Chess
Main article: Chess in India See also: All India Chess Federation, All India Chess Federation for the Blind, and Chess Players Association of IndiaChess has risen in popularity in India in the last few decades primarily due to its star player GM Viswanathan Anand. He is the current World Champion, and he has revolutionized the popularity of this sport in India.
According to Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation (FIDE) World Ranking (active players) as of May 2013:
1. Viswanathan Anand is in 5th rank with a rating of 2783
2. Koneru Humpy is in 3rd rank with a rating of 2,597
3. Dronavalli Harika is in 18th rank with a rating of 2,492
It is believed that the game originated from India as a successor to Chaturanga or Shatranj. The All India Chess Federation is the governing body for chess in India.
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Famous quotes containing the word chess:
“I once heard of a murderer who propped his two victims up against a chess board in sporting attitudes and was able to get as far as Seattle before his crime was discovered.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)
“Of all my Russian books, The Defense contains and diffuses the greatest “warmth”Mwhich may seem odd seeing how supremely abstract chess is supposed to be.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)
“An actress reading a part for the first time tries many ways to say the same line before she settles into the one she believes suits the character and situation best. There’s an aspect of the rehearsing actress about the girl on the verge of her teens. Playfully, she is starting to try out ways to be a grown-up person.”
—Stella Chess (20th century)