S.Bilguun becomes FIDE Grand Master of Chess

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2020-03-06 14:32:34

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ International Master of Chess Bilguun Sumiya has qualified for Grand Master title.


After the ‘Biel Master International Open Tournament’ that was held in August, 2018, S.Bilguun reached to the world ranking  of 2503. As his success satisfies the four norms of Grand Master title, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) officially announced that he has become a Grand Master of Chess at the 90th FIDE Congress that took place in the United Arab Emirates on February 27-29, 2020.


Bilguun, who has been training chess sport for 16 years, earned International Master title in 2016. By qualifying for the Grand Master title in 2020, he has become Mongolia’s fifth Grand Master of Chess, the Mongolian Chess Federation reports.


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