Prantik Roy is Bengal’s latest International Master

ChessKolkata ,December 29 : Bengal’s Prantik Roy completed his International Master formalities when he held International Master Bela Khotenashvili of Georgia to a Draw in the 8th and penultimate round of Qatar Masters Open 2015 in Doha Qatar.This draw enabled Prantik, a former West Bengal Champion,to not only cross the 2400 Elo Rating,which is mandatory for getting the I.M. title but also for getting  his 4th norm.

Earlier, the student of Jadavpur University had made his International Master norms in Catalan Chess Circuit in Barcelona 2015 and Bhuvaneswar Open in 2010 respectively