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Who was the first Indian chess player to get the Grandmaster norm

  1. Vishwanathan Anand

  2. Dibyendu Barua

  3. Praveen M.Thipsay

  4. Nassir Wajih
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Viswanathan Anand was the first Indian chess player to achieve the Grandmaster norm in 1987 at age 18. He later became India's first Grandmaster and World Champion. Dibyendu Barua was the second Indian GM (1991). Praveen M.Thipsay was another early Indian GM. Nassir Wajih was a chess player but not the first to get the GM norm.

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