Mon, 28 Sept, 2026, 11:22 am
Reported by The Blunt Times
SURAT : Gujarat’s chess scene has a new record-holder. Fourteen-year-old Surat player Vivaan Vishal Shah has completed all requirements for the prestigious International Master (IM) title, becoming...
Vivaan secured his third and final IM norm at the SixDays Budapest GM Norm Tournament in Hungary, completing the three norms required for the title.
His journey began at the age of seven, when a childhood fascination with the chessboard gradually developed into an international competitive career.
Vivaan earned his first IM norm in Požarevac, Serbia, in February 2025, where he also won the Rudar Round Robin Chess Tournament. His second norm came at the SixDays September Open – Norm Edition in Budapest in September 2026.
He then completed the requirement with his third norm at the SixDays Budapest GM Norm Tournament.
