List of Indian chess players

Amongst Indian chess players there are 82 Grandmasters (GM); 124 International Masters (IM); 23 Woman Grandmasters (WGM), including some who also hold the higher IM title; and 42 Woman International Masters (WIM) as of May 2023, according to FIDE, the International Chess Federation.

As of September 2023, the top 10 active Indian chess players have an average rating of 2701, the 2nd highest in the world, behind the United States. The top 10 active women Indian players have an average rating of 2419, the 2nd highest in the world behind China.

As of 2020, 19 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 called Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award), in 1991–92.

Top players

The list of top 10 active players as of September 2023.[1][2] The top 100 players of the world include 9 Indian players, amongst them Gukesh D at Rank 8.[3] The top 100 women players of the world include 10 Indian players, amongst them Koneru Humpy at Rank 4.[4]

Top junior players

The list of top 10 active junior (under the age of 20 as of 1 January of that year) players as of September 2023. The top 100 junior players of the world include 19 Indian players, among them Gukesh D at Rank 2, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu at Rank 2, Arjun Erigaisi at Rank 6, and Nihal Sarin at Rank 7.[7] The top 100 junior girl players of the world include 10 Indian players, among them Savitha Shri B at Rank 4, Vantika Agarwal at Rank 10, Divya Deshmukh at Rank 12 and Priyanka Nutakki at Rank 24.[8]

  • Top Male Juniors
    NameRatingTitleStateBirth
    1Gukesh D2758 GMTamil Nadu29 May 2006
    2Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa2727 GMTamil Nadu10 Aug 2005
    3Arjun Erigaisi2712 GMTelangana3 Sep 2003
    4Nihal Sarin2694 GMKerala13 Jul 2004
    5Raunak Sadhwani2632 GMMaharashtra22 Dec 2005
    6Leon Luke Mendonca2622 GMGoa13 Mar 2006
    7Pranav V2579 GMKarnataka13 Oct 2006
    8Aditya Mittal2572 GMMaharashtra9 Sep 2006
    9Koustav Chatterjee2546 GMWest Bengal1 Jan 2003
    10Aronyak Ghosh2545 GMWest Bengal6 Dec 2003
  • Top Female Juniors
    NameRatingTitleStateBirth
    1Savitha Shri B2411 WIMTamil Nadu2007
    2Vantika Agrawal2370 WGMDelhi28 Sep 2002
    3Divya Deshmukh2363 WGMMaharashtra9 Dec 2005
    4Nutakki Priyanka2302 WGMAndhra Pradesh1 Jun 2002
    5Rakshitta Ravi2264 WIMTamil Nadu24 Apr 2005
    6Sahithi Varshini M2250 WIMAndhra Pradesh2007
    7Salonika Saina2223 WIMWest Bengal2003
    8Vishwa Vasnawala2181 WIMGujarat2006
    9Dhyana Patel2155 WFMWest Bengal2005
    10Kolagatla Alana Meenakshi2131 WFMAndhra Pradesh2011

Decorated players

As of 2020, 19 different individuals have been conferred India's top civilian and sports awards. Five different individuals have been conferred the Padma awards.[9] Anupama Gokhale was the first chess player to be awarded the Padma Shri at the age of 16 in 1986. Viswanathan Anand became the first sportsperson to receive the second highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, in 2008 after becoming the undisputed World Chess Champion in 2007.[10][11]

Nineteen different individuals have received top sports honours of India as of 2020. Anand was the recipient of the inaugural highest sports award Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1991–92. Seventeen individuals have been awarded the Arjuna Award for exceptional performance in chess at the international level. Manuel Aaron was the first chess player to receive this award in its inception year of 1961.[12] Rohini Khadilkar was the second chess player and first female chess player to receive this award in 1980–81. In total, seven women chess players have received this award. Two chess coaches—including Raghunandan Gokhle (spouse of Anupama Gokhale) and Koneru Ashok (father and coach of Koneru Humpy)—have received the Dronacharya Award, the highest sports coaching honour of India.[13]

