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Chess has risen in popularity in India in the last few decades primarily due to chess Grandmaster and former 5-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand.
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Governing body | All India Chess Federation |
It is believed that chess originated from Chaturanga of ancient India. The All India Chess Federation is the governing body for chess in India.
The highest ranked Indian players are:
As of November 2021, the following is the number of Indian chess players in various segments:
India has produced:
Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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World Team Championship | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Olympiad | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Asian Games | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Asian Team Championship | 3 | 11 | 7 | 21 |
Total | 6 | 12 | 13 | 31 |
The top 10 Indian grandmasters as of January 2024 are listed below. [2] India has 9 players in top 100 FIDE Open rating list in 2023.
Viswanathan Anand is currently No. 9 in the FIDE World Rankings and the former World Champion. Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and is one of the few players to have surpassed an Elo rating of 2800, a feat he first achieved in 2006.
# | Player | Birth year | Rating | State | GM Title | World rank[n 1] |
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1 | Viswanathan Anand | 1969 | 2748 | Tamil Nadu | 1988 | 11 |
2 | Gukesh D | 2006 | 2725 | Tamil Nadu | 2019 | 25 |
3 | Vidit Gujrathi | 1994 | 2742 | Maharashtra | 2013 | 14 |
4 | Pentala Harikrishna | 1986 | 2704 | Andhra Pradesh | 2001 | 33 |
5 | Praggnanandhaa R | 2005 | 2743 | Tamil Nadu | 2018 | 13 |
6 | Arjun Erigaisi | 2003 | 2738 | Telangana | 2018 | 17 |
7 | Nihal Sarin | 2004 | 2693 | Kerala | 2018 | 43 |
8 | S. L. Narayanan | 1998 | 2694 | Kerala | 2015 | 42 |
9 | Chithambaram Arvindh VR | 1999 | 2662 | Tamil Nadu | 2015 | 72 |
10 | Aryan Chopra | 2001 | 2630 | NCT of Delhi | 2017 | 119 |
The top 10 women Indian chess players are listed below as of November 2013.[3]
The top blind Indian chess players are listed below as of December 2021.[4]
# | Player | ELO Rating | Birth year | State | Notes |
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1 | Darpan Inani | 2124 | 1994 | Gujarat | Bronze medal, World Junior chess Championship for the blind, Serbia, 2013 |
2 | Kishan Gangolli | 2113 | 1992 | Karnataka | 6-time winner at National A championships (Blind) from 2012 to 2019. |
3 | Charudatta Jadhav | 1998 | Maharashtra | President International Braille Chess Association | |
4 | Kaustubh Khare | 1982 | Maharashtra | ||
5 | Aryan B Joshi | 1909 | Maharashtra | ||
6 | Oza Rajesh | 1861 | 1977 | Maharashtra | |
7 | Shah Swapanil | 1860 | 1966 | Karnataka | |
8 | Makhwana Ashwin K | 1858 | Maharashtra | 2nd place, IBCA Asian Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2017 | |
9 | Patra Subhendu Kumar | 1783 | Odisha | ||
10 | Krishna Udupa | 1733 | 1972 | Karnataka | Founder, Nalanda Chess Academy, Shivamogga. First coach of GM Stany G.A. |
Year | Recipient | Award | Gender |
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1991–1992 | Viswanathan Anand | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Male |
1961 | Manuel Aaron | Arjuna Award | Male |
1980–1981 | Rohini Khadilkar | Arjuna Award | Female |
1983 | Dibyendu Barua | Arjuna Award | Male |
1984 | Pravin Thipsay | Arjuna Award | Male |
1985 | Viswanathan Anand | Arjuna Award | Male |
1987 | Devaki Prasad | Arjuna Award | Male |
1987 | Bhagyashree Thipsay | Arjuna Award | Female |
1990 | Anupama Gokhale | Arjuna Award | Female |
2000 | Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi | Arjuna Award | Female |
2002 | Krishnan Sasikiran | Arjuna Award | Male |
2003 | Koneru Humpy | Arjuna Award | Female |
2005 | Surya Shekhar Ganguly | Arjuna Award | Male |
2006 | Pentala Harikrishna | Arjuna Award | Male |
2007 | Harika Dronavalli | Arjuna Award | Female |
2009 | Tania Sachdev | Arjuna Award | Female |
2010 | Parimarjan Negi | Arjuna Award | Male |
2013 | Abhijeet Gupta | Arjuna Award | Male |
2022 | Bhakti Kulkarni | Arjuna Award | Female |
2022 | R Praggnanandhaa | Arjuna Award | Male |
2023 | R Vaishali | Arjuna Award | Female |
2021 | Abhijit Kunte | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
2006 | Koneru Ashok | Dronacharya Award | Male |
2023 | RB Ramesh | Dronacharya Award | Male |