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India Chess Players

16 players from India ranked among the world's top 100 chess grandmasters.

16
Top 100 Players
2759.5
Highest Rating
2682
Average Rating
#8
Best World Rank
#PlayerClassicalRapidBlitzWorld RankAge
1Praggnanandhaa R2759.5+9.52711.62723.4#821
2Erigaisi Arjun2759.02745.02766.0#922
3Anand, Viswanathan2739.02721.02706.0#1456
4Nihal Sarin2718.02698.02721.0#2422
5Gukesh D2703.02686.02659.0#3220
6Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi2697.02624.02677.0#3331
7Pranesh M2680.1+7.1——#4019
8Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.2677.0——#4226
9Pranav, V2676.9+6.9——#4319
10Harikrishna, Pentala2653.6-1.4—2620.0#6240
11Karthikeyan, Murali2646.6-21.4——#6927
12Aryan Chopra2646.0+9—2603.0#7024
13Sadhwani, Raunak2640.0—2678.0#7820
14Mendonca, Leon Luke2633.4+2.4——#8620
15Puranik, Abhimanyu2629.0——#9726
16Narayanan S L——2647.0#4828

Chess in India

India has 16 players represented in the world's top 100 chess rankings. The top-rated player is Praggnanandhaa R with a classical rating of 2759.5, ranked #8 in the world. The average classical rating of India's top players is 2682, demonstrating the country's strength at the highest level of competitive chess.

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