India's 99 Grandmasters: From 1956 to 2026
India had no Grandmaster at all until December 1987. The turn of the millennium brought the fourth. The 64th took another 19 years; the next 35 took just seven. The 99th arrived on July 19, 2026 — and the thrilling anticipation for the 100th has set in.
Sixty-five years · one question
How many Grandmasters does India have? For the first twenty-six years of this story, the answer was none.
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