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Viswanathan Anand lauds Bharath as teenager becomes India’s 73rd GM

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Monday congratulated fourteen-year-old Bharath Subramaniyam as the teenager became the 73rd Grandmaster of India.

Chennai-based Subramaniyam completed his final GM Norm and crossed the requisite 2500 rating at Vergani Cup Open in Italy. He finished seventh overall in the event held at Cattolica by scoring 6.5 points from nine rounds.