Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury

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Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury
Country India
Born (1982-02-13) 13 February 1982 (age 43)
Kolkata, India
Title Grandmaster (2013) [1]
Peak rating 2500 (June 2013)

Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury is an Indian chess grandmaster.

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Career

In April 2010, Saptarshi tied for 3rd–6th with Vladimir Malaniuk, David Smerdon, and Magesh Chandran Panchanathan in the Doeberl Cup in Canberra. [2]

In May 2023, Saptarshi tied for first place with Neelash Saha, Kushagra Mohan, and Chakravarthi Reddy M in the Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Chess Festival 7th Rating Open. He lost the win to Neelash after tiebreaks, but remained undefeated throughout the event. [3]

In December 2023, Saptarshi was a joint leader after the second round of the 1st Marvel All India Open. [4] He remained undefeated and ultimately finished in second place with a score of 7.5/9, behind winner Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri. [5]

References

  1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. Crowther, Mark (12 April 2010). "TWIC 805: Doeberl Cup". London Chess Centre. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. "Neelash Saha wins Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Chess Festival 7th Rating Open 2023". 18 May 2023.
  4. "Saptarshi in joint lead in 1st Marvel All India Open Fide Rated Chess Tournament". Telangana Today. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  5. Ahmed, Shahid (10 January 2024). "Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri victorious at 1st Marvel Rating Open 2023".