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The '''National Premier Chess Championship''' is the annual national [[chess]] championship of [[India]]. It was established in 1955 by the Andhra State Chess Association as a biannual event, but since 1971 it has been played yearly. The first edition was held in [[Eluru]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] from May 15 to May 28 and was jointly won by [[Ramchandra Sapre]] and D. Venkayya with 9/12 points.<ref>''[[The Hindu]]'', June 6, 1952</ref> Earlier, G. S. Dikshit of [[Pithapuram]] won the Andhra and Madras State Championships for three consecutive years, 1952-54.<ref>''[[British Chess Magazine]]'', July 1955, p. 213</ref>
{{Short description|Annual national chess championship of India}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox award
| name = National Chess Championship in Open and Women categories
| image = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = P Iniyan at 2017 Andorra open.jpg
| alt1a = P. Iniyan
| photo1b = P. V. Nandhidhaa with her Chess tournament trophies.jpg
| alt1b =  P. V. Nandhidhaa
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| caption = The 2025 recipients: [[P. Iniyan]] and [[P. V. Nandhidhaa]]
| awarded_for = Best National Chess player
| sponsor = [[All India Chess Federation]]
| firstawarded = 1955 (Open), 1974 (Women)
| lastawarded = 2025
| reward = {{ubl|Winner's trophy|{{INR|7,00,000}}}}
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder = {{ubl|[[P. Iniyan]] in ''Open''|[[P. V. Nandhidhaa]] in ''Women''}}
| most_wins = [[Manuel Aaron]] (9) in ''Open'', [[Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi]] (6) in ''Women''
| award1_type = First winner
| award1_winner = [[Ramchandra Sapre]] in ''Open'', [[Vasanti Khadilkar]] in ''Women''
}}
The '''National Premier Chess Championship''' is the annual national [[chess]] championship of India. It was established in 1955 by the Andhra State Chess Association as a biannual event, but since 1971 it has been played yearly.  


The women's championship commenced in 1974. The first ten editions were dominated by the Khadilkar sisters [[Vasanti Khadilkar|Vasanti]], [[Jayshree Khadilkar|Jayshree]] and [[Rohini Khadilkar|Rohini]]. Rohini is the youngest and won the championship five times, Jayshree won four titles, and the eldest, Vasanti, won the championship in the inaugural year.
The first edition was held in [[Eluru]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] from 15 May to 28 May 1955 and was jointly won by [[Ramchandra Sapre]] and Dharbha Venkayya with 9/12 points.<ref>''[[The Hindu]]'', June 6, 1955 </ref> Earlier, G. S. Dikshit of [[Pithapuram]] won the Andhra and Madras State Championships for three consecutive years, 1952–54.<ref>''[[British Chess Magazine]]'', July 1955, p. 213</ref> [[Manuel Aaron]] from the state of [[Tamilnadu]] won the Men's National title for a record 9 times, followed by [[Praveen Thipsay]] who won the title for 7 times. [[Surya Shekhar Ganguly]] had won a record six consecutive National titles from 2003 to 2008. Indian Chess legend [[Viswanathan Anand]] won the Nationals title for three consecutive times in 1986, 1987 and 1988. [[P. Iniyan]] is the reigning Nationals Men Champion in 2025.


==Winners==
In 1977, [[Rohini Khadilkar]] became the first female player to compete in that championship. Some players objected to her being in the tournament because she was female. Her father wrote to the [[FIDE|World Chess Federation]] president, [[Max Euwe]], and Euwe ruled that female players could not be barred from open chess events.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Gender trenders: How India's women chess pioneers fought a patriarchal system and won | url=https://www.espn.com/chess/story/_/id/30265331/gender-trenders-queens-gambit-how-india-women-chess-pioneers-fought-patriarchal-system-won | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118095131/https://www.espn.com/chess/story/_/id/30265331/gender-trenders-queens-gambit-how-india-women-chess-pioneers-fought-patriarchal-system-won | archive-date=2020-11-18 | access-date=2026-01-09}}</ref>
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The separate women's championship commenced in 1974. The first ten editions were dominated by the Khadilkar sisters [[Vasanti Khadilkar|Vasanti]], [[Jayshree Khadilkar|Jayshree]] and [[Rohini Khadilkar|Rohini]]. Rohini is the youngest and won the championship five times, Jayshree won four titles, and the eldest, Vasanti, won the championship in the inaugural year. [[Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi]] won the title for a record 6 times, followed by [[Rohini Khadilkar]] and [[Padmini Rout]] who have each won the National Women title for a record 5 times. [[P. V. Nandhidhaa]] is the reigning Nationals Women Champion in 2025.<ref>https://www.chessbase.in/news/Indian-Oil-51st-National-Women-Chess-Championship-2025-Round-11-report</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable"
 
