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[[Chess]] has risen in popularity in India in the last few decades primarily due to chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] and former 5-time [[World Chess Championship|World Champion]] [[Viswanathan Anand]].
[[Chess]] has risen in popularity in India in the last few decades primarily due to chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] and former 5-time [[World Chess Championship|World Champion]] [[Viswanathan Anand]].


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.
It is believed that chess originated from [[Chaturanga]] of ancient India. The [[All India Chess Federation]] is the governing body for chess in India.


==Player statistics==
==Player statistics==
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==Total medals won by Indian Chess Team in Major tournaments==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Competition
! Gold
! Silver
! Bronze
! Total
|-
|[[World Team Chess Championship|World Team Championship]]
|0
|1
|1
|2
|-
|[[Board games at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|2
|0
|2
|4
|-
|[[Asian Team Chess Championship|Asian Team Championship]]
|3
|11
|7
|21
|-
| Total || '''5''' || '''12''' || '''10''' || '''27'''
|-
|}


==See also==
==See also==