Country India | National team India | |
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Governing body All India Chess Federation | ||
Chess has risen in popularity in India in the last few decades primarily due to chess Grandmaster and former World Champion Viswanathan Anand.
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As of August 2015, the FIDE World Rankings of the top Indian male and female chess players:
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 2013FIDE, the World Chess Federation, lists 32 active Indian grandmasters, 8 woman grandmasters, 58 international masters and 7 woman international masters.
Men
The Top 10 Indian grandmasters as of July 2014 are listed below.
Viswanathan Anand is currently No. 2 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 has inspired a whole 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.
Blind players
The Top blind Indian chess players are listed below as of October 2013.