Anuj Shrivatri becomes India's 100th chess Grandmaster: Full list of all 100 Indian GMs

India has reached a historic milestone in chess, with Madhya Pradesh's International Master Anuj Shrivatri becoming the country's 100th Grandmaster after winning the 7th ASEAN Plus Individual Open Chess Championship on Sunday.The 22-year-old achieved the landmark after scoring seven points out of a possible eight at the tournament held at the Asenso Global Youth Leadership and Sports Complex in Misamis Occidental. Despite losing his opening game, Anuj bounced back to secure the title and enter Indian chess history.India's journey to 100 Grandmasters began with Viswanathan Anand, who became the country's first GM in 1988 after earning his third norm in 1987. Dibyendu Barua followed in 1991, while Praveen Thipsay became India's third Grandmaster in 1997.The journey has gathered considerable momentum over the years, with several young players emerging as international stars. India has also produced some of the world's leading chess talents, including Gukesh Dommaraju, R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Nihal Sarin and Vidit Gujrathi.The latest milestone has come amid a particularly productive period for Indian chess. The country added its 96th to 100th Grandmasters between July and November 2026, with Ethan Vaz, Harshvardhan GB, S Ashwath and V Rathnavel achieving the title before Anuj.From Anand's historic breakthrough in 1988 to Anuj's achievement in 2026, here is the complete list of India's 100 Grandmasters.Complete list of India's 100 chess GrandmastersNo.GrandmasterYearStateNotable achievement1Viswanathan Anand1988Tamil Nadu15th World Champion; India's first GM2Dibyendu Barua1991West BengalIndia's second GM3Praveen Thipsay1997MaharashtraFirst GM from Maharashtra4Abhijit Kunte2000MaharashtraDominant force in the national circuit5Krishnan Sasikiran2000Tamil NaduFormer Asian Champion6Pentala Harikrishna2001Andhra PradeshFormer World Junior Champion; former top 10 player7Koneru Humpy2002Andhra PradeshFirst Indian woman to earn the open GM title; World Rapid Champion8Surya Shekhar Ganguly2003West BengalSix-time Indian National Champion9Sandipan Chanda2003West BengalCompeted in World Championship matches10Ramachandran Ramesh2004Tamil NaduDronacharya Award-winning coach11Tejas Bakre2004GujaratFirst GM from Gujarat12Magesh Chandran Panchanathan2006Tamil NaduTop collegiate competitor in the USA13J Deepan Chakkravarthy2006Tamil NaduRegular national championship contender14Neelotpal Das2006West BengalContributor to Bengal chess15Parimarjan Negi2006DelhiBecame GM at 1316Geetha Narayanan Gopal2007KeralaFirst GM from Kerala17Abhijeet Gupta2008Delhi2008 World Junior Champion18Subramanian Arun Prasad2008Tamil NaduProminent coach and tournament player19Sundararajan Kidambi2009Tamil NaduKnown for opening preparation20R R Laxman2009Tamil NaduKnown for aggressive, attacking play21Sriram Jha2010DelhiContributor to North Indian chess22Deep Sengupta2010West BengalFormer World Youth Champion (U-12)23Baskaran Adhiban2010Tamil NaduNicknamed 'The Beast'24S P Sethuraman2011Tamil NaduFormer National Champion; Olympiad team member25Harika Dronavalli2011Andhra PradeshMultiple Women's World Championship bronze medallist26M R Lalith Babu2012Andhra PradeshCommonwealth Chess Champion27Vaibhav Suri2012DelhiStrong national competitor28M R Venkatesh2012Tamil NaduOpen tournament specialist29Sahaj Grover2012DelhiWorld Youth Champion (U-10)30Vidit Gujrathi2013Maharashtra2024 Candidates participant31M Shyam Sundar2013Tamil NaduElite chess coach32Akshayraj Kore2013MaharashtraActive in the North American circuit33V Vishnu Prasanna2013Tamil NaduCoach of world champion Gukesh D34Debashis Das2013OdishaFirst GM from Odisha35Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury2013West BengalLong-standing Bengal chess player36Ankit Rajpara2014GujaratSecond GM from Gujarat37Chithambaram Aravindh2014Tamil NaduReached world No. 11; multiple National Champion38Karthikeyan Murali2015Tamil NaduTwo-time consecutive National Champion39Ashwin