! Nr !! Year !! City !! Men's winner
As on 2025, the Nationals title winner receives INR 7,00,000 Cash prize followed by INR 5,50,000 and INR 4,50,000 for second and third positions respectively. Championship winners from both men and women events are selected for the [[Chess World Cup 2027]] and [[Women's Chess World Cup 2027]] respectively.
 
==Winners- Men Champion==
 
:{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Edition !! Year !! City !! Men's winner
|-
|-
| 1 || 1955 || [[Eluru]] || {{sort|Sapre, R.B.|[[Ramchandra Sapre]]}} <br> {{sort|Venkayya, D.|[[D. Venkayya]]}}
| 1 || 1955 || [[Eluru]] || {{sort|Sapre, R.B.|[[Ramchandra Sapre]]}} <br> {{sort|Venkayya, D.|[[Dharbha Venkayya]]}}
|-
|-
| 2 || 1957 || [[Pune]] || {{sort|Gupta, Ramdas|[[Ramdas Gupta]]}}
| 2 || 1957 || [[Pune]] || {{sort|Gupta, Ramdas|[[Ramdas Gupta]]}}
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| 6 || 1966 || [[Madras]] || {{sort|Madon, Rusi|[[Rusi Madon]]}}
| 6 || 1966 || [[Madras]] || {{sort|Madon, Rusi|[[Rusi Madon]]}}
|-
|-
| 7 || 1967 || [[Pune]] || {{sort|Ali (chess player), Nasir |[[Nasir Ali (chess player)|Nasir Ali]]}}
| 7 || 1967 || [[Pune]] || {{sort|Nasir Ali, Syed|[[Syed Nasir Ali]]}}
|-
|-
| 8 || 1969 || [[Bangalore]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
| 8 || 1969 || [[Bangalore]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
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| 12 || 1975 || [[Rourkela]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
| 12 || 1975 || [[Rourkela]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
|-
|-
| 13 || 1976 || [[Patna]] || {{sort|Sekhar, Ravi|[[Ravi Sekhar]]}}
| 13 || 1976 || [[Patna]] || {{sort|Sekhar, Ravi|[[Raja Ravi Sekhar]]}}
|-
|-
| 14 || 1976 || [[Calcutta]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
| 14 || 1976 || [[Calcutta]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
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| 15 || 1978 || [[Cochin]] || {{sort|Khan, Rafiq|[[Rafiq Khan]]}}
| 15 || 1978 || [[Cochin]] || {{sort|Khan, Rafiq|[[Rafiq Khan]]}}
|-
|-
| 16 || 1979 || [[Tiruchi]] || {{sort|Parameswaram, Tiruchi N.|[[Tiruchi N. Parameswaram]]}}
| 16 || 1979 || [[Tiruchi]] || {{sort|Parameswaran, T. N.|[[T. N. Parameswaran]]}}
|-
|-
| 17 || 1979 || [[Vijayawada]] || {{sort|Sekhar, Ravi|[[Ravi Sekhar]]}}
| 17 || 1979 || [[Vijayawada]] || {{sort|Sekhar, Ravi|[[Raja Ravi Sekhar]]}}
|-
|-
| 18 || 1981 || [[New Delhi]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
| 18 || 1981 || [[New Delhi]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
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| 26 || 1989 || [[Bikaner]] || {{sort|Thipsay, Praveen|[[Praveen Thipsay]]}}
| 26 || 1989 || [[Bikaner]] || {{sort|Thipsay, Praveen|[[Praveen Thipsay]]}}
|-
|-
| 27 || 1990 || [[Kozhikode]] || {{sort|Prasad, Devaki V.|[[Devaki Prasad|Devaki V. Prasad]]}}
| 27 || 1990 || [[Kozhikode]] || {{sort|Prasad, Devaki V.|[[Devaki Prasad|D. V. Prasad]]}}
|-
|-
| 28 || 1991 || [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]] || {{sort|Prasad, Devaki V.|[[Devaki Prasad|Devaki V. Prasad]]}}
| 28 || 1991 || [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]] || {{sort|Prasad, Devaki V.|[[Devaki Prasad|D. V. Prasad]]}}
|-
|-
| 29 || 1992 || [[Patna]] || {{sort|Thipsay, Praveen|[[Praveen Thipsay]]}}
| 29 || 1992 || [[Patna]] || {{sort|Thipsay, Praveen|[[Praveen Thipsay]]}}
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| 32 || 1995 || [[Madras]] || {{sort|Konguvel, Ponnuswamy|[[Ponnuswamy Konguvel]]}}
| 32 || 1995 || [[Madras]] || {{sort|Konguvel, Ponnuswamy|[[Ponnuswamy Konguvel]]}}
|-
|-
