Today, Sahithi Varshini scored her third and final WGM norm at the IM VII Round Robin tournament in Serbia. The 19-year-old finished second in the tournament with 6/9 points. She recorded a performance rating of 2408 and gained 23 rating points. With this norm, she has fulfilled all the requirements and is now officially a Woman Grandmaster!
She scored her first two WGM norms in Hungary. Her first norm came at the Golden Horse IM Round Robin tournament in September 2025 and the second norm at the Kanizsa Open 2026 in August 2026.
Finally, a WGM title!
Sahithi’s third and final WGM norm certificate.
Among the strong players, Sahithi defeated IM Neelash Saha and Vedant Panesar in the tournament. | Source: Chess results
