Viswanathan Anand is the current World Chess Champion as well as an Indian Grand Chess-master .
Vish Anand the world male chess champion And Humpy Koneru the world female number 2 in chess
The "Lion of madras" Viswanathan Anand of India is the current World Chess Champion .
The current world chess champion is Viswanathan Anand
The answer is Garry Kasparov.
The women's chess champion for 2008 was Alexandra Kosteniuk.
Chess World Champion
Bobby Fischer is not the current World Chess Champion. Anand is.
Boris Vasilievich Spassky , he was the 10th World Chess Champion .
Wilhelm Steinitz ; see related link below .William SteinitzWilhelm Stientz.Wilhelm Steinitz defeated Johann Zukertort, in 1886, and held the title until 1894.
The brilliant Paul Morphy was both. He was recognized as the world chess champion but before there was a formal champion.
TRUEBobby Fischer became world chess champion in 1972.
Well, Viswanathan Anand( Current world champion) comes from India. And there about 18 GMs and about another 58 IMs but this info may be a bit old.