurag Mhamal
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anurag Mhamal is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career
Mhamal learned chess from his father Arvind Mhamal and trained under Akash Thakur.[2][3]
In 2012, Mhamal became the first IM from the state of Goa after achieving his final IM norm at the International Open at Albena in Bulgaria.[2]
Mhamal won gold at the 2013 Asian Junior Blitz Chess Championship in Sharjah, UAE.[citation needed]
In October 2014, Mhamal defeated grandmaster Robin van Kampen in an upset in the World Junior Chess Championships.[4]
In July 2016, Mhamal got his final GM norm at Czech Open 2016 Pardubice.[1]
In July 2017, Mhamal crossed the 2500 rating mark after defeating Romeo-Sorin Milu in the fifth round of the XXXVII Benasque International Open in Spain, becoming the first GM from the state of Goa and India's 48th Grandmaster.[5]
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