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The list of top 10 active players as of December 2023. [1] [2] [failed verification] The top 100 players of the world include 9 Indian players, amongst them Viswananthan Anand at Rank 10. [3] The top 100 women players of the world include 10 Indian players, amongst them Koneru Humpy at Rank 3. [4]
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Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (born 10 August 2005) is an Indian chess grandmaster currently ranked 14th in the world (7th in live ratings). His greatest career achievements so far are reaching the final of the Chess World Cup 2023 (which qualified him for the Candidates Tournament 2024 where he finished 5th/8) and winning the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025.
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.
Highest-ranked French player (2013, since 2014) 8 India: Viswanathan Anand: 2817 2011-03 1969 Highest-ranked Indian player (since 1987), former world champion (2007–2013, FIDE 2000–2002), formerly world no. 1 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011) Soviet Union Russia: Vladimir Kramnik: 2817 2016-10 1975
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The All India Chess Federation was registered on 12 December 1958 and was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration act of 1860. [ 5 ] A new administration was formed, via an election of office bearers, on 10 March 2024 where Mr. Nitin Narang was elected as the president of the AICF.
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