Chess in India
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Chess has a deep-rooted history in India, widely believed to have originated from the game of chaturanga during the Gupta Empire in circa 6th century CE. Over centuries, it evolved and spread across t
Stamp depicting the 44th Chess Olympiad, the first hosted by India, in Chennai.
Hindu deity Krishna and Radha playing chaturanga, which laid the foundation for modern chess
Former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand is credited with popularizing chess in modern India.
Gukesh Dommaraju
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Gukesh Dommaraju is an Indian chess grandmaster and the reigning World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, Gukesh is the youngest undisputed World Champion; the youngest player to have surpassed a FIDE r
Chess in India
…the men's and women's sections and has crowned two World Chess Champions: Viswanathan Anand, a five-time champion who revolutionized Indian chess, and Gukesh Dommaraju, the current reigning champion. The rise of chess in modern India is often credited to Anand, whose dominance from the late 1990s to the early 2010s…
Gukesh in 2025
Gukesh (left) playing Alireza Firouzja at the 2024 Candidates Tournament
Gukesh receiving Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award from president Droupadi Murmu on 17 January 2025