Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury

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Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury
Country India
Born (1982-02-13) February 13, 1982 (age 42)
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]

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References

  1. ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Crowther, Mark (2010-04-12). "TWIC 805: Doeberl Cup". London Chess Centre. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  3. ↑ "Neelash Saha wins Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Chess Festival 7th Rating Open 2023". May 18, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Saptarshi in joint lead in 1st Marvel All India Open Fide Rated Chess Tournament". December 24, 2023.
  5. ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (January 10, 2024). "Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri victorious at 1st Marvel Rating Open 2023".
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