Players conferred with Padma awards
Viswanathan Anand
Padma Vibhushan
Koneru Humpy
Padma Shri
Harika Dronavalli
Padma Shri
Players conferred with Arjuna awards
Manuel Aaron
Rohini Khadilkar
Dibyendu Barua
Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
Krishnan Sasikiran
Tania Sachdev
Name State Year Title M/F Ref.
Padma Vibhushan
1 Viswanathan Anand Tamil Nadu 2008 GM M [14]
Padma Bhushan
- Viswanathan Anand Tamil Nadu 2001 GM M [14]
Padma Shri
2 Anupama Gokhale Maharashtra 1986 WIM F [14]
3 Bhagyashree Thipsay Maharashtra 1987 WIM F [14]
- Viswanathan Anand Tamil Nadu 1988 GM M [14]
4 Koneru Humpy Andhra Pradesh 2007 GM F [14]
5 Harika Dronavalli Andhra Pradesh 2019 GM F [15]
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
- Viswanathan Anand Tamil Nadu 1991-92 GM M [16]
Arjuna Award
6 Manuel Aaron Tamil Nadu 1961 IM M [17]
7 Rohini Khadilkar Maharashtra 1980–81 WIM F [17]
8 Dibyendu Barua West Bengal 1983 GM M [17]
9 Pravin Thipsay Maharashtra 1984 GM M [17]
- Viswanathan Anand Tamil Nadu 1985 GM M [17]
- Bhagyashree Thipsay Maharashtra 1987 WIM F [17]
10 Devaki Prasad 1987 IM M [17]
- Anupama Gokhale Maharashtra 1990 WIM F [17]
11 Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi Tamil Nadu 2000 IM F [17]
12 Krishnan Sasikiran Tamil Nadu 2002 GM M [17]
- Koneru Humpy Andhra Pradesh 2003 GM F [17]
13 Surya Shekhar Ganguly West Bengal 2005 GM M [17]
14 Pentala Harikrishna Andhra Pradesh 2006 GM M [17]
- Harika Dronavalli Andhra Pradesh 2007 GM F [17]
15 Tania Sachdev Delhi 2009 IM F [17]
16 Parimarjan Negi Delhi 2010 GM M [17]
17 Abhijeet Gupta Delhi 2013 GM M [17]
Dronacharya Award
18 Raghunandan Gokhle Maharashtra 1986 CM M [18]
19 Koneru Ashok Andhra Pradesh 2006 M [18]

Titled players

As of August 2023, India has 83 Grandmasters (GM) including 2 female players holding the title, 125 International Masters (IM) including 6 female players holding the title, 18 Woman Grandmasters (WGM), 42 Woman International Masters (WIM) and a total of 33,028 rated players.[19][20] Female rated players are 3,534 in number forming 10.7% of the total rated players of India.[21] The first titled player of India was Manuel Aaron, when he became the first IM of India in 1961. Viswanathan Anand became India's first GM in 1988.[12][22]

The first Indian to obtain WIM title was Jayshree Khadilkar in 1979 and WGM title was Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi in 2001.[23] The first Indian woman to become GM was Koneru Humpy in 2002 and IM was Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi in 2002.[24]

