Aronyak Ghosh becomes India's 95th Grandmaster

Key facts

• Aronyak Ghosh from Kolkata became the 95th Grandmaster (GM) of India.
• He achieved his final GM norm at the Bangkok Chess Club Open, finishing tied for first place with a score of 7/9.
• Ghosh won the rapid section of the Nationals at Ranchi with a score of 9.5/11.
• He secured his first GM norm in August 2022 at the 23rd Sants International Open in Spain.
• He achieved his second GM norm at the Annemasse Masters.
• He won bronze medals at the U16s, World Youth, and Pune Nationals.
• Ghosh is an employee of the Eastern Railway.
• His career-high Elo rating is 2555.
• He crossed the 2500 rating mark at the Athens of East meet in Madurai.