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Chess player Viswanathan Anand of Madras became India's first grandmaster.
Viswanathan Anand, who grew up in Madras, earned his final grandmaster norm at an international tournament in Coimbatore in late 1987 and became India's first grandmaster in 1988. He was 18 years old. The same year he received the Padma Shri. His success is widely credited with sparking a chess boom in Tamil Nadu, which went on to produce many grandmasters.
Manuel Aaron becomes India's first International Master
Madras chess player Manuel Aaron became the first Indian to earn the FIDE title of International Master.
Apollo Hospitals founded in Madras
Prathap C. Reddy founded Apollo Hospitals in Madras, India's first corporate healthcare provider.
Tamil Nadu win the Ranji Trophy for the second time
Beating Railways by an innings in the final, Tamil Nadu won the Ranji Trophy for the second time, 33 years after its first title.
Chennai hosts the Anand-Carlsen World Chess Championship
Playing in his home city, Viswanathan Anand put his world title on the line against Magnus Carlsen and lost it to the Norwegian.
R. Praggnanandhaa becomes a grandmaster at twelve
Aged 12 years and 10 months, R. Praggnanandhaa of Chennai became a grandmaster, at that time the second-youngest ever.
D. Gukesh becomes a grandmaster at twelve
Aged 12 years, 7 months and 17 days, Chennai's D. Gukesh earned the grandmaster title, at that point the second-youngest ever to do so.
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