In the MPL 59th Senior National Chess Championship held in Delhi, Who became India's 78th Grandmaster ?

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The correct answer is Koustav Chatterjee.Key Points

Koustav Chatterjee became India's 78^th Grandmaster by winning the MPL 59th Senior National Chess Championship held in Delhi.
He achieved the Grandmaster title at the age of 18, which is a remarkable feat.
Chatterjee has been playing chess since the age of 5 and has won several national and international tournaments.
The Grandmaster title is the highest title a chess player can achieve and is awarded by the World Chess Federation (FIDE).

Additional Information

G Akash:
- Akash Ganesan, an Indian chess grandmaster and former national champion, was born on October 1, 1996.
- Hs a 17-year-old chess prodigy from Tamil Nadu who has won several national and international tournaments.
- G Akash became India's 66th chess Grandmaster.
Pranav V:
- Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh is an Indian chess player who was born on October 13, 2006.
- He is a 16-year-old chess player from Kerala who has won the National Under-15 Chess Championship in 2017.
- He won a competition in Romania, making him the 75th Grandmaster of India.
Prithu Gupta:
- He is a 16-year-old chess player from Delhi .
- He has won the National Under-13 Chess Championship in 2016 and the National Under-15 Chess Championship in 2018.
- Prithu Gupta became India's 64th Grandmaster