Thej Kumar becomes an IM

State Champion and National 'A' Player M.S.Thej Kumar
completed his third and final IM norm to become the
third International Master from Karnataka (after Ravi
Hegde and D.V.Prasad) when he drew against Swapnil
Dhopade in the 9th round of the 3rd Kolkata Grandmaster
tournament.

Born on the 1st of January, 1981, Thej Kumar hails
from Mysore and was recently employed with Southern
Railways on Sports Quota. He gained 5 precious ELO
rating points in Kolkata to take his provisional rating
to 2419.