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Chess variant played in India
Indian chess is the name given to regional variations of chess played in India in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is distinct from chaturanga. There are
Indian_chess
Amongst Indian chess players there are 99 Grandmasters (GM); 123 International Masters (IM); 23 Woman Grandmasters (WGM), including some who also hold
List_of_Indian_chess_players
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2006)
Gukesh Dommaraju (born 29 May 2006) is an Indian chess grandmaster and the reigning World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, Gukesh is the youngest undisputed
Gukesh_Dommaraju
Chess opening
King's Indian Attack (or KIA) is a chess opening system where White adopts the setup more commonly seen being played by Black in the King's Indian Defence
King's_Indian_Attack
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2005)
December 2005) is an Indian chess grandmaster. She has won two gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals at the Women's Chess Olympiad. Deshmukh
Divya_Deshmukh
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2005)
commonly known as Pragg, is an Indian chess grandmaster. A former chess prodigy, he placed second in the 2023 Chess World Cup, and won the 2025 FIDE
R_Praggnanandhaa
2022 chess tournament in Chennai, India
The 44th Chess Olympiad was an international team chess event organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Chennai, India, from 28 July to
44th_Chess_Olympiad
Annual national chess championship of India
The Indian Chess Championship or National Premier Chess Championship is the annual national chess championship of India. It was established in 1955 by
Indian_Chess_Championship
five-time champion who revolutionized Indian chess, and Gukesh Dommaraju, the current reigning champion. The rise of chess in modern India is often credited
Chess_in_India
Indian chess player (born 2007)
Savitha Shri Baskar (born 25 January 2007) is an Indian chess player. She achieved the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2023. She achieved the title of International
Savitha_Shri_Baskar
2024 chess tournament in Budapest, Hungary
The 45th Chess Olympiad was an international team chess event organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Budapest, Hungary, from 10 to
45th_Chess_Olympiad
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2003)
Arjun Kumar Erigaisi (born 3 September 2003) is an Indian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 14 years
Arjun_Erigaisi
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2001)
Vaishali Rameshbabu (born 21 June 2001) is an Indian chess grandmaster. She is a two-time champion of the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament, winning
Vaishali_Rameshbabu
The history of chess can be traced back nearly 1,500 years to its earliest known predecessor, called chaturanga, in India; its prehistory is the subject
History_of_chess
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2004)
Nihal Sarin (born 13 July 2004) is an Indian chess grandmaster. In 2018, he passed the Elo rating of 2600 at 14 years old, which at the time made him the
Nihal_Sarin
Indian chess player (born 1986)
an Indian chess player, who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a two-time Indian women's chess champion
Tania_Sachdev
2024 chess tournament in Budapest
The Open event at the 45th Chess Olympiad was held from 11 to 22 September 2024. It was contested by a record number of 197 teams, representing 194 nations
Open event at the 45th Chess Olympiad
Open_event_at_the_45th_Chess_Olympiad
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1994)
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (born 24 October 1994) is an Indian chess grandmaster. Gujrathi attained the title of grandmaster in January 2013, becoming the
Vidit_Gujrathi
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1987)
1987) is an Indian chess grandmaster. Koneru is a runner-up of the Women's World Chess Championship and two-time Women's World Rapid Chess Champion. In
Koneru_Humpy
Upcoming chess match between Gukesh Dommaraju and Javokhir Sindarov
The World Chess Championship 2026 is an upcoming chess match to determine the World Chess Champion. It will be played between the defending champion,
World_Chess_Championship_2026
Chess opening
The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Other move orders, such as 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d4
Nimzo-Indian_Defence
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1969)
is an Indian chess grandmaster. Anand is a four-time undisputed World Chess Champion, a FIDE World Chess Champion, a 13-time World Rapid Chess Champion
Viswanathan_Anand
Pakistani chess grandmaster (1903–1966)
Pakistan), to a Punjabi Muslim Awan family of pirs and landlords. He learned Indian chess from his father at the age of nine. By the time he was 21 he was considered
Sultan_Khan_(chess_player)
Reference work on chess openings
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a reference work describing the state of opening theory in chess, originally published in five volumes from
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2006)
