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List shows names of India's 100 chess Grandmasters

short by Anmol Sharma / on Sunday, 8 November, 2026
India have reached the milestone of 100 chess Grandmasters, with Madhya Pradesh's Anuj Shrivatri becoming India's 100th chess Grandmaster on Sunday. Viswanathan Anand became India's first Grandmaster in 1988. The list includes current world chess champion D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh, among other players.