Top 20 Chess Player celebrities in India
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Chess Player celebrities [Updated January 30, 2023].
Viswanathan Anand was born
on December 11, 1969
in Mayiladuthurai, India.
He has won many of India's highest civilian and sports honors, including the Padma Vibhushan and the
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
Net Worth 2020: $3 Million
Nihal Sarin was born
on July 13, 2004
in India.
Amazingly, he won the Under-10 World Chess Champion despite not having a regular coach.
Abhijit Kunte was born
on March 3, 1977
in India.
He represented India four times at the Chess Olympiads.
Humpy Koneru was born
on March 31, 1987
in India.
She and the Polgar sisters are considered to be the best female chess players in the world.
Hridayeshwar Singh Bhati was born
on September 3, 2002
in India.
After patenting his six-player chess game, he went on to invent versions of the game suited for up to sixty players. Afflicted with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, he invented a unique ground-to-vehicle ramp to help others suffering from physical disabilities.
Akshayraj Kore was born
on September 1, 1988
in India.
He is widely considered the greatest chess player in all of India and he won the U-16 Commonwealth Chess Championship 2003.
Abhijeet Gupta was born
on October 16, 1989
in India.
He has won several medals in the Asian Nations Chess Cup held in China.
Parimarjan Negi was born
on February 9, 1993
in India.
He won the Asian Continental Chess Championship in 2012.
Pendyala Harikrishna was born
on May 10, 1986
in India.
He won the World Junior Chess Championship in 2004.
Ridit Nimdia was born
on September 23, 2004
in India.
He received an ELO rating of 1283 in his first official FIDE rating.
Krishnan Sasikiran was born
on January 7, 1981
in India.
He has been ranked as highly as third among Indian chess masters.
Dibyendu Barua was born
on October 27, 1966
in India.
He was the second-ever Indian to become a Grandmaster.
Manuel Aaron was born
on December 30, 1935
in India.
He was India's first International Master and played three times with the Indian team at the Chess Olympiads.
Surya Shekhar Ganguly was born
on February 24, 1983
in India.
He won the Indian National Championship for a record of 5 consecutive times from 2003 to 2008.
Surya Shekhar Ganguly was born
on February 24, 1983
in India.
An Indian chess Grandmaster who set a record for being the youngest player to beat a Grandmaster when he was 11 years old.
Surya Shekhar Ganguly won the Indian National Championship for a record of 5 consecutive times from 2003 to 2008.
Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi was born
on March 25, 1979
in India.
At the height of her career, she had won more Chess Olympiad medals than had any other Indian player in the history of the game.
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