| 33 || 1996 || [[Kanhangad]] || {{sort|Parameswaran, Tiruchi|[[Tiruchi Parameswaran]]}}
| 33 || 1996 || [[Kanhangad]] || {{sort|Parameswaran, T. N.|[[T. N. Parameswaran]]}}
|-
|-
| 34 || 1997 || [[Bhilai]] || {{sort|Kunte, Abhijit|[[Abhijit Kunte]]}}
| 34 || 1997 || [[Bhilai]] || {{sort|Kunte, Abhijit|[[Abhijit Kunte]]}}
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| 45 || 2008    ||      [[Chennai]]    || {{sort|Ganguly, Surya|[[Surya Shekhar Ganguly]]}}
| 45 || 2008    ||      [[Chennai]]    || {{sort|Ganguly, Surya|[[Surya Shekhar Ganguly]]}}
|-
|-
| 46 || 2008    ||      [[Mangalore]]      || {{sort|Ganguly, Surya|[[Surya Shekhar Ganguly]]}}<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/Ganguly-wins-sixth-successive-National-A-chess-title/articleshow/3913493.cms Ganguly wins sixth successive National 'A' chess title] The Times of India</ref><ref>[https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=17934&t=0 46th National A Chess Championship, India. Tournament report] FIDE</ref>
| 46 || 2008    ||      [[Mangalore]]      || {{sort|Ganguly, Surya|[[Surya Shekhar Ganguly]]}}<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/Ganguly-wins-sixth-successive-National-A-chess-title/articleshow/3913493.cms Ganguly wins sixth successive National 'A' chess title] The Times of India</ref><ref>[https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=17934&t=0 46th National A Chess Championship, India. Tournament report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208085052/https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=17934&t=0 |date=2024-12-08 }} FIDE</ref>
|-
|-
| 47 || 2009    ||    [[New Delhi]]    || {{sort|Adhiban, Baskaran|[[Baskaran Adhiban]]}}
| 47 || 2009    ||    [[New Delhi]]    || {{sort|Adhiban, Baskaran|[[Baskaran Adhiban]]}}
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| 51 || 2013    ||  [[Jalgaon]]        || {{sort|Sasikiran, Krishnan|[[Krishnan Sasikiran]]}}
| 51 || 2013    ||  [[Jalgaon]]        || {{sort|Sasikiran, Krishnan|[[Krishnan Sasikiran]]}}
|-
|-
| 52 || 2014    ||  [[Kottayam]]      || {{sort|Sethuraman, S. P.|[[S.P. Sethuraman]]}}
| 52 || 2014    ||  [[Kottayam]]      || {{sort|Sethuraman, S. P.|[[S. P. Sethuraman]]}}
|-
|-
| 53 || 2015    ||  [[Tiruvarur]]      || {{sort|Murali, Karthikeyan|[[Karthikeyan Murali]]}}
| 53 || 2015    ||  [[Tiruvarur]]      || {{sort|Murali, Karthikeyan|[[Karthikeyan Murali]]}}
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| 55 || 2017    ||  [[Patna]]          || {{sort|Lalith, Babu|[[Babu M.R. Lalith]]}}
| 55 || 2017    ||  [[Patna]]          || {{sort|Lalith, Babu|[[Babu M.R. Lalith]]}}
|-
|-
| 56 || 2018    ||  [[Jammu]]          || {{sort|Aravindh, Chithambaram|[[Chithambaram Aravindh]]}}
| 56 || 2018    ||  [[Jammu]]          || {{sort|Chithambaram, Aravindh|[[Aravindh Chithambaram]]}}
|-
| 57 || 2019    ||  [[Majitar]]          || {{sort|Chithambaram, Aravindh |[[Aravindh Chithambaram]]}}
|-
| 58 || 2022    ||  [[Kanpur]]          || {{sort|Erigaisi, Arjun|[[Arjun Erigaisi]]}}
|-
|-
| 57 || 2019   ||  [[Majitar]]          || {{sort|Aravindh, Chithambaram|[[Chithambaram Aravindh]]}}
| 59 || 2022-23   ||  [[New Delhi]] || {{sort|Venkataraman, Karthik|[[Karthik Venkataraman]]}}
|-
| 60 || 2023    ||  [[Pune]]          || {{sort|Sethuraman, S. P.|[[S. P. Sethuraman]]}}
|-
| 61 || 2024    ||  [[Gurgaon]] || {{sort|Venkataraman, Karthik|[[Karthik Venkataraman]]}}
|-
| 62 || 2025    ||  [[Guntur]] || {{sort|Iniyan, P.|[[P. Iniyan]]}}
|}
|}
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{| class="sortable wikitable"
==Winners- Women Champions==
! Nr !! Year !! City !! Women's winner
 
