Will India overtake Russia as the world's biggest chess nation?
Anuj Shrivatri, 22, became India's 100th Grandmaster on Diwali day by winning the ASEAN+ championship in the Philippines. He is also Madhya Pradesh's first-ever GM. India is only the fourth country to reach 100 GMs, nearly four decades after Viswanathan Anand became the first. Russia has more than 250. Can India's chess boom take it to the top?
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Sure, why now @Deepak Dagar, India in about 4 decades have produced 100 GMs
about 14 hours ago
Russia is quite ahead. Can't say India can overtake it as of now.
about 15 hours ago · edited