International Chess Day 2023: How many Grandmasters (GMs) do different countries have? Know here

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Grandmaster title is the highest honour awarded by World Chess Federation, also referred to by its French acronym Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) to chess players. FIDE first awarded this title to 27 players in 1950 while India had to wait till 1988 when Viswanathan Anand bagged the prestigious title.

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