| No. |
Grandmaster |
Year |
State |
Notable achievement |
| 1 |
Viswanathan Anand |
1988 |
Tamil Nadu |
15th World Champion; India’s first GM |
| 2 |
Dibyendu Barua |
1991 |
West Bengal |
India’s second GM |
| 3 |
Praveen Thipsay |
1997 |
Maharashtra |
First GM from Maharashtra |
| 4 |
Abhijit Kunte |
2000 |
Maharashtra |
Dominant force in the national circuit |
| 5 |
Krishnan Sasikiran |
2000 |
Tamil Nadu |
Former Asian Champion |
| 6 |
Pentala Harikrishna |
2001 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Former World Junior Champion; former top 10 player |
| 7 |
Koneru Humpy |
2002 |
Andhra Pradesh |
First Indian woman to earn the open GM title; World Rapid Champion |
| 8 |
Surya Shekhar Ganguly |
2003 |
West Bengal |
Six-time Indian National Champion |
| 9 |
Sandipan Chanda |
2003 |
West Bengal |
Competed in World Championship matches |
| 10 |
Ramachandran Ramesh |
2004 |
Tamil Nadu |
Dronacharya Award-winning coach |
| 11 |
Tejas Bakre |
2004 |
Gujarat |
First GM from Gujarat |
| 12 |
Magesh Chandran Panchanathan |
2006 |
Tamil Nadu |
Top collegiate competitor in the USA |
| 13 |
J Deepan Chakkravarthy |
2006 |
Tamil Nadu |
Regular national championship contender |
| 14 |
Neelotpal Das |
2006 |
West Bengal |
Contributor to Bengal chess |
| 15 |
Parimarjan Negi |
2006 |
Delhi |
Became GM at 13 |
| 16 |
Geetha Narayanan Gopal |
2007 |
Kerala |
First GM from Kerala |
| 17 |
Abhijeet Gupta |
2008 |
Delhi |
2008 World Junior Champion |
| 18 |
Subramanian Arun Prasad |
2008 |
Tamil Nadu |
Prominent coach and tournament player |
| 19 |
Sundararajan Kidambi |
2009 |
Tamil Nadu |
Known for opening preparation |
| 20 |
R R Laxman |
2009 |
Tamil Nadu |
Known for aggressive, attacking play |
| 21 |
Sriram Jha |
2010 |
Delhi |
Contributor to North Indian chess |
| 22 |
Deep Sengupta |
2010 |
West Bengal |
Former World Youth Champion (U-12) |
| 23 |
Baskaran Adhiban |
2010 |
Tamil Nadu |
Nicknamed ‘The Beast’ |
| 24 |
S P Sethuraman |
2011 |
Tamil Nadu |
Former National Champion; Olympiad team member |
| 25 |
Harika Dronavalli |
2011 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Multiple Women’s World Championship bronze medallist |
| 26 |
M R Lalith Babu |
2012 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Commonwealth Chess Champion |
| 27 |
Vaibhav Suri |
2012 |
Delhi |
Strong national competitor |
| 28 |
M R Venkatesh |
2012 |
Tamil Nadu |
Open tournament specialist |
| 29 |
Sahaj Grover |
2012 |
Delhi |
World Youth Champion (U-10) |
| 30 |
Vidit Gujrathi |
2013 |
Maharashtra |
2024 Candidates participant |
| 31 |
M Shyam Sundar |
2013 |
Tamil Nadu |
Elite chess coach |
| 32 |
Akshayraj Kore |
2013 |
Maharashtra |
Active in the North American circuit |
| 33 |
V Vishnu Prasanna |
2013 |
Tamil Nadu |
Coach of world champion Gukesh D |
| 34 |
Debashis Das |
2013 |
Odisha |
First GM from Odisha |
| 35 |
Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury |
2013 |
West Bengal |
Long-standing Bengal chess player |
| 36 |
Ankit Rajpara |
2014 |
Gujarat |
Second GM from Gujarat |
| 37 |
Chithambaram Aravindh |
2014 |
Tamil Nadu |
Reached world No. 11; multiple National Champion |
| 38 |
Karthikeyan Murali |
2015 |
Tamil Nadu |
Two-time consecutive National Champion |
| 39 |
Ashwin Jayaram |
2015 |
Tamil Nadu |
Competes in classical and rapid chess |
| 40 |
Swapnil Dhopade |
2015 |
Maharashtra |
Successful transition into coaching |
| 41 |
S L Narayanan |
2015 |
Kerala |
Elite tournament competitor |
| 42 |
Shardul Gagare |
2016 |
Maharashtra |
Strong national competitor |
| 43 |
Diptayan Ghosh |
2016 |
West Bengal |
Top-tier East Indian competitor |
| 44 |
Priyadharshan Kannappan |
2016 |
Tamil Nadu |
Known for coaching and chess literature |
| 45 |
Aryan Chopra |
2016 |
Delhi |
Earned GM title at 14 years and nine months |
| 46 |
Srinath Narayanan |
2017 |
Tamil Nadu |
Coach and national team captain |
| 47 |
Himanshu Sharma |
2017 |
Haryana |
First GM from Haryana |
| 48 |
Anurag Mhamal |
2017 |
Goa |
First GM from Goa |
| 49 |
Abhimanyu Puranik |
2017 |
Maharashtra |
Consistent 2600-plus player |
| 50 |
M S Thejkumar |
2017 |
Karnataka |
Contributor to Karnataka chess |