an Indian chess grandmaster. Aditya began playing chess at five years old. Aditya played in the Aimchess Rapid tournament of the Champions Chess Tour
Aditya_Mittal_(chess_player)
Indian chess player and YouTuber (born 1990)
1990) is an Indian chess player, journalist, commentator, and YouTuber who holds the title of International Master (IM). He co-founded ChessBase India in
Sagar_Shah
Ancient Indian strategy board game
(Cambodian) and modern Indian chess. It was adopted as chatrang (shatranj) in Sassanid Persia, which in turn was the form of chess brought to late-medieval
Chaturanga
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1999)
1999), is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is a two-time Indian Chess Champion. Karthik began playing chess at the age of 7. He won the Indian National Championship
Karthik_Venkataraman
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1966)
(born 27 October 1966) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Indian Chess Champion. He was the second Indian chess player, after Viswanathan
Dibyendu_Barua
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1994)
Srinath Narayanan (born 14 February 1994) is an Indian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in August 2017. Srinath Narayanan
Srinath_Narayanan
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1995)
1995) is a chess player from Delhi, India, who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in September 2012. He won the Under-10 World Youth Chess Championship
Sahaj_Grover
2026 chess tournament in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The 46th Chess Olympiad was an international team chess event organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 15
46th_Chess_Olympiad
Indian chess player (born 2002)
is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. She is a three-time gold medalist at the Chess Olympiad
Vantika_Agrawal
as a chess variant. In addition, fairy chess pieces are used in fairy chess, an area of chess problems involving changes to the rules of chess. The following
List_of_fairy_chess_pieces
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1999)
Chithambaram Veerappan (born 11 September 1999) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He won the Indian chess championships twice, in 2018 and 2019. Aravindh Chithambaram
Aravindh_Chithambaram
Chess opening
The King's Indian Defence (or KID) is a common chess opening. It is defined by the following moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 Black intends to follow up with
King's_Indian_Defence
Major chess events in 2026 include the annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Prague Chess Festival, Norway Chess and Grand Chess Tour. The Candidates Tournament
2026_in_chess
Chess piece
The bishop (♗, ♝) is a piece in the game of chess. It moves and captures along diagonals without jumping over interfering pieces. Each player begins the
Bishop_(chess)
Name list
Suresh, Indian singer Rakshitha Raju, Indian runner Rakshitta Ravi, Indian chess player Rakshit (disambiguation) Rakshith (disambiguation) This page or
Rakshita_(name)
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1991)
(born 12 January 1991) is an Indian chess grandmaster. She was part of the gold winning women's team at the 45th Chess Olympiad in 2024. She has won
Harika_Dronavalli
Chess opening
In chess, Indian Defence or Indian Game is a broad term for a group of openings characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 They are all to varying degrees
Indian_Defence
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1986)
Pentala Harikrishna (born 10 May 1986) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He achieved a peak world ranking of 10 in November 2016, and a peak Elo rating of
Pentala_Harikrishna
2024 chess tournament in Budapest
The Women's event at the 45th Chess Olympiad was from 11 to 22 September 2024. It was contested by a record number of 183 teams, representing 180 nations
Women's event at the 45th Chess Olympiad
Women's_event_at_the_45th_Chess_Olympiad
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1981)
an Indian chess grandmaster. He was one of Viswanathan Anand's seconds in the World Chess Championship 2013. Born in Madras, Sasikiran won the Indian Chess
Krishnan_Sasikiran
Indian chess player (born 2021)
Anish Sarkar (born 26 January 2021) is an Indian chess player. He is the world's second youngest FIDE rated player. In 2024, Sarkar became the youngest
Anish_Sarkar
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2006)
(born 13 October 2006) is an Indian chess grandmaster and the 2025 World Junior Chess Champion. Pranav began playing chess at the age of 6, and had several
Pranav_V
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1993)
Sethuraman Panayappan Sethuraman (born 25 February 1993 in Chennai) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He achieved the three norms required for the grandmaster
S._P._Sethuraman
Indian chess player (born 1935)
(born 30 December 1935) is the first Indian chess master in the second half of the 20th century. He dominated chess in India in the 1960s to the 1980s,
Manuel_Aaron
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1989)
Vishnu Prasanna Vasanthan Perumal is an Indian chess grandmaster and coach. Vishnu began playing chess at the age of 12 after being introduced to the game
Vishnu_Prasanna_V.
