All India Chess Federation (AICF)

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209,692Registered players
172,160Active players
57,414FIDE-rated players
855Titled players

Top players

  1. 1 Praggnanandhaa R GMBorn 2005 2763
  2. 2 Erigaisi Arjun GMBorn 2003 2746
  3. 3 Anand, Viswanathan GMBorn 1969 2739
RankNombrePuntuaciónBorn
4 Gukesh D GM Rating 2710 Born 2006
5 Nihal Sarin GM Rating 2709 Born 2004
6 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi GM Rating 2693 Born 1994
7 Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. GM Rating 2677 Born 1999
8 Pranav, V GM Rating 2677 Born 2006
9 Pranesh M GM Rating 2674 Born 2006
10 Harikrishna, Pentala GM Rating 2648 Born 1986

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Statistics

Registered players
209,692
Active players
172,160
Rated in Classical
57,414
Rated in Rapid
42,863
Rated in Blitz
18,695
Women
36,735
Juniors (under 20)
113,685

Rating spread, Classical

Active players in each band of 100 rating points.

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1400 to 1499
8,130
1500 to 1599
5,700
1600 to 1699
2,737
1700 to 1799
1,308
1800 to 1899
789
1900 to 1999
414
2000 to 2099
267
2100 to 2199
168
2200 to 2299
133
2300 to 2399
120
2400 to 2499
69
2500 to 2599
29
2600 to 2699
13
2700 and above
5

Titles

  • 96GM
  • 171IM
  • 200FM
  • 172CM
  • 15WGM
  • 47WIM
  • 81WFM
  • 73WCM
Arbiters with a FIDE title
2,158
Trainers with a FIDE title
473
123

players from this federation have claimed their NCR, their National Chess Rating, on 8by8verse.

FIDE rating list, October 2026. Titles are counted as FIDE lists them on that date.

Officials

  • Nitin NarangPresident
  • Patel Dev AHonorary Secretary
  • Dharmendra, KumarTreasurer
  • Anil Kumar, RaizadaVice President
  • Barua, DibyenduVice President
  • Raghvendra SinghaniaVice President
  • Anantha D PVice-President
  • Mahaveer RankaVice President
  • Repo RonyaVice President
  • Prasanta KunduJoint Secretary
  • Soibam Mangijao SinghJoint Secretary
  • Lalthlamuana HJoint Secretary
  • Thakur, SanjeevJoint Secretary
  • Manish Kumar (Ranchi)Joint Secretary
  • Shenvi, NitinRating Officer

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  • Madhya Pradesh State Chess Body
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