Which of the following became the first Grand Master from Haryana ........

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Which of the following became the first Grand Master from Haryana ?

Gaurav Lather

Neeraj Pandher

Sumit Lakhia

Himanshu Sharma

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Explanation:

Himanshu Sharma at age of 34, scored a win in the fifth round of the 1st Sardar Prakash Singh Memorial tournament to cross the magical figure of 2500 on the Elo list and become India's 47th grandmaster and first from the state of Haryana. The title was extra sweet because it happened on his home soil - in Haryana.

Himanshu Sharma became an International Master in the year 2006. He reached an impressive rating of 2471 in 2009. However, getting the GM norms for him was a tough task.