Grandmasters
Name FIDE ID State[25] Birth Year M/F Highest Rating Achieved Reference
Viswanathan Anand5000017Tamil Nadu 11 Dec 19691988M2817 Mar 2011[26]
Dibyendu Barua5000025West Bengal 27 Oct 19661991M2561 Jul 2003[26]
Praveen Thipsay5000033Maharashtra 12 Aug 19591997M2515 Jan 1995[26]
Abhijit Kunte5002265Maharashtra 3 Mar 19772000M2568 Jan 2001[26]
Krishnan Sasikiran5004985Tamil Nadu 7 Jan 19812000M2720 May 2012[26]
Pentala Harikrishna5007003Andhra Pradesh 10 May 19862001M2770 Dec 2016[26]
Koneru Humpy5008123Andhra Pradesh 31 Mar 19872002F2623 Jul 2009[26]
Surya Shekhar Ganguly5002150West Bengal 24 Feb 19832003M2676 Jul 2016title application
Sandipan Chanda5004225West Bengal 13 Aug 19832003M2656 May 2011[26]
Ramachandran Ramesh5002109Tamil Nadu 20 Apr 19762003M2507 Apr 2006[26]
Tejas Bakre5004195Gujarat 12 May 19812004M2530 Jan 2011[26]
Magesh Chandran Panchanathan5007429Tamil Nadu 10 Aug 19832006M2586 Sep 2011[26]
J. Deepan Chakkravarthy5011132Tamil Nadu 3 Jun 19872006M2557 May 2019[26]
Neelotpal Das5003512West Bengal 20 Apr 19822006M2514 Apr 2006[26]
Parimarjan Negi5016690Delhi 9 Feb 19932006M2671 Oct 2013[26]
Geetha Narayanan Gopal5015693Kerala 29 Mar 19892007M2611 Jul 2010title application
Abhijeet Gupta5010608Delhi 16 Oct 19892008M2667 Oct 2012title application
Subramanian Arun Prasad5011167Tamil Nadu 21 Apr 19882008M2570 Nov 2009title application
Sundararajan Kidambi5005370Tamil Nadu 29 Dec 19892009M2526 Jan 2010title application
R. R. Laxman5005361Tamil Nadu 5 Feb 19832009M2521 Apr 2009title application
Sriram Jha5001668Delhi 18 Jul 19762010M2511 Jan 2010title application
Deep Sengupta5008352West Bengal 30 Jun 19882010M2596 Jul 2017title application
Baskaran Adhiban5018471Tamil Nadu 15 Aug 19922010M2701 Apr 2019title application
S. P. Sethuraman5021596Tamil Nadu 25 Feb 19932011M2673 Sep 2018title application
Harika Dronavalli5015197Andhra Pradesh 12 Jan 19912011F2543 Nov 2016title application
M. R. Lalith Babu5024595Andhra Pradesh 5 Jan 19932012M2594 Apr 2014title application
Vaibhav Suri5045185Delhi 8 Feb 19972012M2600 Mar 2020title application
M. R. Venkatesh5005779Tamil Nadu 20 May 19852012M2528 Oct 2018title application
Sahaj Grover5021103Delhi 7 Sep 19952012M2532 Jan 2012title application
Vidit Gujrathi5029465Maharashtra 24 Oct 19942013M2727 Sep 2021title application
M. Shyam Sundar5019141Tamil Nadu 28 May 19922013M2554 Feb 2017title application
Akshayraj Kore5012414Maharashtra 1 Sep 19882013M2512 Apr 2013title application
V. Vishnu Prasanna5030692Tamil Nadu 12 Aug 19892013M2543 Sep 2017title application
Debashis Das5024854Odisha 27 Jun 19932013M2548 Sep 2018title application
Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury5008980West Bengal 13 Feb 19822013M2500 Feb 2018title application
Ankit Rajpara5023335Gujarat 27 Aug 19942014M2511 Jun 2014title application
Chithambaram Aravindh5072786Tamil Nadu 11 Sep 19992015M2641 Mar 2020title application
Karthikeyan Murali5074452Tamil Nadu 5 Jan 19992015M2637 Jan 2022title application
Ashwin Jayaram5018137Tamil Nadu 14 Aug 19902015M2515 Sep 2015title application
Swapnil Dhopade5019184Maharashtra 5 Oct 19902016M2545 Apr 2017title application
