Arjun Awardees in Chess
| S.No. | Year | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1961 | Manuel Aaron |
| 2 | 1980-81 | Rohini Khadilkar |
| 3 | 1983 | Dibyendu Barua |
| 4 | 1984 | Pravin Thipsay |
| 5 | 1985 | Vishwanathan Anand |
| 6 | 1987 | D. V. Prasad |
| 7 | 1987 | Bhagyashree Thipsay |
| 8 | 1990 | Anupama Gokhale |
| 9 | 2000 | Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi |
| 10 | 2002 | Krishnan Sasikiran |
| 11 | 2003 | Koneru Humpy |
| 12 | 2005 | Surya Shekhar Ganguly |
| 13 | 2006 | Pentyala Harikrishna |
| 14 | 2008 | Dronavalli Harika |
| 15 | 2009 | Tania Sachdev |
| 16 | 2010 | Parimarjan Negi |
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