Parí gbólóhùn tó wà nísàlẹ̀ yìí: Devaki Prasad gba ife ẹyẹ Indian Chess Championship lẹ́ẹ̀mejì gbáko: ní ọdún 1990 ní Kozhikode àti ní ọdún 1991 ní Pondicherry. Ní ọdún 1986, ní London, ó gba ife ẹ̀yẹ Commonwealth Chess Championship. Ní ọdún 1987, ní Subotica, ó kópa nínú
World Chess Championship Interzonal tournament ati ipo ni 15th ibi ṣugbọn ṣẹgun meji grandmasters - Mikhail Tal ati Lev Alburt.