Q. Which Indian chess player overtook Viswanathan Anand as the highest-rated Indian chess player in FIDE rankings?
Answer:
Gukesh
Notes: Grandmaster D. Gukesh overtook Viswanathan Anand as the highest-rated Indian chess player in FIDE rankings. He is the second-youngest Grandmaster (GM) globally and the youngest Indian to achieve this feat.
Gukesh became the number one chess player in India after posting a win against Misratdin Iskandarov of Azerbaijan in the World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.