S. L. Narayanan5058422Kerala 10 Jan 19982016M2662 Apr 2022title application
Shardul Gagare5037883Maharashtra 2 Sep 19972016M2521 Aug 2022title application
Diptayan Ghosh5045207West Bengal 10 Aug 19982016M2581 Mar 2017title application
Priyadharshan Kannappan5018293Tamil Nadu 1 Dec 19932016M2554 Aug 2018title application
Aryan Chopra5084423Delhi 10 Dec 20012017M2627 Aug 2022title application
Srinath Narayanan5018420Tamil Nadu 14 Feb 19942017M2572 Nov 2018title application
Himanshu Sharma5007836Haryana 16 Sep 19832017M2514 Aug 2017title application
Anurag Mhamal5024366Goa 28 Apr 19952017M2504 Mar 2019title application
Abhimanyu Puranik5061245Maharashtra 11 Feb 20002017M2618 Feb 2022title application
M. S. Thejkumar5009154Karnataka 1 Jan 19812017M2500 Oct 2017title application
Saptarshi Roy5002974West Bengal 21 Mar 19862018M2500 Jun 2013title application
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa25059530Tamil Nadu 10 Aug 20052018M2661 Aug 2022title application
Nihal Sarin25092340Kerala 13 Jul 20042018M2662 Dec 2021title application
Arjun Erigaisi35009192Telangana 3 Sep 20032018M2689 Jul 2022title application
Karthik Venkataraman25006479Andhra Pradesh 22 Dec 19992018M2527 Jul 2018title application
Harsha Bharathakoti5078776Telangana 7 Feb 20002019M2557 Aug 2022title application
P. Karthikeyan5018226Tamil Nadu 14 Jun 19902019M2507 Mar 2017title application
Stany G.A.5029104Karnataka 22 Jan 19932019M2527 Dec 2019title application
N. R. Visakh25012223Tamil Nadu 24 Apr 19992019M2542 Aug 2022title application
Gukesh D46616543Tamil Nadu 29 May 20062019M2699 Aug 2022title application
P. Iniyan25002767Tamil Nadu 13 Sep 20022019M2556 Aug 2022title application
Swayams Mishra5028183Odisha 13 Aug 19922019M2503 Jun 2019title application
Girish A. Koushik5038448Karnataka 31 Aug 19972019M2506 Nov 2019title application
Prithu Gupta46618546Delhi 8 Mar 20042019M2501 Aug 2019title application
Raunak Sadhwani35093487Maharashtra 22 Dec 20052019M2622 Aug 2022title application
G. Akash5040299Tamil Nadu 1 Oct 19962020M2500 Apr 2020title application
Leon Luke Mendonca35028561Goa 13 Mar 20062020M2571 Aug 2022title application
Arjun Kalyan35018701Tamil Nadu 17 Jun 20022021M2537 Apr 2021title application
Harshit Raja5089000Maharashtra 3 Apr 20012021M2501 Aug 2021title application
Raja Rithvik R.35007394Telangana 4 May 20042021M2502 Sep 2021title application
Mitrabha Guha5057000West Bengal 15 Sep 20012021M2512 Mar 2022title application
Sankalp Gupta5097010Maharashtra 18 Aug 20032021M2536 Mar 2022title application
Bharath Subramaniyam46634827Tamil Nadu 17 Oct 20072022M2508 Jan 2022title application
Rahul Srivatshav25059653Telangana 3 May 20022022M2506 Jun 2022title application
Pranav V25060783Tamil Nadu 13 Oct 20062022M2519 Aug 2022title application
Pranav Anand46626786Karnataka 20062022M2525 Sep 2022title application
Aditya Mittal35042025Maharashtra 20062022M2505 Dec 2022title application
Koustav Chatterjee25073060West Bengal 20032023M2520 Jan 2023[[27]]
Pranesh M35028600 20062023M title application
Vignesh N. R.25012215 2023M title application
Sayantan Das5034426West Bengal 2023M title application
Prraneeth Vuppala46622373Telangana 2023M