:{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Edition !! Year !! City !! Women's winner
|-
|-
| 1 || 1974 || [[Bangalore]] || {{sort|Khadilkar, Vasanti|[[Vasanti Khadilkar]]}}
| 1 || 1974 || [[Bangalore]] || {{sort|Khadilkar, Vasanti|[[Vasanti Khadilkar]]}}
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| 12 || 1986 || [[Jalandhar]] || {{sort|Sathe, Bhagyashree|[[Bhagyashree Sathe]]}}
| 12 || 1986 || [[Jalandhar]] || {{sort|Sathe, Bhagyashree|[[Bhagyashree Sathe]]}}
|-
|-
| 13 || 1987 || [[Calcutta]] || {{sort|Reddy, Saritha|[[Saritha Reddy]]}}
| 13 || 1987 || [[Calcutta]] || {{sort|Reddy, Saritha|[[Murali Reddy Saritha|Saritha Reddy]]}}
|-
|-
| 14 || 1988 || [[Kurukshetra]] || {{sort|Sathe, Bhagyashree|[[Bhagyashree Sathe]]}}
| 14 || 1988 || [[Kurukshetra]] || {{sort|Sathe, Bhagyashree|[[Bhagyashree Sathe]]}}
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|      43      ||      2016    ||      [[New Delhi]]  || {{sort|Rout, Padmini|[[Padmini Rout]]}}
|      43      ||      2016    ||      [[New Delhi]]  || {{sort|Rout, Padmini|[[Padmini Rout]]}}
|-
|-
|      44      ||      2017    ||      [[Ahmedabad]] || {{sort|Rout, Padmini|[[Padmini Rout]]}}
|      44      ||      2017    ||      [[Surat]]|| {{sort|Rout, Padmini|[[Padmini Rout]]}}
|-
|-
|      45      ||      2018    ||      [[Jaipur]]  || {{sort|Kulkarni, Bhakti|[[Bhakti Kulkarni]]}}
|      45      ||      2018    ||      [[Jaipur]]  || {{sort|Kulkarni, Bhakti|[[Bhakti Kulkarni]]}}
|-
|-
|      46      ||      2019    ||      [[Karaikudi]]  || {{sort|Kulkarni, Bhakti|[[Bhakti Kulkarni]]}}
|      46      ||      2019    ||      [[Karaikudi]]  || {{sort|Kulkarni, Bhakti|[[Bhakti Kulkarni]]}}
|-
|      47      ||      2022    ||      [[Bhubaneswar]]  || {{sort|Deshmukh, Divya|[[Divya Deshmukh]]}}
|-
|      48      ||      2022-23    ||      [[Kolhapur]]  || {{sort|Deshmukh, Divya|[[Divya Deshmukh]]}}
|-
|      49      ||      2023    ||      [[New Delhi]]||{{sort|Rout, Padmini|[[Padmini Rout]]}}
|-
|      50      ||      2024    ||      [[Karaikudi]]||{{sort|P. V. Nandhidhaa|[[P. V. Nandhidhaa]]}}
|-
|      51      ||      2025    ||      [[Durgapur]]||{{sort|P. V. Nandhidhaa|[[P. V. Nandhidhaa]]}}
|}
|}
|}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px">
 
