Neelash Saha

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Neelash Saha
Personal information
Born (2002-11-01) November 1, 2002 (age 23)
Kolkata, India
Chess career
Country India
Title International Master (2019)
FIDE   rating 2474 (January 2026)
Peak rating 2490 (January 2025)

Neelash Saha is an Indian chess player.

Chess career

In December 2024, he was in a three-way tie with Quoc Hy Nguyen and grandmaster Alexei Fedorov for first place after the seventh round of the Odisha Open. [1]

In June 2025, he won the open section of the Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Chess Festival with a perfect score of 9/9. [2]

He played in the Chess World Cup 2025, where he was defeated by Georg Meier in the first round. [3]

In September 2025, he finished second in the Diamond City Rapid Open behind S. P. Sethuraman. [4]

References

  1. Ahmed, Shahid (December 20, 2024). "Odisha Open R1-7: Neelash Saha in a three-way lead".
  2. Ahmed, Shahid (June 19, 2025). "Neelash Saha clinches LBHM Chess Festival Rating Open for the third consecutive year".
  3. "FIDE World Cup 2025 to take place in India". July 21, 2025.
  4. Ahmed, Shahid (September 14, 2025). "Sethuraman S P dominates 1st Diamond City Rapid and Blitz Rating Open 2025".