Anurag Mhamal

Anurag Mhamal is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Career Mhamal learned chess from his father Arvind Mhamal and trained under Akash Thakur.

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.

Mhamal won gold at the 2013 Asian Junior Blitz Chess Championship in Sharjah, UAE.

In October 2014, Mhamal defeated grandmaster Robin van Kampen in an upset in the World Junior Chess Championships.

In July 2016, Mhamal got his final GM norm at Czech Open 2016 Pardubice.