File:NATIONAL WOMEN CHESS CHAMPIONS.jpg|Multiple National Women Chess Championship winners over the years, clicked  during the closing ceremony of the 50th National Women Chess Championship- 2024. Left to Right- [[Nisha Mohota]], [[Swati Ghate]], [[Padmini Rout]], [[P. V. Nandhidhaa]], [[Mary Ann Gomes]] and [[Bhakti Kulkarni]]
 
</gallery>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
* [http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/05%20Palmares/Campeonatos/Nacionales/Asia/La_India.htm List of winners 1955-2006]
* [http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/05%20Palmares/Campeonatos/Nacionales/Asia/La_India.htm List of winners 1955-2006]
* [http://www.sportsbharti.com/Chess/Chess-National%20A%20Championship(wm).htm List of women's winners 1974-2006]
* [http://www.sportsbharti.com/Chess/Chess-National%20A%20Championship(wm).htm List of women's winners 1974-2006]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* D.K. Bharadwaj (2003), A big boom in the brain game; [http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2003/fmay2003/f130520031.html A history of chess in India]
* D.K. Bharadwaj (2003), A big boom in the brain game; [http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2003/fmay2003/f130520031.html A history of chess in India]
* The Hindu news [https://web.archive.org/web/20040117075839/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/21/stories/2003122103051600.htm 41st edition]
* The Hindu news [https://web.archive.org/web/20040117075839/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/21/stories/2003122103051600.htm 41st edition]
* The Hindu news [https://web.archive.org/web/20050112162548/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/007200412181801.htm 42nd edition]
* The Hindu news {{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20050112162548/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/007200412181801.htm 42nd edition]}}
* Chessbase report of the [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3059 43rd edition]
* Chessbase report of the [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3059 43rd edition]
* Chessbase report of the [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3590 44th edition]
* Chessbase report of the [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3590 44th edition]
* TWIC news [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic680.html#8 34th Women's edition]
* TWIC news [https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic680.html#8 34th Women's edition]
* The Hindu Dated June 6, 1952  (Article Chess Notes  G. S. Dikshit, State Champion by T. A. Krishnamachariar)
* The Hindu Dated June 6, 1952  (Article Chess Notes  G. S. Dikshit, State Champion by T. A. Krishnamachariar)
* The Hindu  Dated  June 6, 1952  Picture of Mr. G. S. Dikshit Madras State Chess Championship
* The Hindu  Dated  June 6, 1952  Picture of Mr. G. S. Dikshit Madras State Chess Championship

Latest revision as of 03:43, 10 January 2026


National Chess Championship in Open and Women categories
P. Iniyan
P. V. Nandhidhaa
The 2025 recipients: P. Iniyan and P. V. Nandhidhaa
Sponsored byAll India Chess Federation
Reward(s)
  • Winner's trophy
  • ₹7,00,000
First awarded1955 (Open), 1974 (Women)
Last awarded2025
Most recent winner
Highlights
Most awardsManuel Aaron (9) in Open, Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (6) in Women
First winnerRamchandra Sapre in Open, Vasanti Khadilkar in Women

The National Premier Chess Championship is the annual national chess championship of India. It was established in 1955 by the Andhra State Chess Association as a biannual event, but since 1971 it has been played yearly.

The first edition was held in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh from 15 May to 28 May 1955 and was jointly won by Ramchandra Sapre and Dharbha Venkayya with 9/12 points.[1] Earlier, G. S. Dikshit of Pithapuram won the Andhra and Madras State Championships for three consecutive years, 1952–54.[2] Manuel Aaron from the state of Tamilnadu won the Men's National title for a record 9 times, followed by Praveen Thipsay who won the title for 7 times. Surya Shekhar Ganguly had won a record six consecutive National titles from 2003 to 2008. Indian Chess legend Viswanathan Anand won the Nationals title for three consecutive times in 1986, 1987 and 1988. P. Iniyan is the reigning Nationals Men Champion in 2025.