International Masters
Name FIDE ID State[28][29] Birth Year M/F Highest Rating Achieved Reference
Manuel Aaron5000092Tamil Nadu 30 Dec 19351961M2415 Jan 1981[26][30]
Rohan Ahuja5090598Goa 26 Sep 19982015M2440 Jan 2016title application
Muthaiah AL5092442Tamil Nadu 24 Oct 19992018M2427 May 2019title application
Viani Dcunha Antonio5027330Karnataka 3 Dec 19952016M2435 Apr 2018title application
Ameya Audi25034430Goa 20 May 19992020M2410 Dec 2017title application
Harshavardhan G B25059009Tamil Nadu 15 Nov 20032020M2411 Feb 2019title application
Prakash G. B.5001285Tamil Nadu 15 Mar 19721999M2480 Jul 2001[26]
N Sudhakar Babu5000068Tamil Nadu 15 Dec 19651992M2445 Jan 1996[26]
Prince Bajaj5045150Delhi 28 Feb 19982017M2411 Aug 2018title application
Roktim Bandyopadhyay5002761West Bengal 16 Aug 19772002M2445 Jul 2002[26]
Bitan Banerjee5024803West Bengal 14 Jul 19932018M2427 Aug 2018title application
Praveen Kumar C.5007372Tamil Nadu 8 Jun 19852010M2421 Jan 2010title application
Mehar Chinna Reddy C.H.5027420Andhra Pradesh 7 Mar 19952019M2426 May 2019title application
Koustav Chatterjee25073060West Bengal 21 Jul 20032019M2449 Nov 2019title application
Arghyadip Das5003610West Bengal 8 Jul 19852008M2493 May 2013title application
Sayantan Das5034426West Bengal 8 Apr 19972013M2456 Sep 2014title application
Soham Das35026763West Bengal 30 Sep 20022018M2396
Bala Chandra Prasad Dhulipalla25005812Andhra Pradesh 20 Sep 19962017M2441 Feb 2020title application
Moksh Amit Doshi25064967Gujarat 16 Mar 20032019M2399 Dec 2019title application
Vijaya Sai Krishna G.5028280Andhra Pradesh 19 May 19962018M2409 Aug 2018title application
Aronyak Ghosh25072846West Bengal 6 Dec 20032019M2436 Jan 2020title application
P. D. S. Girinath5000572Andhra Pradesh 6 Nov 19682004M2448 Oct 2007[26]
Rohit Gogineni5012660Andhra Pradesh 17 Aug 19892007M2491 Oct 2007title application
Chandrashekhar Gokhale5001315Maharashtra 30 Aug 19742002M2411 Jul 1999[26]
Mitrabha Guha5057000West Bengal 15 Sep 20012019M2448 Dec 2019title application
Sankalp Gupta5097010Maharashtra 18 Aug 20032019M2429 Mar 2020title application
Himal Gusain5033861Chandigarh 21 Sep 19932017M2461 Jun 2017title application
Ravi Gopal Hegde5000254Karnataka 20 Apr 19571988M2420 Jul 1997[26]
Akash PC Iyer5006775Tamil Nadu 21 Jun 19972018M2463 Aug 2018title application
Sai Agni Jeevitesh 5070147Telangana 9 Jul 19982019M2404 Feb 2017title application
Rakesh Kumar Jena5084822Odisha 19 Apr 20012017M2435 Feb 2019title application
Murugan K.5000041Tamil Nadu 25 Jul 19641988M2460 Jan 1989[26][30]
Rathnakaran K.5005507Kerala 19 Dec 19812007M2488 Apr 2008title application
Arjun Kalyan35018701Tamil Nadu 17 Jun 20022018M2484 May 2019title application
Eesha Karavade5012600Maharashtra 21 Nov 19872010F2425 Nov 2016title application
Sameer Kathmale5024498Maharashtra 5 May 19932014M2398 Feb 2014title application
Abhishek Kelkar5019257Maharashtra 19 Feb 19922015M2403 Oct 2015title application
Akshat Khamparia5016541Madhya Pradesh 9 Feb 19892011M2415 Jan 2015title application
Wazeer Ahmad Khan5006180Uttar Pradesh 4 Feb 19472015M2086 Jan 2009[26]
Shiven Khosla5026415Maharashtra 29 Jun 19962011M2405 Sep 2011title application
