Western Asia Double Gold and Silver winner Srijit Paul is the latest IM of India

18-year-old Srijit Paul won double Gold in Western Asia Youth and Junior 2019 in both Standard and Blitz format. He also won Silver in the rapid format of the tournament, which set the tone for his performance in the entire event. He already had three IM-norms to his name. He only needed to touch ever alluring 2400 in the live rating, something he has been trying to achieve for a while. In this article you will get to know, Srijit's journey to winning double gold and silver also becoming IM at the same time as his friend Rajdeep Sarkar, who told him to play this tournament and much more in a candid interview. Photo: Shahid Ahmed and ChessBase Nepal