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KOLKATA : Neelotpal Das of Bengal became the 14th and latest Grandmaster from India when he earned his third and final GM norm at the 29th San Sebastian International Open chess tournament in Spain on Sunday. According to information reaching here on Monday, the 23-year-old ONGC employee tied for the first place with four other GMs by scoring 7 points in the nine-round tournament. Better tie-break score saw GM Stuart Conquest of England being declared champion. Das earned his first two norms also in Spain last year at the Sort International Open and at the Benasque International Open, respectively. He becomes GM immediately because he has an Elo rating of 2514. It is mandatory to have an Elo rating of 2500 and above to gain the title. The world chess federation, FIDE, will confirm the title at its next Congress. Das is the fourth GM from Bengal behind Dibyendu Barua, Surya Sekhar Ganguly and Sandipan Chanda.
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