Manuel Aaron was India's first International Master. Manuel is a great champion who indulged in battles with players like Fischer, Botvinnik, and other world superstars in his prime. He laid the foundation for Indian chess, due to which India has now become a superpower in the chess world. In the fifth episode of Olympiad Stories with Saravanan, IM Saravanan shares some interesting stories about the first Indian Superstar, the grand old man of Indian chess. Photo: The Hindu archives.
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Guess who got India s first medal in chess Olympiad?Former World Champion and India s first Grandmaster (GM) V. Anand? India s first International Master (IM) Manuel Aaron or the second IM V Ravikumar or early GMs like Dibyendu Barua or Pravin .