Chess in India
| Chess in India | |
|---|---|
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| Country | India |
| Governing body | All India Chess Federation |
| National team | India |
Chess has risen in popularity in India in the last few decades primarily due to chess Grandmaster and former World Champion Viswanathan Anand.
As of May 2013, the FIDE World Rankings of the top Indian male and female chess players:
- Viswanathan Anand is the world No. 5, with a rating of 2783
- Koneru Humpy is the female world No. 3, with a rating of 2597
It is believed that the game originated from India as a successor to Chaturanga or Shatranj. The All India Chess Federation is the governing body for chess in India.
Player statistics
- As of November 2013
FIDE, the World Chess Federation, lists 32 active Indian grandmasters, 8 woman grandmasters, 58 international masters and 7 woman international masters.[1]
Men
The Top 10 Indian grandmasters as of August 2013 are listed below.[2]
Indian players in FIDE Top 100
Rank 8
44 years
Rank 45
27 years
Rank 78
21 years
Rank 85
33 years
| # | Player | Birth year | GM Title | Rating | World rank[n 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand | 1969 | 1988 | 2775 | 8 |
| 2 | Harikrishna, PendyalaPendyala Harikrishna | 1986 | 2001 | 2704 | 45 |
| 3 | Negi, ParimarjanParimarjan Negi | 1993 | 2006 | 2671 | 78 |
| 4 | Krishnan, SasikiranSasikiran Krishnan | 1981 | 2000 | 2666 | 85 |
| 5 | Ganguly, Surya ShekharSurya Shekhar Ganguly | 1983 | 2003 | 2646 | |
| 6 | Humpy, KoneruKoneru Humpy | 1987 | 2002 | 2618 | |
| 7 | Sandipan, ChandaChanda Sandipan | 1983 | 2003 | 2609 | |
| 8 | Gupta, AbhijeetAbhijeet Gupta | 1984 | 2008 | 2594 | |
| 9 | Gujrati, Vidit SantoshVidit Santosh Gujrati | 1994 | 2013 | 2582 | |
Viswanathan Anand is currently No. 8 in the FIDE World Rankings and the former World Champion. Anand is considered a hero by many Indians. His rise in the world chess stage stage has inspired a while generation of young Indians to take up the game of Chess.
Women
The Top 10 women Indian chess players are listed below as of November 2013.[3]
Indian women players in FIDE Top 100
Rank 3
26 years
Rank 26
23 years
Rank 42
27 years
Rank 61
Rank 78
26 years
| # | Player | Birth year | Title | Rating | World rank[n 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koneru, HumpyHumpy Koneru | 1987 | GM | 2618 | 3 |
| 2 | Harika, DronavalliDronavalli Harika | 1991 | GM | 2484 | 26 |
| 3 | Sachdev, TaniaTania Sachdev | 1986 | IM | 2441 | 42 |
| 4 | Gomes, Mary AnnMary Ann Gomes | 1989 | WGM | 2414 | 61 |
| 5 | Vijayalakshmi, SubbaramanSubbaraman Vijayalakshmi | 1979 | IM | 2399 | 70 |
| 6 | Karavade, EeshaEesha Karavade | 1987 | IM | 2380 | 78 |
Blind players
The Top blind Indian chess players are listed below as of October 2013.[4]
| # | Player | Birth year | Rating | State | World rank[n 3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gangolli, KishanKishan Gangolli | 1992 | 2054 | Karnataka | |
| 2 | Inani, DarpanDarpan Inani | 1994 | 2022 | Gujarat | |
| 3 | Jadhav, CharudattaCharudatta Jadhav | 1998 | Maharashtra | ||
| 4 | Khare, KaustubhKaustubh Khare | 1982 | Maharashtra | ||
| 5 | Rajesh, OzaOza Rajesh | 1977 | 1861 | Maharashtra | |
| 6 | Swapanil, ShahShah Swapanil | 1966 | 1860 | Karnataka | |
| 7 | Ashwin K, MakhwanaMakhwana Ashwin K | 1858 | Maharashtra | ||
| 8 | Udupa, KrishnaKrishna Udupa | 1972 | 1853 | Maharashtra | |
References
- ↑ "General ratings statistics for India". World Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Federations Ranking: India". World Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Federations Ranking: India, Women". World Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ↑ "AICFB". Retrieved November 24, 2013.
External links
Indian chess players at Wikipedia books
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