| 51 |
Saptarshi Roy |
2018 |
West Bengal |
Contributor to Bengal chess |
| 52 |
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu |
2018 |
Tamil Nadu |
2023 World Cup finalist; Olympiad gold medallist |
| 53 |
Nihal Sarin |
2018 |
Kerala |
Blitz and rapid chess prodigy |
| 54 |
Arjun Erigaisi |
2018 |
Telangana |
Crossed 2800 Elo; world No. 1 contender |
| 55 |
Karthik Venkataraman |
2018 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Indian National Champion in 2022 |
| 56 |
Harsha Bharathakoti |
2018 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Tactical player on the Asian circuit |
| 57 |
P Karthikeyan |
2018 |
Tamil Nadu |
Contributor to Tamil Nadu’s chess circuit |
| 58 |
Stany G A |
2018 |
Karnataka |
European open circuit competitor |
| 59 |
N R Visakh |
2019 |
Tamil Nadu |
Part of India’s first sibling GM duo |
| 60 |
Gukesh Dommaraju |
2019 |
Tamil Nadu |
Youngest undisputed World Chess Champion |
| 61 |
P Iniyan |
2019 |
Tamil Nadu |
Indian National Champion in 2025 |
| 62 |
Swayams Mishra |
2019 |
Odisha |
Odisha’s second GM |
| 63 |
Girish A Koushik |
2019 |
Karnataka |
Multi-time state rapid chess champion |
| 64 |
Prithu Gupta |
2019 |
Delhi |
Reached GM title at 15 |
| 65 |
Raunak Sadhwani |
2019 |
Maharashtra |
Crossed 2650 |
| 66 |
G Akash |
2020 |
Tamil Nadu |
Achieved GM status during the pandemic |
| 67 |
Leon Luke Mendonca |
2021 |
Goa |
Stayed in Europe during COVID lockdown to complete the title |
| 68 |
Arjun Kalyan |
2021 |
Tamil Nadu |
Balances academics and chess |
| 69 |
Harshit Raja |
2021 |
Maharashtra |
Earned final norm at Biel Chess Festival |
| 70 |
Raja Rithvik R |
2021 |
Telangana |
FIDE and AICF support camp product |
| 71 |
Sankalp Gupta |
2021 |
Maharashtra |
Earned norms across consecutive tournaments |
| 72 |
Mitrabha Guha |
2021 |
West Bengal |
Contributor to Bengal chess |
| 73 |
Bharath Subramaniyam |
2022 |
Tamil Nadu |
Achieved title at Vergani Cup, Italy |
| 74 |
Rahul Srivatshav P |
2022 |
Telangana |
Achieved title at Cattolica Chess Festival |
| 75 |
Pranav V |
2022 |
Tamil Nadu |
FIDE Junior World Champion |
| 76 |
Pranav Anand |
2022 |
Karnataka |
World Youth U-16 Champion |
| 77 |
Aditya Mittal |
2022 |
Maharashtra |
Achieved title at El Llobregat Open, Spain |
| 78 |
Koustav Chatterjee |
2023 |
West Bengal |
Balanced board examinations with rapid GM progress |
| 79 |
Pranesh M |
2023 |
Tamil Nadu |
Achieved title at Rilton Cup, Stockholm |
| 80 |
Vignesh N R |
2023 |
Tamil Nadu |
Part of sibling GM duo with Visakh |
| 81 |
Sayantan Das |
2023 |
West Bengal |
Achieved title at Cannes Open |
| 82 |
Prraneeth Vuppala |
2023 |
Telangana |
Achieved title at Baku Open, Azerbaijan |
| 83 |
Aditya Samant |
2023 |
Maharashtra |
Achieved title at Biel Master Tournament, Switzerland |
| 84 |
Vaishali Rameshbabu |
2024 |
Tamil Nadu |
Grand Swiss winner; sister of Praggnanandhaa |
| 85 |
Shyaam Nikhil P |
2024 |
Tamil Nadu |
Waited 12 years to complete title formalities |
| 86 |
Srihari L R |
2025 |
Tamil Nadu |
Achieved title at Asian Individual Championship, UAE |
| 87 |
Harikrishnan A Ra |
2025 |
Tamil Nadu |
Achieved title at La Plagne Festival, France |
| 88 |
Divya Deshmukh |
2025 |
Maharashtra |
Won FIDE Women’s World Cup |
| 89 |
Rohith Krishna S |
2025 |
Tamil Nadu |
Achieved title at Almaty Masters, Kazakhstan |
| 90 |
Ilamparthi AR |
2025 |
Tamil Nadu |
Achieved title at Bijeljina Open, Bosnia |
| 91 |
V S Raahul |
2025 |
Tamil Nadu |
Achieved title at ASEAN Championship |
| 92 |
Aaryan Varshney |
2026 |
Delhi |
Achieved title at Andranik Margaryan Memorial, Armenia |
| 93 |
Aarav Dengla |
2026 |
Maharashtra |
Achieved title at GM Mix Bijeljina, Bosnia |
| 94 |
Mayank Chakraborty |
2026 |
Assam |
India’s 94th GM |
| 95 |
Aronyak Ghosh |
2026 |
West Bengal |
India’s 95th GM |
| 96 |
Ethan Vaz |
2026 |
Goa |
India’s 96th GM |
| 97 |
Harshvardhan GB |
2026 |
Tamil Nadu |
India’s 97th GM |
| 98 |
S Ashwath |
2026 |
Tamil Nadu |
India’s 98th GM |
| 99 |
V Rathnavel |
2026 |
Tamil Nadu |
India’s 99th GM |
| 100 |
Anuj Shrivatri |
2026 |
Madhya Pradesh |
India’s 100th GM; won the 7th ASEAN Plus Individual Open Chess Championship |