Ponnuswamy Konguvel5000548Tamil Nadu 28 Aug 19731995M2463 Oct 2008[26]
C R G Krishna5018625Andhra Pradesh 19 Oct 19912015M2481 Mar 2019title application
Kushager Krishnater25041142Maharashtra 26 Oct 20022020M2410 Feb 2020title application
Bhakti Kulkarni5019516Goa 19 May 19922019F2429 Aug 2019title application
Rakesh Kulkarni5037077Maharashtra 2 Feb 19932018M2390 Apr 2018title application
Vikramaditya Kulkarni5009847Maharashtra 9 Aug 19822007M2465 Mar 2012title application
Shashikant Kutwal5006520Maharashtra 19792017M2356 Apr 2008
Atanu Lahiri5002818West Bengal 4 Jan 19712000M2426 Jan 2000[26]
Pranesh M35028600Tamil Nadu 26 Aug 20062020M2437 Mar 2020title application
Siva Mahadevan25043153Tamil Nadu 20 May 20012016M2401 Aug 2015title application
Sreeshwan Maralakshikari46664521Telangana 11 Feb 20062019M2462 Feb 2019title application
Neeraj Kumar Mishra5000106Jharkhand 15 Nov 19681991M2405 Jan 1991[26]
Aditya Mittal35042025Maharashtra 19 Sep 20062019M2461 Jun 2019title application
Sidhant Mohapatra5028698Odisha 3 Sep 19982017M2404 Jul 2017title application
Nisha Mohota5004330West Bengal 13 Oct 19802010F2416 Oct 2007title application
Prathamesh Mokal5006040Maharashtra 15 Oct 19832003M2411 May 2010[26]
Raahil Mullick35080350Maharashtra 29 Apr 20072019M2399 Sep 2019title application
Parameswaran T. N.5000122Tamil Nadu 14 Nov 19551982M2410 Jan 1982[26][30]
Anand Nadar25009141Maharashtra 21 Jan 20012019M2394 Sep 2018title application
Vardaan Nagpal25089544Delhi 6 Feb 20022018M2510 Aug 2017title application
Kanna T. U. Navin5015294Tamil Nadu 28 Mar 19892014M2408 Dec 2012title application
S. Nitin5018277Tamil Nadu 8 Nov 19922010M2461 Sep 2018[26]
Rahul Srivatshav P.25059653Telangana 29 Dec 20022018M2474 Feb 2020title application
Saravana Krishnan P.5018382Tamil Nadu 16 Jun 19902018M2396 Oct 2017title application
Somak Palit5010454West Bengal 11 Mar 19862010M2449 Apr 2013title application
Valay Parikh5006848Gujarat 8 Sep 19852007M2411 Jan 2009title application
Srijit Paul5094798West Bengal 20012019M2383 Sep 2016
Devaki Prasad5000050Others 16 Jun 19621986M2480 Jan 1993[26]
Raja Rithvik R.35007394Telangana 4 May 20042018M2443 Feb 2019title application
Ramnath Bhuvanesh R.5026598Tamil Nadu 8 Nov 19932010M2431 Aug 2015title application
Harikrishnan A. Ra.5081483Tamil Nadu 22 Sep 20012018M2448 Oct 2019title application
Harshit Raja5089000Maharashtra 3 Apr 20012017M2482 Jan 2020title application
V A V Rajesh5029317Tamil Nadu 6 Jan 19952012M2419 Oct 2014title application
Balasubramaniam Ramnathan5001277Tamil Nadu 2 Jun 19712005M2408 Jan 2004title application
Prasanna Raghuram Rao5022401Maharashtra 28 Apr 19942010M2477 Feb 2017title application
Saksham Rautela35046977Uttrakhand 29 Jan 20042020M2480 Apr 2020title application
Lanka Ravi5000084Andhra Pradesh 14 Jul 19621987M2462 Jan 2004[26]
Teja S. Ravi5017220Andhra Pradesh 25 Dec 19932015M2470 Feb 2020title application
Siddharth Ravichandran5010535Tamil Nadu 14 Mar 19872010M2463 Nov 2010title application
M. Chakravarthi Reddy25009532Telangana 25 Oct 19962014M2443 May 2018[26]
Padmini Rout5029295Odisha 5 Jan 19942015F2454 Mar 2015title application
Prantik Roy5035120West Bengal 27 Mar 19952016M2405 Sep 2016title application