In 1977, Rohini Khadilkar became the first female player to compete in that championship. Some players objected to her being in the tournament because she was female. Her father wrote to the World Chess Federation president, Max Euwe, and Euwe ruled that female players could not be barred from open chess events.[3]

The separate women's championship commenced in 1974. The first ten editions were dominated by the Khadilkar sisters Vasanti, Jayshree and Rohini. Rohini is the youngest and won the championship five times, Jayshree won four titles, and the eldest, Vasanti, won the championship in the inaugural year. Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi won the title for a record 6 times, followed by Rohini Khadilkar and Padmini Rout who have each won the National Women title for a record 5 times. P. V. Nandhidhaa is the reigning Nationals Women Champion in 2025.[4]

As on 2025, the Nationals title winner receives INR 7,00,000 Cash prize followed by INR 5,50,000 and INR 4,50,000 for second and third positions respectively. Championship winners from both men and women events are selected for the Chess World Cup 2027 and Women's Chess World Cup 2027 respectively.

Winners- Men Champion[edit | edit source]

Edition Year City Men's winner
1 1955 Eluru Ramchandra Sapre
Dharbha Venkayya
2 1957 Pune Ramdas Gupta
3 1959 Delhi Manuel Aaron
4 1961 Hyderabad Manuel Aaron
5 1963 Bombay Farooq Ali
6 1966 Madras Rusi Madon
7 1967 Pune Syed Nasir Ali
8 1969 Bangalore Manuel Aaron
9 1971 Bikaner Manuel Aaron
10 1972 Simla Manuel Aaron
11 1973 Ahmedabad Manuel Aaron
12 1975 Rourkela Manuel Aaron
13 1976 Patna Raja Ravi Sekhar
14 1976 Calcutta Manuel Aaron
15 1978 Cochin Rafiq Khan
16 1979 Tiruchi T. N. Parameswaran
17 1979 Vijayawada Raja Ravi Sekhar
18 1981 New Delhi Manuel Aaron
19 1982 Kanpur Praveen Thipsay
20 1983 Agartala Dibyendu Barua
21 1984 Ahmedabad Praveen Thipsay
22 1985 Tenali Praveen Thipsay
23 1986 Bombay Viswanathan Anand
24 1987 Tumkur Viswanathan Anand
25 1988 Neyveli Viswanathan Anand
26 1989 Bikaner Praveen Thipsay
27 1990 Kozhikode D. V. Prasad
28 1991 Pondicherry D. V. Prasad
29 1992 Patna Praveen Thipsay
30 1993 Pune Praveen Thipsay
31 1994 Hyderabad Praveen Thipsay
32 1995 Madras Ponnuswamy Konguvel
33 1996 Kanhangad T. N. Parameswaran
34 1997 Bhilai Abhijit Kunte
35 1998 Muzaffarpur Dibyendu Barua
36 1999 Nagpur Krishnan Sasikiran
37 2000 Mumbai Abhijit Kunte
38 2001 Delhi Dibyendu Barua
39 2002 Nagpur Krishnan Sasikiran
40 2003 Mumbai Krishnan Sasikiran
41 2003 Kozhikode Surya Shekhar Ganguly
42 2004 Visakhapatnam Surya Shekhar Ganguly
43 2006 Visakhapatnam Surya Shekhar Ganguly
44 2007 Atul Surya Shekhar Ganguly
45 2008 Chennai Surya Shekhar Ganguly
46 2008 Mangalore Surya Shekhar Ganguly[5][6]
47 2009 New Delhi Baskaran Adhiban
48 2010 New Delhi Parimarjan Negi
49 2011 Aurangabad Abhijeet Gupta
50 2012 Kolkata G. Akash
51 2013 Jalgaon Krishnan Sasikiran
52 2014 Kottayam S. P. Sethuraman
53 2015 Tiruvarur Karthikeyan Murali
54 2016 Lucknow Karthikeyan Murali
55 2017 Patna Babu M.R. Lalith
56 2018 Jammu Aravindh Chithambaram
57 2019 Majitar Aravindh Chithambaram
58 2022 Kanpur Arjun Erigaisi
59 2022-23 New Delhi Karthik Venkataraman
60 2023 Pune S. P. Sethuraman
61 2024 Gurgaon Karthik Venkataraman
62 2025 Guntur P. Iniyan

