BHUBANESWAR 29-Nov-2011 143
Swayams Mishra qualified to become the fifth International Master of Odisha by securing his third and final norm in the Vizag GM International Open Tournament at Vishakhapatnam (AP) today. He achieved the third norm by holding IM M Shyam Sundar (Tamil Nadu) to a draw in the ninth of the 11-round tournament.
An engineering student of KIIT University, Swayams got the first IM norm at Chennai Open Tournament in January 2010 and the second at the Mumbai Mayor`s Cup Tournament in September this year. The tall and lanky player is sure to collect the 14 international rating points he requires to complete the 2400-point mark in the ongoing Vizag Open. Other four IMs of Odisha include Sekhar Chandra Sahu, Swayangsu Satyapragyan, Debashis Das and Anwesh Upadhyaya.
