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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Indian Top 100 Chess Players : Latest FIDE Ratings

List of Top 100 chess players in India as per FIDE ranking of Active players.

No question about the #1 here:)

#NameTitleFedRatingGB-Year
1 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2791 11 1969
2 Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2711 24 1981
3Harikrishna, P. g IND 2673 26 1986
4Koneru, Humpy g IND 2621 6 1987
5Ganguly, Surya Shekhar g IND 2614 22 1983
6Negi, Parimarjan g IND 2600 35 1993
7Gupta, Abhijeet g IND 2569 23 1989
8Sandipan, Chanda g IND 2568 6 1983
9Geetha Narayanan Gopal g IND 2555 18 1989
10 Arun Prasad, S. g IND 2552 14 1988
11Kunte, Abhijit g IND 2527 11 1977
12 Adhiban, B. m IND 2504 58 1992
13Sundararajan, Kidambi m IND 2492 20 1982
14Neelotpal, Das g IND 2490 42 1982
14Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran g IND 2490 20 1983
14Barua, Dibyendu g IND 2490 11 1966
17Ramesh, R.B. g IND 2482 0 1976
18Laxman, R.R. m IND 2478 54 1983
19Lalith, Babu M.R. m IND 2477 44 1993
20Harika, Dronavalli m IND 2473 15 1991
21Deepan Chakkravarthy J. g IND 2472 33 1987
22Venkatesh, M.R. m IND 2470 34 1985
23Konguvel, Ponnuswamy m IND 2461 32 1973
24Thipsay, Praveen M g IND 2453 13 1959
25 Karthikeyan, P. m IND 2450 55 1990
26Bakre, Tejas g IND 2448 0 1981
27 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi f IND 2447 44 1994
28Sengupta, Deep m IND 2445 46 1988
28Murali Krishnan, B.T. m IND 2445 24 1974
30Roy Chowdhury, Saptarshi m IND 2444 13 1982
31Sriram, Jha m IND 2441 24 1976
32Rohit, Gogineni m IND 2439 24 1989
33Tania, Sachdev m IND 2435 20 1986
34Rathnakaran, K. m IND 2431 11 1981
35Ashwin, Jayaram m IND 2428 55 1990
36Shyam, Sundar M. m IND 2426 55 1992
37Thejkumar, M. S.
IND 2424 33 1981
38Satyapragyan, Swayangsu m IND 2419 24 1982
39Sethuraman, S.P. m IND 2415 55 1993
40 Priyadharshan, K. f IND 2411 62 1993
40 Parikh, Valay m IND 2411 9 1985
42 Saptarshi, Roy m IND 2410 46 1986
43 Himanshu, Sharma m IND 2405 53 1983
44Girinath, P.D.S. m IND 2404 45 1968
44Das, Arghyadip m IND 2404 20 1985
46Akshayraj, Kore m IND 2403 24 1988
47 Palit, Somak
IND 2400 22 1986
48Narayanan, Srinath m IND 2397 32 1994
48 Prakash, G B m IND 2397 13 1972
50Saravanan, V. m IND 2394 13 1971
50Sharma, Dinesh K. m IND 2394 13 1976
52Prathamesh, Sunil Mokal m IND 2388 24 1983
52 Prasad, Devaki V m IND 2388 0 1962
54Shyam, Nikil P. f IND 2381 53 1992
55Karavade, Eesha wg IND 2375 11 1987
56Roktim, Bandyopadhyay m IND 2372 0 1977
57Suvrajit, Saha m IND 2368 46 1976
58Nadig, Kruttika wm IND 2367 18 1988
59Ravi, Lanka m IND 2366 11 1962
60Debashis, Das
IND 2365 65 1993
60Nitin, S. f IND 2365 49 1992
62Swapnil, S. Dhopade
IND 2361 44 1990
63Praveen Kumar, C.
IND 2360 34 1985
64Kamble, Vikramaditya m IND 2351 24 1982
65Arun, Karthik R.
IND 2348 42 1990
66Shivananda, B.S.
IND 2347 13 1976
67Soumya, Swaminathan wg IND 2343 22 1989
68Mishra, Neeraj-Kumar m IND 2338 0 1968
69Gomes, Mary Ann wg IND 2336 17 1989
70Prasanna, Rao f IND 2334 63 1994
71Babu, N Sudhakar m IND 2332 12 1965
72Swathi, Ghate> wg IND 2331 11 1980
73Meenakshi Subbaraman wg IND 2327 24 1981
73Ravi, Thandalam Shanmugam m IND 2327 0 1971
75Sangma, Rahul
IND 2322 55 1989
76Sharma, R. Preetham
IND 2320 0 1983
77Sanjay, N.
IND 2315 12 1974
78Singh, D.P. m IND 2312 34 1976
78Ashwath, R.
IND 2312 9 1991
78Gokhale, Jayant Suresh
IND 2312 8 1972
81Deshmukh, Anup m IND 2311 24 1967
81Shankar, Roy m IND 2311 0 1976
83Lahiri, Atanu m IND 2310 13 1972
83Shetty, Rahul m IND 2310 13 1968
83Nagendra, Rentala
IND 2310 0 1953
86Gokhale, Chandrashekhar m IND 2308 12 1974
87Arjun, Vishnuvardhan m IND 2307 0 1990
88Akshat, Khamparia f IND 2306 43 1989
88Ram, S. Krishnan
IND 2306 23 1983
88Siddharth, R.
IND 2306 0 1987
91Premnath, R.
IND 2303 39 1990
91 Mohota, Nisha wg IND 2303 4 1980
93Navin, Kanna T.u.
IND 2302 19 1989
94Dutta, Joydeep
IND 2301 24 1988
94Bitan, Banerjee
IND 2301 0 1993
96Ramakrishna, J. f IND 2298 23 1977
97Maheswaran, P.
IND 2297 13 1986
98Mishra, Soumyaranjan
IND 2296 3 1984
99Prasenjit, Datta f IND 2295 13 1981
100Prakash Ram
IND 2293 22 1978