Winners- Women Champions[edit | edit source]

Edition Year City Women's winner
1 1974 Bangalore Vasanti Khadilkar
2 1975 Calcutta Jayshree Khadilkar
3 1976 Kottayam Rohini Khadilkar
4 1977 Hyderabad Rohini Khadilkar
5 1979 Chennai Rohini Khadilkar
6 1979 Sangli Jayshree Khadilkar
7 1981 New Delhi Rohini Khadilkar
8 1982 Rajnandgaon Jayshree Khadilkar
9 1983 Bikaner Jayshree Khadilkar
10 1983 Kottayam Rohini Khadilkar
11 1985 Nagpur Bhagyashree Sathe
12 1986 Jalandhar Bhagyashree Sathe
13 1987 Calcutta Saritha Reddy
14 1988 Kurukshetra Bhagyashree Sathe
15 1989 Durg Anupama Abhyankar
16 1990 Vijaywada Anupama Abhyankar
17 1991 Kozhikode Bhagyashree Thipsay
18 1991 Mumbai Anupama Gokhale
19 1993 Kozhikode Anupama Gokhale
20 1994 Bangalore Bhagyashree Thipsay
21 1995 Chennai Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
22 1996 Salem Mrunalini Kunte
23 1997 Calcutta Anupama Gokhale
24 1998 Mumbai Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
25 1999 Kozhikode Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
26 2000 Mumbai Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
27 2001 New Delhi Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
28 2002 Lucknow Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
29 2003 Mumbai Aarthie Ramaswamy
30 2003 Kozhikode Humpy Koneru
31 2005 Bangalore Nisha Mohota
32 2006 Vizag Swati Ghate
33 2006 Chennai Tania Sachdev
34 2007 Pune Tania Sachdev
35 2008 New Delhi Kruttika Nadig
36 2009 Chennai Harika Dronavalli
37 2010 Bhubaneswar Soumya Swaminathan
38 2011 Chennai Mary Ann Gomes
39 2012 Jalgaon Mary Ann Gomes
40 2013 Kolkata Mary Ann Gomes
41 2014 Sangli Padmini Rout
42 2015 Kolkata Padmini Rout
43 2016 New Delhi Padmini Rout
44 2017 Surat Padmini Rout
45 2018 Jaipur Bhakti Kulkarni
46 2019 Karaikudi Bhakti Kulkarni
47 2022 Bhubaneswar Divya Deshmukh
48 2022-23 Kolhapur Divya Deshmukh
49 2023 New Delhi Padmini Rout
50 2024 Karaikudi P. V. Nandhidhaa
51 2025 Durgapur P. V. Nandhidhaa

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Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The Hindu, June 6, 1955
  2. ↑ British Chess Magazine, July 1955, p. 213
  3. ↑ "Gender trenders: How India's women chess pioneers fought a patriarchal system and won". Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  4. ↑ https://www.chessbase.in/news/Indian-Oil-51st-National-Women-Chess-Championship-2025-Round-11-report
  5. ↑ Ganguly wins sixth successive National 'A' chess title The Times of India
  6. ↑ 46th National A Chess Championship, India. Tournament report Archived 2024-12-08 at the Wayback Machine FIDE

References[edit | edit source]

  • List of winners 1955-2006
  • List of women's winners 1974-2006[permanent dead link]
  • D.K. Bharadwaj (2003), A big boom in the brain game; A history of chess in India
  • The Hindu news 41st edition
  • The Hindu news 42nd edition[usurped]
  • Chessbase report of the 43rd edition
  • Chessbase report of the 44th edition
  • TWIC news 34th Women's edition
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  • The Hindu Dated June 6, 1952 Picture of Mr. G. S. Dikshit Madras State Chess Championship
  • The Hindu Dated June 29, 1952 The Madras State Tournament by T. A. Krishnamachariar
  • The Hindu Dated July 27, 1952 Chess Notes Facts and Figures By T. A Krishnamachariar
  • The Hindu Dated July 1953 ... Three In a Row for South Indian Star by V. K. Raman Menon (date unknown.. month and year known)
  • The Hindu Dated January 9, 1956 Chess. Andhra State Tourney Dixit Wins Title Again (from our correspondent) Kakinada
  • The Hindu January 29, 1956 Chess Notes The Andhra State Championship By T. A Krishnamachariar

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