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As of 2023, 24 different players have been conferred with the highest civilian and sports honours of India, including the Padma awards and the Arjuna Award. Viswanathan Anand was the first sportsperson to receive the second-highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan , in 2008 and the inaugural highest sports award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (now ...
The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess.The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing body, FIDE.Other than world champion, it is the highest title a chess player can attain and is awarded for life, although FIDE regulations allow for the revocation of titles for cheating or fraud.
India: Born January 1, 1981 (age 44) Mysore, India: Title: Grandmaster (2017) [1] Peak rating: 2500 (October 2017) Thejkumar M.S. is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Grand Master (Jedi), also known as "Jedi Grand Master", or formally "Grand Master of the Jedi Order"—Order of the Jedi in Star Wars; Grandmaster (DC Comics), a DC Comics character; Grandmaster (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character "Grandmaster B", a nickname used by Bud Bundy from the TV sitcom Married... with Children
In 1956, India made its debut at the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow. [4] Then, Manuel Aaron achieved the feat as the first Indian to become an International Master, in 1961. Former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand, is credited with popularizing chess in modern India. In 1988, 19-year old Viswanathan Anand of
A Jedi Master whose father was Sharad Hett another famous Jedi Master. After A'Sharad's father died with his native people (Sand People) he inherited his father's lightsaber and now uses both his and his fathers. Hundreds of years later, he becomes Darth Krayt and institutes "the One Sith," abolishing the Rule of Two. Grand Moff Bertroff Hissa
A Grand Master is voted unanimously by the Jedi High Council. The Grand Master serves as the organization's figurehead in charge of ceremonial duties and dictates the organization's general policies while providing direction and guidance to the entire Jedi Order. Yoda and Luke Skywalker were Jedi Grandmasters.
In October 2013, Debashis crossed the 2500 rating mark after winning against Anirudha Deshpande in the National Challenger held in Bhopal, becoming the first Grandmaster from Odisha.