International Chess Federation awards grandmaster title to Indian Chess Prodigy Vaishali Ramesh Babu

Leon Mendonca becomes India’s 67th chess Grandmaster

<p>Leon Mendonca on Thursday became India’s 67th Grandmaster (GM), achieving his third GM in three months. Mendonca, 14, was stranded in Europe with his father in March due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, played 16 tournaments in three months, this improving his Elo rating by 140 points. The All India Chess Federation (AICF) […]</p>