Top Chess Players in India

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Aravindh Chithambaram

The player's full name is Aravindh Chithambaram V R and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Aravindh.Aravindh Chithambaram is an Indian grandmaster. He won the national championship in consecutive years, 2018 and 2019. In August 2023, he entered the top...

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Harikrishna Pentala 2676 | #39

The player's full name is Harikrishna Pentala and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Harikrishna. Harikrishna Pentala is an Indian grandmaster and one of the best chess players in that nation’s history. Early Life And Career Grandmaster 2700 Club Recent...

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Pranav Venkatesh

The name Venkatesh is his father's name and the player should be referred to by his name, Pranav. GM Pranav Venkatesh, also known as Buddy Pranav, is an Indian chess grandmaster and one of the youngest grandmasters in the world. Pranav earned the title in 2022 after securing his third norm at the 2022...

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Karthikeyan Murali 2648 | #57

Bio coming soonThe name Murali is his father's name, and the player should be referred to by his name, Karthikeyan

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Raunak Sadhwani 2642 | #64

The player's full name is Raunak Sadhwani and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Raunak.Raunak Sadhwani is an Indian chess grandmaster. A prodigy, he earned the GM title at the age of just 13, making him the ninth-youngest in history as (of April 2021). Raunak...

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Aryan Chopra

Bio coming soonThe name Chopra is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Aryan.

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Pranesh M

The player should be referred to by the given name, Pranesh.

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Aditya Mittal 2617 | #96

The name Mittal is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Aditya.

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Abhimanyu Puranik

GM Abhimanyu Puranik is an Indian grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup. The player's full name is Abhimanyu Puranik and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Abhimanyu.

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Pranav Anand

The name Anand is his father's name, and the player should be referred to by his name, Pranav.

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Leon Luke Mendonca

GM Leon Luke Mendonca is an Indian chess grandmaster. He earned the title in 2021. In 2024, Leon won the Tata Steel Challengers Tournament. The name Mendonca is a patronymic, Luke is his father's name, and the player should be referred to by his name, Leon.

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Karthik Venkataraman 2594 | #124

GM Karthik Venkataraman is an Indian grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Iniyan P

P stands for Paneerselvam, which is his father's name. The player should be referred to by his given name, Iniyan.

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Bharath Subramaniyam

GM Bharath Subramaniyam is an Indian chess grandmaster. He earned the title in 2022 at the age of 14. The player should be referred to by his given name, Bharath.

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Narayanan S L

The player's full name is Narayanan S.L. In this name, S stands for his father's name Sunilduth, L stands for his mother's name Lyna and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their full name, Narayanan S.L.Narayanan S.L. is an Indian grandmaster who won the Asian U-16 title...

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Diptayan Ghosh

The name Ghosh is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Diptayan.

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Surya Shekhar Ganguly 2561 | #172

The name Shekhar is his father's name, Ganguly is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Surya.GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly from India is a participant in the 2022 Tata Steel Challengers tournament.

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Sasikiran Krishnan

Full bio coming soonThe name Krishnan is his father's name, and the player should be referred to by his name, Sasikiran.

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Sethuraman S P 2551 | #195

The player's full name is Sethuraman S.P and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Sethuraman. S. P. Sethuraman is an Indian grandmaster and Asian chess champion. He won the Asian U-12 championship in 2004 and became World U-16 Champion in 2009. He became...

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Sankalp Gupta

The name Gupta is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Sankalp.

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Aaryan Varshney 2538 | #220

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Adhiban Baskaran 2536 | #228

The player's full name is Adhiban Baskaran and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Adhiban. Baskaran Adhiban is an Indian grandmaster. His biggest accomplishments include being the 2009 Indian Champion and the 2008 World Under-16 Champion. He also won the...

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Raja Rithvik R 2535 | #230

Bio coming soon.

IM (अंतरराष्ट्रीय मास्टर) Aronyak Ghosh

The name Ghosh is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Aronyak.IM Aronyak Ghosh is an Indian international master who qualified for the 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship.

GM (ग्रैंड मास्टर) Lalith Babu M R

The player's full name is M.R Lalit Babu and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Lalit Babu.