Who has become India's 80th Grandmaster in Chess?

India's 24 - year - old chess player Vignesh NR has become the 80th grandmaster after defeating Germany ’ s Ilse Schneider . Along with this, he also won the 24th Nordwest Cup 2023 title in Germany . Earlier, Vignesh's brother Visakh NR became the 59th Grandmaster of India in the year 2019 . For the first time in India's Grandmaster Chess history, two brothers have become India's Grandmasters . Pranesh M is the 79th Grandmaster of India and he achieved this feat after winning the Rilton Cup in Stockholm . The title of Grandmaster ( GM ) is given to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE .