Teenaged Grandmaster D Gukesh has replaced the legendary Viswanathan Anand as India’s top chess player after more than three decades. Anand has been India’s No. 1 since July 1986.

The 17-year old Chennai GM, who recently lost in the quarter-finals of the FIDE World Cup in Baku to Magnus Carlsen, moved ahead of Anand to be ranked No. 8 in the world. Gukesh broke into the Top 10 of the FIDE rating list for the first time. Anand, a five-time world champion is currently ranked No.9.