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The top 100 junior players of the world include 20 Indian players, among them Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu at Rank 2, Arjun Erigaisi at Rank 5, Gukesh D at rank 6, and Nihal Sarin at Rank 8. [7] The top 100 junior girl players of the world include 7 Indian players, among them Velpula Sarayu at rank 2, Divya Deshmukh at rank 5 and Savitha Shri B at ...
Pages in category "Indian chess players" The following 152 pages are in this category, out of 152 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
He became only the second chess player from India to reach Elo rating of 2700. [5] In December 2008, he won City of Pamplona international chess tournament, a category 16 event with average Elo above 2640, by one-point margin with a rating performance of 2795. [6] In 2009, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Étienne Bacrot in Antwerp. [7]
Fenil Shah (born 20 April 1995) is an Indian chess player, who holds the FIDE title of International Master (IM). [1] [2] He was the youngest rated chess player in 2002 and also the youngest chess player to represent Indian Team. [3] [4] [5]
Raunak Sadhwani (born 22 December 2005) is an Indian chess grandmaster. [1] [2] A chess prodigy, he became a grandmaster at the age of 13. He is the 10th youngest player in history and the 4th youngest Indian to be awarded the title as of December 2023. Raunak was U-10 Commonwealth Champion in 2015 in New Delhi, India. [3]
The rise of chess in modern India is often credited to Anand, whose dominance from the late 1990s to the early 2010s inspired a generation of players. His success, coupled with the growth of digital platforms and widespread grassroots training programs, has fueled a chess boom, making India one of the leading nations in the sport.
To achieve the title, players must win three norm tournaments – competitions which themselves must meet certain criteria – and surpass an International Chess Federation (FIDE) rating of 2500.
Indian chess players (3 C, 152 P) Pages in category "Chess in India" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent ...