Chess in India

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.

Chess in India
Viswanathan Anand
Governing bodyAll 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.

Indian Chess in Numbers


Records / Firsts
  • Maximum number of Indian National Championship wins: 9 by Manuel Aaron.
  • Maximum number of Indian National Championship (Women) wins: 6 by Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi.
  • Maximum number of Indian National Championship (Blind) wins: 6 by Kishan Gangolli.

World Champions

Viswanathan Anand, held the FIDE title from 2000 to 2002, and the unified title from 2007 to 2013.

Highest rated players

The highest ranked Indian players are:

  • Viswanathan Anand, ranked 16th in the world as of November 2021 with a rating of 2751.
  • Koneru Humpy, ranked 3rd in the world (Women's FIDE ratings) as of November 2021 with a rating of 2586.
  • Nihal Sarin, ranked 5th in the world (Junior FIDE ratings) as of December 2021 with a rating of 2662.
  • Vaishali Rameshbabu, ranked 7th in the world (Girls Junior FIDE ratings) as of December 2021 with a rating of 2401.

Average national rating

The average rating of India on the FIDE list (as of Dec 2021) is 2670.

World Top Lists

As of November 2021, the following is the number of Indian chess players in various segments:

  • World's Top 100: 6
  • World's Top 100 Women: 6
  • World's Top 100 Juniors (age under 20): 20
  • World's Top 100 Girls (age under 20): 12

GM and WGM Titles

India has produced:

Medals won by Indian Chess Team
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Total
World Team Championship 0 1 1 2
Asian Games 2 0 2 4
Asian Team Championship 3 11 7 21
Total5121027

Player statistics

Men

The Top 10 Indian grandmasters as of May 2020 are listed below.[2]

Some of the Top Indian Players
Viswanathan Anand
Rank 15
52 years
P Harikrishna
Rank 21
35 years
Parimarjan Negi
Rank 138
29 years
Sasikiran Krishnan
Rank 118
41 years

Viswanathan Anand is currently No. 15 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

Women

The Top 10 women Indian chess players are listed below as of November 2013.[3]

Indian women players in FIDE Top 100
Koneru Humpy
Rank 3
35 years
Dronavalli Harika
Rank 26
31 years
Tania Sachdev
Rank 42
35 years
Mary Ann Gomes
Rank 61
32 years
Eesha Karavade
Rank 78
34 years


Blind players

The Top blind Indian chess players are listed below as of December 2021.[4]

#PlayerELO RatingBirth yearStateNotes
1Darpan Inani21241994GujaratBronze medal, World Junior chess Championship for the blind, Serbia, 2013
2Kishan Gangolli21131992Karnataka6 time winner at National A championships (Blind) from 2012 to 2019.
3Charudatta Jadhav1998MaharashtraPresident International Braille Chess Association
4Kaustubh Khare1982Maharashtra
5Aryan B Joshi1909Maharashtra
6Oza Rajesh18611977Maharashtra
7Shah Swapanil18601966Karnataka
8Makhwana Ashwin K1858Maharashtra2nd place, IBCA Asian Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged 2017
9Patra Subhendu Kumar 1783Odisha
10Krishna Udupa17331972KarnatakaFounder, Nalanda Chess Academy, Shivamogga. First coach of GM Stany G.A.

Notes

    See also

    References
    1. "Mitrabha Guha becomes India's 72nd Grand Master". The Times of India. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
    2. "Federations Ranking: India". World Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
    3. "Federations Ranking: India, Women". World Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 24 November 2013.
    4. "AICFB". Retrieved 24 November 2013.


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