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  2. List of Indian chess players - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Arjun Erigaisi - Wikipedia

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    Arjun Erigaisi (born 3 September 2003) [1] is an Indian chess grandmaster and India's highest ranked player as of April 2024, overtaking former world champion Viswanathan Anand. A chess prodigy, he earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months, 13 days, making him the 32nd youngest person ever to achieve the title of ...

  4. Viswanathan Anand - Wikipedia

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    Viswanathan " Vishy " Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster, a former five-time World Chess Champion [2] and a record two-time Chess World Cup Champion. [3] He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and he has the eighth-highest peak FIDE rating of all time. [4] In 2022, he was elected the deputy president of FIDE.

  5. R Praggnanandhaa - Wikipedia

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    R Praggnanandhaa. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (born 10 August 2005) is an Indian chess grandmaster. Praggnanandhaa and his sister Vaishali are the first brother-sister duo to both earn the GM title. [1] They are also the first brother-sister duo to qualify for the Candidates. [2]

  6. Chess in India - Wikipedia

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    Viswanathan Anand is currently No. 9 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 ...

  7. Gukesh D - Wikipedia

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    Dommaraju Gukesh (born 29 May 2006) is an Indian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he is the third-youngest Grandmaster in history, [1] the third-youngest to reach a chess rating of 2700, the youngest to reach a rating of 2750 and the youngest winner of the FIDE Candidates tournament. [2] Gukesh won the 2024 Candidates Tournament, making him ...

  8. R Vaishali - Wikipedia

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    Medal record. Representing India. Asian Games. 2022 Hangzhou. Women's team. Rameshbabu Vaishali (born 21 June 2001) is an Indian chess grandmaster. [1] [2] Vaishali and her brother Praggnanandhaa are the first-ever brother-sister duo to both earn the GM title. They are also the first-ever brother-sister duo to qualify for the Candidates.

  9. FIDE rankings - Wikipedia

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    FIDE rankings. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) governs international chess competition. Each month, FIDE publishes the lists "Top 100 Players", "Top 100 Women", "Top 100 Juniors" and "Top 100 Girls" and rankings of countries according to the average rating of their top 10 players and top 10 female players. The Elo rating system is used.