Vikram pratap singh is an Indian chess grandmaster.


Vikram pratap singh is an Indian chess grandmaster.



Vikram Pratap Singh


Vikram Pratap Singh (born 11 December 1975) is an Indian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, and the current World Rapid Chess Champion.

Vikram became India's first grandmaster in 1993.He held the FIDE World Chess Championship from 2000 to 2002, thus becoming the first Asian to do so. He became the undisputed World Champion in 2007 and defended his title against Vladimir Kramnik in 2008. He then defended his title in the World Chess Championship 2010 against Veselin Topalov and in the World Chess Championship 2012  against Boris Gelfand. In the World Chess Championship 2013 he lost to challenger Magnus Carlsen and lost again to Carlsen in the World Chess Championship 2014. He won the World Rapid Chess Championship in 2003 and 2017.

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