We are proud to announce that India recently achieved the 50 grandmaster-mark! The golden milestone was achieved by GM Thejkumar M.S of Karnataka.
Please note decisions on titles applications approved by the Executive Board in Goynuk, Antalya, Turkey:
| GM | |
| Anurag, Mhamal | YES |
| Puranik, Abhimanyu | YES |
| Thejkumar, M. S. | YES |
| IM | |
| Chandra Prasad, Dhulipalla Bala | YES |
| Prince, Bajaj | YES |
| Raja, Harshit | YES |
| Rakesh, Kumar Jena | YES |
| WIM | |
| Vantika Agrawal | YES |
| IA | |
| Tapas Kumar, Mohanty | YES |
| Teli Rajendra | YES |
| Winston G. | YES |
| Madhav Viswanathan Baba | YES |
| FA | |
| Amit Kumar Biswas | YES |
| Anuj Singari | YES |
| Aranganatham C | YES |
| Bhabesh Mohanty | YES |
| Deepak Kumar Narendra | YES |
| Ganesh Chockalingam Pillai | YES |
| Hemprakash Barsagahe | YES |
| Mohapatra Santosh Kumar | YES |
| Prabhat Ranjan Kumar | YES |
| Rathi Pavan | YES |
| Sohani Vivek Suhas | YES |
| Vikas Sahu | YES |
| Karthik Shetty | YES |
FIDE World Junior Rapid & Blitz (Open & Girls Under 20)Chess Championships – 2026 in Al Ain, U.A.E. from 1st to 7th November, 2026 
Western Asian Junior/ Girls Chess Championship – 2026 from 22nd to 31st October 2026 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat 
Western Asian Youth Chess Championships – 2026 in Ahmedabad ,Gujarat from 22-31 October 2026 
Fide Trainer Seminar in Mohali from 02-04 October 2026 
FIDE World Championships U7, U9, U11, U13, U15 & U17 – 2026 in Roquetas de Mar, Spain from 13th to 21st October 2026 
Asian Amateur Chess Championships – 2026 (Men & Women U2300 – U2000 – U1700) in Bangkok, Thailand from 20th to 30th November, 2026.