Question
Download Solution PDFWho among the following is the second Grand Master of India after Viswanathan Anand?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Dibyendu Barua.Key Points
- Viswanathan Anand is a famous Indian chess player who has won several international championships and tournaments.
- After Viswanathan Anand, the second Indian chess player to become a Grandmaster is Dibyendu Barua.
- Dibyendu Barua achieved the Grandmaster title in 1991 and has won several national and international tournaments.
Additional Information
- P. Harikrishna is a five-time Indian chess champion.
- In 2001, he won the Commonwealth, in 2004 the World Junior Championship, and in 2011 the Asian Individual Championship.
- Abhijeet Kunte is a four-time Indian chess champion.
- He is an Indian grandmaster in the FIDE chess organization.
- Shashikaran Krishnan is a two-time Indian chess champion.
- In the 2013 World Chess Championship, he finished in second place behind Viswanathan Anand.
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