Chess: England gains new grandmaster as Ameet Ghasi qualifies at age 37
The Birmingham amateur achieved his title in Norway after years of trying, while Jonah Willow, 21, became the latest from the young generation to score a GM normAmeet Ghasi became England’s 42nd and latest grandmaster last weekend when the Birmingham 37-year-old shared first prize with 6.5/9 in the international tournament at Fagernes, Norway.Ghasi, an amateur who works full-time for Biogen, is the oldest English player ever to qualify for the GM title, which requires three norms at 2600 level plus a published Fide rating of 2500. He has been trying for his final norm for a few years now, and the decisive trigger came from help from the new Department for Culture, Media and Sport grant for elite chess, which enabled him to target Fagernes as a norm prospect and to prepare for the event well in advance. His best win there was against a Norwegian GM, where Ghasi attacked, broke through with a rook for bishop sacrifice, then finished with a checkmate on the board. Continue reading…
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