Niaz morshed
Viswanathan Anand is India's first Grandmaster .
eugene torre
There are Eugenio Torre and Wesley So among others. Torre was once considered a strong grandmaster from Asia (outside USSR); he played as a Candidate for World Chess Championship. Grandmaster Wesley So was a prodigy in recent time.
Viswanathan Anand became India first Grandmaster in 1988 at age 18. A link can be found below.
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Koneru Hampi
judit polgar
Vishvan aten anand prounced (vis-one-atin-on-ond) is the #1 chess player in the world and still undefeted.Asia's First Grand Master in chess is Eugene Torre of the Philippines.
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