Administrative body for chess in India
the International Chess Federation. Nitin Narang is the president of the federation. AICF's headquarters are in New Delhi. Indian chess has players like
All_India_Chess_Federation
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1992)
Baskaran (born 15 August 1992) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He was the 2008 World Under-16 Champion and the 2009 Indian champion. He is currently the 21st
Adhiban_Baskaran
1977 film by Satyajit Ray
later internationally released with the translated title The Chess Players, is a 1977 Indian film written and directed by Satyajit Ray, based on Munshi
The_Chess_Players_(film)
Indian chess player (born 1989)
2016). "Soumya shines in Moscow". ChessBase India. Retrieved 9 April 2016. Karmarkar, Amit (13 June 2018). "Indian chess star says no to headscarf, pulls
Soumya Swaminathan (chess player)
Soumya_Swaminathan_(chess_player)
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2009)
Aarav Dengla (born July 25, 2009) is an Indian chess player. He is India's 93rd grandmaster and the third from Mumbai, Maharashtra. His classical live
Aarav_Dengla
Indian chess player (born 1994)
Padmini Rout (born 5 January 1994) is an Indian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She has won
Padmini_Rout
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1989)
October 1989) is an Indian chess player with the title of Grandmaster (GM). Gupta is the first player to win the Commonwealth Chess Championship five times
Abhijeet_Gupta
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1999)
Karthikeyan Murali (born 5 January 1999) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2015. Karthikeyan is a two-time
Karthikeyan_Murali
Biennial international chess tournament
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the
Chess_Olympiad
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1992)
ସ୍ଵୟମ୍ସ ମିଶ୍ର) is an Indian chess grandmaster, FIDE-licensed chess trainer and former international master. He became India's 62nd chess grandmaster in May
Swayams_Mishra
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1993)
Parimarjan Negi (born 9 February 1993) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He achieved the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 20 days
Parimarjan_Negi
Indian chess player (born 2010)
(born 2010) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM). She is a two time National Junior Girls Chess Championship (India)
Shubhi_Gupta
Japanese strategy board game
in Japan and is in the same family of games as Western chess, chaturanga, xiangqi, Indian chess, makruk, and janggi. Shōgi means general's (shō 将) board
Shogi
Indian chess player (born 2002)
2002) is an Indian chess player. She received the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 2022. Nutakki Priyanka is winner of Indian Youth Chess Championship
Nutakki_Priyanka
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1959)
is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster. He is the first Indian to get a chess Grandmaster Norm and the first Indian to win
Pravin_Thipsay
Indian chess player (born 1963)
1 April 1963 in Mumbai) is a chess player holding the title of Woman International Master (WIM). She has won the Indian women's championship five times
Rohini_Khadilkar
Old form of chess
chatrang) is an old form of chess, as played in the Sasanian Empire. Its origins lie in the Indian game of chaturanga. Modern chess gradually developed from
Shatranj
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1983)
Himanshu Sharma is an Indian chess grandmaster. In April 2017, he crossed the 2500 rating mark after scoring a win in the fifth round of the 1st Sardar
Himanshu Sharma (chess player)
Himanshu_Sharma_(chess_player)
Indian chess player (born 1992)
1992) is an Indian chess player who is currently a International Master. Gauri's older brother Arjun Vishnuvardhan is an International Chess Master and
Gauri_Shankar_(chess_player)
Chess opening
The Bogo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ The position after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 is common. The
Bogo-Indian_Defence
describe chess moves. For a list of: unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems;
Glossary_of_chess
Indian-Irish chess player (born 2005)
Trisha Kanyamarala is an Indian-Irish chess player. In January 2020, aged 14, she became Ireland’s first Woman International Master. In 2025 she became
Trisha_Kanyamarala
Indian-Australian chess player (born 1997)
Rishi Sardana is an Indian-Australian chess player. He was born in Canberra, and moved to India at the age of 7–8. In January 2019, he won the Mumbai
Rishi_Sardana
Indian chess player
player from the mofussil or suburbs of Calcutta. He played traditional Indian chess, which in Bengal at the time, pawns did not have the option of moving
Moheschunder_Bannerjee
School of chess that emerged after World War I
Hypermodernism is a school of chess that emerged after World War I. It featured challenges to the chess ideas of central European masters, including Wilhelm
Hypermodernism_(chess)
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1997)
Vaibhav Suri (born 8 February 1997) is an Indian chess grandmaster. Vaibhav studied at the Modern School and joined the Shri Ram College of Commerce, graduating
