Anurag Mhamal is an Indian

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grandmaster.

Career

Mhamal learned chess from his father Arvind Mhamal and trained under Akash Thakur. In 2012, Mhamal became the first IM from the state of Goa after achieving his final IM norm at the International Open at Albena in Bulgaria. Mhamal won gold at the 2013 Asian Junior Blitz Chess Championship in Sharjah, UAE. In October 2014, Mhamal defeated Robin van Kampen in an upset in the

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s. In July 2016, Mhamal got his final GM norm at Czech Open 2016 Pardubice. In July 2017, Mhamal crossed the 2500 rating mark after defeating Romeo-Sorin Milu in the fifth round of the XXXVII Benasque International Open in Spain, becoming the first GM from the state of Goa and India's 48th Grandmaster.

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