Sachi Jain recently achieved the Woman International Master title at the Budapest Spring Festival 2026. She secured her first norm at the 13th GM Mix Tournament in Serbia in January 2026. She then scored 4.5/9 at the 3rd Kumania Round Robin Tournament in Hungary to earn her second norm, and repeated the same score at the Budapest Spring Festival to complete her third and final norm. With this achievement, Sachi became the second Woman International Master from Delhi after a gap of 24 years. For nearly two years, she came painfully close to achieving her norms, missing them by the narrowest of margins. How did she finally break through and achieve the WIM title? Read her inspiring journey to find out. Photo: Payal Bansal Jain