Vaibhav_Suri
Indian chess player (born 2006)
3 April 2006) is an Indian chess player. She is a former National Under-13 Girls champion 2019, 38th National Junior Girls Chess Championship 2024 runner-up
Sarayu_Velpula
Indian chess player (born 2001)
Priyanka K (born 2001) is an Indian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master, which she earned in 2019. She won silver medal at 50th
Priyanka_K
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1998)
Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan (born 10 January 1998) is an Indian chess player. He earned the title of Grandmaster in 2015 and is the 41st Grandmaster from
S._L._Narayanan
Indian chess player (born 2009)
Suhaani Lohia (born 11 August 2009) is an Indian chess player with an International FIDE Rating. She is one of the youngest individuals to earn the Woman
Suhaani_Lohia
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2006)
Pranesh Munirethinam is an Indian chess grandmaster. Pranesh is coached by R.B. Ramesh. Pranesh obtained his first GM norm in the 18th Delhi GM Open 2020
Pranesh_M
Indian chess player (born 2000)
Isha Sharma is an Indian chess player from Belthangady, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. She holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and is the
Isha_Sharma
Indian-Irish chess player (born 2004)
Tarun Kanyamarala is an Indian-Irish chess player. In April 2019, he won a silver medal in the Under-15 category at the FIDE World School Individual Championships
Tarun_Kanyamarala
Indian chess player (born 2007)
Sahithi Varshini Moogi (born 27 April 2007) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Fide Master (FM) 2023, Woman International Master (WIM)
Sahithi_Varshini_Moogi
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1993)
Musunuri Rohit Lalit Babu (born 5 January 1993) is an Indian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2012. He is the 4th GrandMaster
M._R._Lalith_Babu
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2002)
2002) is an Indian chess professional player. He is India's 61st player to be awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE. He won the Indian Chess Championship
P._Iniyan
Indian chess player (born 1979)
Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (born 25 March 1979) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM)
Subbaraman_Vijayalakshmi
Indian chess player (born 2005)
Indian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Rakshitta was born to TS Ravi and Saimeera Ravi. Both her parents are Indian
Rakshitta_Ravi
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2003)
Koustav Chatterjee is an Indian chess grandmaster. In October 2021, Koustav scored his first GM-norm at Sheikh Russell GM 2021. He defeated Visakh N. R
Koustav_Chatterjee
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2006)
Pranav Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster. In September 2022, Pranav won the U16 section of the World Youth Chess Championship. He also crossed the 2500
Pranav_Anand
Chess piece
The king (♔, ♚) is the most important piece in the game of chess. It may move to any adjacent square that is not controlled by an enemy piece; it may
King_(chess)
Chess variant native to China
is in the same family of games as shogi, janggi, Western chess, chaturanga, and Indian chess. Besides China and areas with significant ethnic Chinese
Xiangqi
Indian chess player
10 June 1972) is an Indian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (1990). She won the Indian Women's Chess Championship in 1987
Murali_Reddy_Saritha
Indian chess player
is an Indian chess player. She received the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM) in 1999. Pallavi Shah participated in World Youth Chess Championships
Pallavi_Shah
Topics referred to by the same term
agitation. Sahaj may refer to: Sahaj Grover, Indian chess player Sahaj (musician), American musician Sahaja, an Indian religious-philosophical concept. This
Sahaj
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2009)
Ilamparthi Avalpoondurai Ravikumar is an Indian chess grandmaster. In February 2023, he won the WR Chess Junior Under-14 Boys tournament, shortly after
Ilamparthi_A._R.
chess, Centaur chess or Cyborg chess Blindfold chess Chess handicap Correspondence chess Blitz chess Chess as mental training Chess boxing The Chess Variant
List_of_chess_variants
Hindu concept and male name
(born 2003), Indian professional basketball player Pranav Venkatesh (born 2006), Indian chess grandmaster Pranav Anand (born 2006), Indian chess grandmaster
Pranav
American chess grandmaster (1995–2025)
2025) was an American chess grandmaster, commentator, and content creator. He was widely considered one of the best speed chess players in the world and
Daniel_Naroditsky
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2005)
Raunak Sadhwani (born 22 December 2005) is an Indian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he became a grandmaster at the age of 13. He is the 10th youngest
Raunak_Sadhwani
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2003)
Ghosh (born 2003) is an Indian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster. In 2023, Ghosh finished third in the Indian Chess Championship. In 2024
Aronyak_Ghosh
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