Chess | Ilamparthi’s father thrilled at his son’s feat

A.R. Ilamparthi’s begetter Ravikumar was an elated antheral aft his 16-year-old lad became India’s 90th Grandmaster, by securing his last GM norm astatine the Bijeljina tourney successful Bosnia and Herzegovina connected Thursday.

Reacting to his feat, Ravikumar said that helium was relieved that Ilamparthi had yet achieved the feat aft failing to marque the last norm implicit six tournaments since April this year. “He missed by a whisker successful each those tournaments,” said Ravikumar.

The 47-year-old bundle technologist said that Ilamparthi could person go a GM earlier had helium been capable to enactment successful a batch of tournaments. “I person a younger lad who has epilepsy, truthful I wasn’t capable to travel Ilamparthi each the time. Until past year, either his coach, GM Shyam Sundar, oregon I utilized to question with him to tournaments abroad. I utilized to navigator for him. Now, he’s capable to question connected his ain and I’ve taught him however to manage,” helium said.

Ravikumar, who spoke to his lad implicit the phone, said the teen wanted to interruption the 2600 Elo people and go a Super GM!