Source: FIDE Official website

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

List of Chess Organizations and Clubs Worldwide

* World Chess Federation (FIDE) - Official web site. Features news, calendar of events, handbooks, and more.

* Alachua County Scholastic Chess Association - Organised in 1983 as a local affiliate of the United States Chess Federation (USCF).
* Associa??o Portuguesa de Mestres de Xadrez - Information about chess activities in Portugal.
* Australian Chess Federation - Chess news, views, tournaments, puzzles, columns, shop and more.
* Barnet Chess Club
* Belconnen Chess Club - Australia - Covers the chess scene for the rest of Canberra.
* Borders Chess Club - Includes club information, local events, puzzles, chess links, club ratings, and photographs.
* Caissa Woluwe Chess Club - Brussels, Belgium
* Chess Club Anderlecht
* Chess Collectors International (CCI) - Offers directory of officers, meeting information, links, and more.
* Chess Kamikazes - Online chess club for gambit players; includes theoretical articles, databases, and games submitted by members.
* India Chess Players Association of India (CPAI) - Association of Indian chess players website features news from the international and national chess fraternity, articles, and blogs. Also provides membership information.
* Coast Chess - Chess news, views, puzzles, results, and tournament information for Australian juniors.
* Colorado State Chess Association - Covering all aspects of chess including tournaments, clubs, and scholastic chess.
* Des Moines Chess Club
* Dulwich Plough Chess Club - Includes puzzles, links, and more.
* Edmonton Chess Club - Tournament schedules, club information, and links.
* Elm Mount Chess Club - Includes The Irish Chess Calendar, news, and details of chess tournaments all over Ireland.
* English Chess Federation (ECF) - Governing body for chess in the U.K., which is responsible for fostering chess played in clubs, schools, and competitions held throughout the country.
* Exeter Chess Club
* Extreme Championship Chess - Includes ECC news, events, polls, and profiles on all your favourite stars.
* Greenville Chess Club - Calendar, newsletter, and links.
* Guildford Chess Club
* Harrison Chess Club
* Hellas Chess Club - Aims to inform you about the current status of Greek & worldwide chess with interesting analysis, gameplays and useful comments.
* Hemel Hempstead Chess Club - Club information, fixtures, and results including German Bundesliga and 4NCL sections.
* Houston Chess Club
* Internet Chess Club - Online chess community. Find grandmasters, lectures, tournaments, coverage of major events, and an active chat area.
* Kolty Chess Club - Serving the San Jose area.
* Lake Superior Chess Association
* India Maharashtra Chess Association - Authoritative body controls and arranges chess tournaments in Maharashtra, India. Sites provides tournament schedules and membership information.
* Massachusetts Chess Association ( MACA ) - Organisation promoting chess in Massachusetts and representing the interest of chess players within the state to the governing body of chess in the United States.
* Mechanics' Institute Library - General interest membership library and chess club.
* Metro West Boston Chess Club - Metrowest Chess Club in Natick offers monthly USCF rated tournaments on Tuesday nights starting at 7:30pm as well as a Study Group, starting at 6:30pm.
* Nashville Chess Center - Offers tournaments, lessons, and a Chess for Children progam.
* New Britain Chess Club - Directions, events, results, and games.
* Nova Scotia Chess - Organises chess clubs, tournaments and chess events in affiliation with the Chess Federation of Canada.
* Park City Chess - Promotes and educates the public about the game, art, science, sport, and discipline of chess.
* Rotterdam Chess Association (RSB) - In Dutch.
* Scarborough Chess Club - The Scarborough Chess Club is Canada's largest chess club.
* Schacks?llskapet Manhem - Swedish chess club.
* South Western Ontario Chess League - Promotes and organises chess in the area.
* Southern California Chess Federation (SCCF)
* Stockport Chess - Provides information about the Stockport and District Chess League and tournaments.
* Stratford Chess Club - Offers news, league tables, results, tournaments, and games.
* Suncoast Chess Club
* Tasmanian Chess Association - Contains contact details, affiliated clubs, coming events, ratings, lists, etc.
* Texas Chess Association (TCA) - Nonprofit corporation whose purpose is promoting interest in chess in the state of Texas.
* Troy Chess Club - MI
* U.S. Chess Hall of Fame - Includes a U.S. chess history section.
* Westfield Chess Club - Hosts weekly rated and unrated events.

Source : Yahoo Directory

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Latest Chess ratings by FIDE : Countrywise

Here is a latest ratings - list of top countries in chess standings.
Russia has a sole lead followed by Ukraine and China while India is at the 8th spot.
US has 65 Grand Masters as compared with Russia (186), Ukraine ( 69), China (22), Israel (34) and India (18).
Source : FIDE Official site