14-yr-old Kerala boy becomes India's 53rd Chess Grandmaster
Kerala-born Nihal Sarin has become India's 53rd Grandmaster after attaining his third and final GM-Norm by drawing in the eighth round of Abu Dhabi Masters against Uzbekistan's Temur Kuybokarov. The 14-year-old, who was the 2014 World Under-10 Champion, is the 12th youngest grandmaster in chess history. "Congrats and welcome to @NihalSarin. The boys are on a roll!" wrote Viswanathan Anand.