Agartala, March 20 -- Arshiya Das, a young chess prodigy from Tripura, has achieved the prestigious FIDE Master title, making history as the first female chess player from the Northeast to do so.

Arshiya is also the second chess player from Tripura to earn this honor, following her mentor Prasenjit Datta.

The Class VIII student of Holy Cross School earned this title after an outstanding performance in a tournament held in France last month, which boosted her rating. Currently, her FIDE rating stands at 2116, and it is expected to increase by 54 points in the near future.

To secure the International Master (IM) title, Arshiya needs to raise her rating by another 30 points and achieve three IM norms. Given her rapid progress, she is on t...