Port Blair, Dec. 2: Adding yet another feather in her cap, R Kashthuri Bhai, a class VIII student of GDMS Port Blair, becomes the first A & N Islands’ chess player to have opened international Rating both in Standard and Rapid Formats of Chess game as per the latest International Ratings published by the World Chess Federation on 30th November 2022. She recently participated in back to back Rapid Tournaments at Bengaluru & Hyderabad and following excellent performance, she managed to open International Rapid Rating. As per the latest ratings published on 30th Nov 2022, her Standard Format Rating is 1513 and Rapid Rating is 1563.