Arun prasad has achieved 2500 rating level and already has 3 GM norms which has helped him become India's 18th GMMeanwhile Kritika Nadig has scored a IM norm from sort open ches tourny 2008 and Srinath has won a IM tournament in Czech Republic 2008 and has earned 2nd IM norm....

Parimarjan Negi has won Philadelphia international open chess tourny 2008 by clear first position. HE also tied for creditable 1st position in world open chess tourny 2008....

Sahaj Grover has earned his final IM norm in the Balaton IM round robin tournament 2008....

WGM Esha Karawade has won recently concluded Women's National B tournament 2008....

In Mayors cup Mumbai international chess tourny, after 11 rounds, Humpy finished with creditable 2nd position on tiebreak with GM Krasenkow. Thejkumar earned a GM norm while B.T. Murali Krishnan and Ram S. Krishnan have already made IM norms....