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In this article, we take a look at the List of Chess Grandmasters in India. The first Indian Grandmaster in chess was appointed in 1988. Since then, Indian chess players have made great strides and achieved much success both nationally and internationally. Today, there are several Grandmasters from India who are among the best in the world. We take a look at their names and achievements below!
Who Was The First Grandmaster Of India In Chess In 1988?
The first Grandmaster of India in chess was Vishwanathan Anand. Anand became a Grandmaster in 1988. Vishwanathan Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster, retired World Chess Champion, and recent World Rapid Chess Champion. He was born on December 11, 1969. In 1988, Anand became the first Grandmaster of India. In 2000, he became the first Asian to win the FIDE World Chess Championship. He was the FIDE World Chess Champion from the year 2000 to 2002. In 2007, he became the uncontested World Champion, and in 2008, he successfully defended his title while competing with Vladimir Kramnik. In 2010, he successfully defended his championship against Veselin Topalov. In 2013, Anand eventually lost his crown to Magnus Carlsen. In 2017, he was able to reclaim the World Rapid Chess Championship.
Who Was India’s 2nd Grandmaster In Chess?
Dibyendu Barua became India’s 2nd Grandmaster in chess. He was also the first Grandmaster of India in chess in 1988.
Barua’s victory over Oleg Romanishin in the Manila Interzonal in 1992 made him only the third player from Asia to qualify for the Candidate’s matches.
List of Chess Grandmasters in India (1988-2021)
Here is the list of Chess Grandmasters in India. There are 67 Chess grandmasters in India as of 2021.
- Viswanathan Anand
- Pentala Harikrishna
- Santosh Gujrathi Vidit
- B. Adhiban
- Krishnan Sasikiran
- S.P. Sethuraman
- Chithambaram VR. Aravindh
- Parimarjan Negi
- Surya Shekhar Ganguly
- S.L. Narayanan
- Nihal Sarin
- Abhijeet Gupta
- D. Gukesh
- Raunak Sadhwani
- Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu
- Aryan Chopra
- Nalin Joshi
- Murali Karthikeyan
- Suri Vaibhav
- Geetha Narayanan Gopal
- Abhimanyu Puranik
- Humpy Koneru
- Gukesh D
- Leoon Luke Mendonca
- Arjun Erigaisi
- Raunak Sadhwani
- M.R. Lalith Babu
- Sandipan Chanda
- Diptayan Ghosh
- Srinath Narayanan
- J. Deepan Chakkravarthy
- Deep Sengupta
- G.A. Stany
- Sundar M. Shyam
- N.R. Visakh
- Dronavalli Harika
- Shardul Gagnaire
- Harsha Bharathakoti
- Arun Prasad
- Iniyan
- Sahaj Grover
- Magesh Chandran Panchanathan
- Das Debashis
- Shamal Anurag
- A. Koushik Girish
- S. Dhopade Swapnil 2495
- G. Akash
- M.R. Venkatesh
- Mishra Swayams
- Karthik Venkataraman
- Kore Akshayraj
- Jayaram Ashwin
- Vishnu Prasanna
- Prithu Gupta
- RB Ramesh
- Abhijit Kunte
- R. Rajpara Ankit
- M. S. Thejkumar
- Tejas Bakre
- R.R. Laxman
- Das Neelotpal
- P. Karthikeyan
- Roy Saptarshi
- Himanshu Sharma
- Dibyendu Barua
- Kidambi Sundararajan
- Jha Sriram
- Praveen M Thipsay
- Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury
Conclusion
In conclusion, India has produced some world-class chess players, and the country is definitely one to watch in the future. Vishwanath Anand was the first Grandmaster of India in 1988, and Parimarjan Negi became India’s second Grandmaster in 2007. With more and more young players making a name for themselves, it is clear that India is a force to be reckoned with in the world of chess.