Shankar Roy5001781West Bengal 19761999M2353 Jul 2007
Mithrakanth P. S.5000130Tamil Nadu 19 Jun 19611994M2460 Jul 1994[26]
Poobesh Anand S.5009120Tamil Nadu 22 Feb 19852003M2425 Apr 2006[26][30]
Rathanvel V. S.25002112Tamil Nadu 4 Apr 20012019M2445 Mar 2020title application
Ravi T. S.5000238Tamil Nadu 19 May 19712002M2400 Jan 1997[26]
Shivananda B. S.5007038Karnataka 23 Apr 19762011M2467 Oct 2005title application
Tania Sachdev5007844Delhi 20 Aug 19862007F2443 Sep 2013title application
Neelash Saha5094160West Bengal 1 Nov 20022019M2413 Feb 2020title application
Suvrajit Saha5002532West Bengal 13 Sep 19762005M2419 Jan 2005title application
Chandra Sekhar Sahu5000157Odisha 22 Oct 19551992M2425 Jul 1991[26]
Rahul Sangma5013615Delhi 21 May 19892010M2406 Sep 2010title application
Vishal Sareen5000599Delhi 1 Jan 19732005M2409 Apr 2004[26]
Rajdeep Sarkar25007963West Bengal 20012019M2406 Dec 2017
Swayangsu Satyapragyan5004306Odisha 3 Dec 19822002M2480 Nov 2009[26]
Raja Ravi Sekhar5000076Tamil Nadu 17 Sep 19541981M2430 Jul 1984[26][30]
Fenil Shah5019850Gujarat 20 Apr 19952018M2411 May 2018title application
Sagar Shah5022509Maharashtra 28 Jan 19902014M2468 Sep 2014title application
Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh5053196Maharashtra 1 Jan 19982016M2449 Jul 2019title application
Dinesh K. Sharma5004110Uttar Pradesh 13 Sep 19762002M2441 Oct 2002[26]
Hemant Sharma5025842Delhi 3 Jul 19922017M2399 Mar 2017title application
Sammed Shete5073421Maharashtra 12 Oct 19992020M2432 Apr 2019title application
Rahul Shetty5000513Maharashtra 2 Apr 19681996M2405 Jul 1993[26]
Anuj Shrivatri35070924Madhya Pradesh 21 Jul 20042019M2390 Oct 2019title application
Nikhil P. Shyaam5024218Tamil Nadu 21 Mar 19922010M2502 May 2012title application
D. P. Singh5007780Tamil Nadu 19762006M2523 Jan 2007title application
Raghunandan Kaumandur Srihari25004964Karnataka 18 Jun 20012016M2451 Aug 2016title application
Bharath Subramaniyam46634827Tamil Nadu 17 Oct 20072019M2437 Aug 2019title application
Soumya Swaminathan5016193Maharashtra 21 Mar 19892019F2428 Nov 2018title application
Murali Krishnan B. T.5004977Tamil Nadu 26 Apr 19742008M2445 Jan 2009title application
N. Krishna Teja5001498Andhra Pradesh 27 Apr 19982015M2406 Feb 2017[26]
Sharad S Tilak5000165Maharashtra 4 Jul 19621987M2415 Jul 1994[26]
Aditya Udeshi5021740Maharashtra 26 Feb 19932011M2444 Oct 2013title application
Anwesh Upadhyaya5028949Odisha 9 Jul 19922010M2435 Jan 2011title application
Ravikumar V.5000149Tamil Nadu 26 Dec 19591978M2415 Jan 1984[26][30]
Saravanan V.5000580Tamil Nadu 3 Jun 19711994M2435 Jan 2001[26]
Srinath Rao S. V.5028876Chhattisgarh 19 May 19972019M2437 Feb 2019title application
Arun B Vaidya5000246Maharashtra 29 Dec 19491985M2385 Jan 1993[26]
Koshy Varugeese5000114Pondicherry 3 Oct 19581993M2425 Oct 2020[26]
N. R. Vignesh25012215Tamil Nadu 24 Jan 19982015M2486 Dec 2020title application
Aadit Khanna5985434Maharashtra 11 October 20032020M2304 Dec 2020title application
Arjun Vishnuvardhan5013291Kerala 21 Aug 19902021M2394 Jan 2021title application
Manish Anto Cristiano F25095927Tamil Nadu 27 Jul 20052021M2383 Jun 2021title application

