New Delhi: Teenager Abhijeet Gupta has bagged his maiden Grandmaster norm after a sparkling performance in the 24th Andorra International Open chess tournament in Andorra La Vella.

Gupta defeated Sasha Kaplan of Israel in the ninth and final round to tally 6.5 points, enough for his first GM norm.

The former national junior champion was among a pack of eight on joint second, hbut finished sixth after the tie-break was resolved. (PTI)