 Mhamal in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1995-04-28)28 April 1995 (age 30) Panaji, India |
| Chess career | |
| Country | India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2474 (October 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2504 (March 2019) |
Anurag Mhamal is an Indianchess grandmaster.
Mhamal learned chess from his father Arvind Mhamal and trained under Akash Thakur.[2][3]
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.[2]
Mhamal won gold at the 2013 Asian Junior Blitz Chess Championship in Sharjah, UAE.[citation needed]
In October 2014, Mhamal defeated grandmasterRobin van Kampen in an upset in theWorld Junior Chess Championships.[4]
In July 2016, Mhamal got his final GM norm at Czech Open 2016 Pardubice.[1]
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.[5]