15 players from India ranked among the world's top 100 chess grandmasters.
| # | Player | Classical | Rapid | Blitz | World Rank | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erigaisi Arjun | 2757.0 | 2745.0 | 2766.0 | #9 | 22 |
| 2 | Praggnanandhaa R | 2750.0 | 2700.8 | 2695.7 | #11 | 20 |
| 3 | Anand, Viswanathan | 2739.0 | 2721.0 | 2706.0 | #14 | 56 |
| 4 | Nihal Sarin | 2717.0 | 2698.0 | 2721.0 | #25 | 21 |
| 5 | Gukesh D | 2717.0 | 2685.7 | 2649.2 | #26 | 20 |
| 6 | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | 2697.0 | 2624.0 | 2677.0 | #33 | 31 |
| 7 | Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. | 2677.0 | — | — | #43 | 26 |
| 8 | Karthikeyan, Murali | 2668.0 | — | — | #46 | 27 |
| 9 | Pranav, V | 2666.0 | — | — | #47 | 19 |
| 10 | Pranesh M | 2666.0 | — | — | #48 | 19 |
| 11 | Harikrishna, Pentala | 2655.0 | — | 2620.0 | #59 | 40 |
| 12 | Aryan Chopra | 2637.0 | — | 2603.0 | #89 | 24 |
| 13 | Sadhwani, Raunak | 2634.0 | — | 2655.0 | #93 | 20 |
| 14 | Puranik, Abhimanyu | 2629.0 | — | — | #97 | 26 |
| 15 | Narayanan S L | — | — | 2647.0 | #50 | 28 |
India has 15 players represented in the world's top 100 chess rankings. The top-rated player is Erigaisi Arjun with a classical rating of 2757.0, ranked #9 in the world. The average classical rating of India's top players is 2684, demonstrating the country's strength at the highest level of competitive chess.
Use our comparison tool to see head-to-head matchups between India's players and other top grandmasters from around the world.