Awards & Honours in Indian Chess

Indian chess players, coaches, and contributors have received some of the country’s highest sporting and civilian honours. These awards recognize excellence, dedication, and lifelong contributions to the growth of chess in India. This page serves as a historical record of Indian chess personalities who have been honoured with prestigious national awards.

Padma Vibhushan

Name	State	Year	Title	Gender
Viswanathan Anand	Tamil Nadu	2008	GM	Male

Padma Bhushan

Name	State	Year	Title	Gender
Viswanathan Anand	Tamil Nadu	2001	GM	Male

Padma Shri

Name	State	Year	Title	Gender
Anupama Gokhale	Maharashtra	1986	WIM	Female
Bhagyashree Thipsay	Maharashtra	1987	WIM	Female
Viswanathan Anand	Tamil Nadu	1988	GM	Male
Koneru Humpy	Andhra Pradesh	2007	GM	Female
Harika Dronavalli	Andhra Pradesh	2019	GM	Female

Khel Ratna

Name	State	Year	Title	Gender
Viswanathan Anand	Tamil Nadu	1991-92	GM	Male
Gukesh D.	Tamil Nadu	2024	GM	Male

Dhyan Chand Award

Name	State	Year	Title	Gender
Abhijeet Kunte	Maharashtra	2021	GM	Male

Arjuna Award

Name	State	Year	Title	Gender
Manuel Aaron	Tamil Nadu	1961	IM	Male
Rohini Khadilkar	Maharashtra	1980-81	WIM	Female
Dibyendu Barua	West Bengal	1983	GM	Male
Pravin Thipsay	Maharashtra	1984	GM	Male
Viswanathan Anand	Tamil Nadu	1985	GM	Male
Bhagyashree Thipsay	Maharashtra	1987	WIM	Female
Devaki Prasad	Karnataka	1987	IM	Male
Anupama Gokhale	Maharashtra	1990	WIM	Female
Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi	Tamil Nadu	2000	IM	Female
Krishnan Sasikiran	Tamil Nadu	2002	GM	Male
Koneru Humpy	Andhra Pradesh	2003	GM	Female
Surya Sekhar Ganguly	West Bengal	2005	GM	Male
Pentala Harikrishna	Andhra Pradesh	2006	GM	Male
Harika Dronavalli	Andhra Pradesh	2007	GM	Female
Tania Sachdeva	Delhi	2009	IM	Female
Parimarjan Negi	Delhi	2010	GM	Male
Abhijeet Gupta	Delhi	2013	GM	Male
R Praggnanandhaa	Tamil Nadu	2022	GM	Male
Bhakti Kulkarni	Goa	2022	IM	Male
R Vaishali	Tamil Nadu	2023	IM	Female

Dronacharya Award

Name	State	Year	Title	Gender
Raghunandan Gokhale	Maharashtra	1986	CM	Male
Koneru Ashok	Andhra Pradesh	2006	–	Male
RB Ramesh	Tamil Nadu	2023	GM	Male

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