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Arshiya Das becomes Northeast India's first Woman International Master
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Fifteen-year-old Arshiya Das from Tripura has made history by becoming the first Woman International Master from Northeast India. She achieved this by winning the 42nd Rudar IM Round Robin tournament in Serbia with a score of 6.5 out of 9. The victory secured her final WIM norm and her first Woman Grandmaster norm.
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