 He stood joint 2nd in SDAT – RMK 4th Chennai International Open Tournament, also achieving his 1st GM norm in the process.In the 4th Rethymno International Chess Tournament, in Rethymno, Greece, he stood 2nd, thus getting his 2nd GM norm with a Total Performance Rating (TPR) of 2660.His third GM norm came at the 11th Rochefort Chess Tournament, in Roachefort France, 2013.