Srinath Narayan set to become India's 46th Grandmaster

Chennai's Srinath Narayanan is set to become India's 46th Grandmaster after he defeated Spanish GM David Anton Guijarro at the ongoing Sharjah Masters 2017 chess tournament. 

The 23-year-old, who had become India's youngest FIDE-rated player in 2002 when



he was just eight, also finished as joint winner in the Under-12 World Championship in 2005 in France.

Srinath became an International Master at the age of 14 and crossed the 2500 Elo rating a few months back. He had already secured five GM norms.