Sixteen-year-old Dhruva Thota from Telangana has become the State’s 13th International Master in chess, achieving four IM norms across Europe. With a FIDE rating of 2411, he now seeks financial support to pursue his dream of becoming a Grandmaster

Hyderabad: Dhruva Thota, a 16-year-old student from Telangana, has become the State’s 13th International Master (IM). Dhruva, a student of Pallavi International School, is being coached at Maestro Chess Academy.

Dhruva’s path to IM status began with a championship win and his first IM norm at the Six Days Budapest IM Tournament in Hungary (Nov 2023). He followed up with his second norm at the Chessable Sunway Sitges International Tournament in Spain (Dec 2023), finishing 18th among top contenders.

His third IM norm and a prize-winning perform

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