Woman Grandmasters
Name FIDE ID State[31] Birth Year Highest Rating Achieved Reference
Pratyusha Bodda5000629Andhra Pradesh 11 Apr 199720202346 Jun 2016title application
Swati Ghate5003474Maharashtra 16 Jan 198020042385 Oct 2006[26]
Mary Ann Gomes5013623West Bengal 19 Sep 198920082423 Jul 2013title application
Eesha Karavade5012600Maharashtra 21 Nov 198720052425 Nov 2016title application
Bhakti Kulkarni5019516Goa 19 May 199220122429 Aug 2019title application
Subbaraman Meenakshi5004381Tamil Nadu 24 Oct 198120042357 Jul 2009[26]
Kiran Manisha Mohanty5019575Orissa 9 Apr 198920102316 Apr 2008title application
Nisha Mohota5004330West Bengal 13 Oct 198020032416 Oct 2007[26]
Kruttika Nadig5012716Maharashtra 17 Feb 198820092387 Oct 2008title application
P. V. Nandhidhaa5050847Tamil Nadu 10 Apr 199620192365 Mar 2020title application
Aarthie Ramaswamy5004373Tamil Nadu 28 Jun 198120032348 Apr 2003title application
Vaishali Rameshbabu5091756Tamil Nadu 21 Jun 200120182411 Aug 2019title application
Padmini Rout5029295Orissa 5 Jan 199420102454 Mar 2015title application
Tania Sachdev5007844Delhi 20 Aug 198620052443 Sep 2013title application
Srija Seshadri5055903Tamil Nadu 15 Aug 199720192306 Jul 2019title application
Soumya Swaminathan5016193Maharashtra 21 Mar 198920082428 Nov 2018title application
V. Varshini5091241Tamil Nadu 28 Aug 199820192271 Dec 2015title application
Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi5004098Tamil Nadu 25 Mar 197920012485 Oct 2005[26]

Woman International Masters
Name FIDE ID State[32] Birth Year Highest Rating Achieved Reference
Vantika Agrawal25050389Delhi 28 Sep 200220172314 Sep 2017title application
K. Jennitha Anto5018218Tamil Nadu 10 Apr 198720132030 Jan 2009[26]
P. Michelle Catherina5005736Tamil Nadu 8 Nov 199620152263 Aug 2015title application
Hajra Chandreyee5056535West Bengal 199920172124 Jul 2017
Sakshi Chitlange35002899Maharashtra 28 May 200020152279 Sep 2018[26]
Sahajasri Cholleti5045118Telangana 5 Sep 199620192235 Mar 2020title application
Dhyani Dave5019834Gujarat 21 Aug 199120122205 Nov 2010title application
Mrudul Dehankar25096990Maharashtra 200420192256 Dec 2019
Divya Deshmukh35006916Maharashtra 9 Dec 200520182431 Apr 2019title application
Saheli Dhar-Barua5001331West Bengal 12 Apr 197420002248 Jul 2001[26]
Parnali S Dharia5043131Maharashtra 16 Nov 199720142275 Feb 2020[26]
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