Jayaram2015Tamil NaduCompetes in classical and rapid chess40Swapnil Dhopade2015MaharashtraSuccessful transition into coaching41S L Narayanan2015KeralaElite tournament competitor42Shardul Gagare2016MaharashtraStrong national competitor43Diptayan Ghosh2016West BengalTop-tier East Indian competitor44Priyadharshan Kannappan2016Tamil NaduKnown for coaching and chess literature45Aryan Chopra2016DelhiEarned GM title at 14 years and nine months46Srinath Narayanan2017Tamil NaduCoach and national team captain47Himanshu Sharma2017HaryanaFirst GM from Haryana48Anurag Mhamal2017GoaFirst GM from Goa49Abhimanyu Puranik2017MaharashtraConsistent 2600-plus player50M S Thejkumar2017KarnatakaContributor to Karnataka chess51Saptarshi Roy2018West BengalContributor to Bengal chess52Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu2018Tamil Nadu2023 World Cup finalist; Olympiad gold medallist53Nihal Sarin2018KeralaBlitz and rapid chess prodigy54Arjun Erigaisi2018TelanganaCrossed 2800 Elo; world No. 1 contender55Karthik Venkataraman2018Andhra PradeshIndian National Champion in 202256Harsha Bharathakoti2018Andhra PradeshTactical player on the Asian circuit57P Karthikeyan2018Tamil NaduContributor to Tamil Nadu's chess circuit58Stany G A2018KarnatakaEuropean open circuit competitor59N R Visakh2019Tamil NaduPart of India's first sibling GM duo60Gukesh Dommaraju2019Tamil NaduYoungest undisputed World Chess Champion61P Iniyan2019Tamil NaduIndian National Champion in 202562Swayams Mishra2019OdishaOdisha's second GM63Girish A Koushik2019KarnatakaMulti-time state rapid chess champion64Prithu Gupta2019DelhiReached GM title at 1565Raunak Sadhwani2019MaharashtraCrossed 265066G Akash2020Tamil NaduAchieved GM status during the pandemic67Leon Luke Mendonca2021GoaStayed in Europe during COVID lockdown to complete the title68Arjun Kalyan2021Tamil NaduBalances academics and chess69Harshit Raja2021MaharashtraEarned final norm at Biel Chess Festival70Raja Rithvik R2021TelanganaFIDE and AICF support camp product71Sankalp Gupta2021MaharashtraEarned norms across consecutive tournaments72Mitrabha Guha2021West BengalContributor to Bengal chess73Bharath Subramaniyam2022Tamil NaduAchieved title at Vergani Cup, Italy74Rahul Srivatshav P2022TelanganaAchieved title at Cattolica Chess Festival75Pranav V2022Tamil NaduFIDE Junior World Champion76Pranav Anand2022KarnatakaWorld Youth U-16 Champion77Aditya Mittal2022MaharashtraAchieved title at El Llobregat Open, Spain78Koustav Chatterjee2023West BengalBalanced board examinations with rapid GM progress79Pranesh M2023Tamil NaduAchieved title at Rilton Cup, Stockholm80Vignesh N R2023Tamil NaduPart of sibling GM duo with Visakh81Sayantan Das2023West BengalAchieved title at Cannes Open82Prraneeth Vuppala2023TelanganaAchieved title at Baku Open, Azerbaijan83Aditya Samant2023MaharashtraAchieved title at Biel Master Tournament, Switzerland84Vaishali Rameshbabu2024Tamil NaduGrand Swiss winner; sister of Praggnanandhaa85Shyaam Nikhil P2024Tamil NaduWaited 12 years to complete title formalities86Srihari L R2025Tamil NaduAchieved title at Asian Individual Championship, UAE87Harikrishnan A Ra2025Tamil NaduAchieved title at La Plagne Festival, France88Divya Deshmukh2025MaharashtraWon FIDE Women's World Cup89Rohith Krishna S2025Tamil NaduAchieved title at Almaty Masters, Kazakhstan90Ilamparthi AR2025Tamil NaduAchieved title at Bijeljina Open, Bosnia91V S Raahul2025Tamil NaduAchieved title at ASEAN Championship92Aaryan Varshney2026DelhiAchieved title at Andranik Margaryan Memorial, Armenia93Aarav Dengla2026MaharashtraAchieved title at GM Mix Bijeljina, Bosnia94Mayank Chakraborty2026AssamIndia's 94th GM95Aronyak Ghosh2026West BengalIndia's 95th GM96Ethan Vaz2026GoaIndia's 96th GM97Harshvardhan GB2026Tamil NaduIndia's 97th GM98S Ashwath2026Tamil NaduIndia's 98th GM99V Rathnavel2026Tamil NaduIndia's 99th GM100Anuj Shrivatri2026Madhya PradeshIndia's 100th GM; won the 7th ASEAN Plus Individual Open Chess ChampionshipGet the latest Sports News and Live updates. 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