| Key Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | Raahul VS becomes India's 91st Grandmaster (GM) |
| Tournament | 6th ASEAN Individual Championship 2025 |
| Achievement | Secured GM title with a round to spare |
| Previous Milestones | Earned International Master (IM) title in November 2021 with five IM norms and a live rating over 2400 |
| Significance | Reinforces India's growing prominence in world chess |
| Other Recent GMs | Illamparthi AR (90th GM) - Achieved final GM norm at Bijeljina Open 2025 in Bosnia and HerzegovinaS Rohith Krishna (89th GM) - Earned GM title at Almaty Masters Qonaev Cup in Kazakhstan |
| GM Title Criteria | Awarded by FIDERequires three GM norms and crossing the 2500 Elo rating |
| Hierarchy of Chess Titles | Grandmaster (GM) > International Master (IM) > FIDE Master (FM) > Candidate Master (CM) |
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