Sports · 1 July 2026

Ethan Vaz becomes India's 96th Grandmaster

Exam-focused facts from the 1 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Ethan Vaz became India's 96th Grandmaster (GM) at the age of 14 years, 9 months, and 27 days.
  • He is the third person from Goa to achieve the GM title, following Anurag Mhamal and Leon Mendonca.
  • Vaz secured his final norm at the Chess Summer in Sarajevo–GM Mix tournament held in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
  • He is currently the second youngest GM in the world, trailing only Faustino Oro.
  • The title was achieved under the revised regulations of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), which require at least one GM norm in an individual Swiss tournament.

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