Sayantan Das

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Sayantan Das
CountryIndia
Born (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 27)
Kolkata, India
Title Grandmaster (2023) International master (2013)
FIDE   rating 2428 (March 2025)
Peak rating 2516 (April 2023)

Sayantan Das (born 8 April 1997) is an Indian chess grandmaster and international master.

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Biography

He studied at the Scottish Church Collegiate School in North Kolkata. [1] [2] He later studied commerce at the Scottish Church College between 2014 and 2017. [3] He works at Metro Railway Kolkata. [4] [5]

Chess career

He who won the World Youth Chess Championship (boys) in 2008 which was held at Vietnam. [6] He is a student at the Goodricke National Chess Academy at Kolkata, which has also produced the present under-10 Asian champion, Diptayan Ghosh.

International Master Saptarshi Roy has coached him. [7]

Sayantan Das on 4 July 2014 won maiden grand master norm. [8]

He crossed the 2500 Elo rating benchmark in 2023, becoming the 81st grandmaster from India. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) | Sports | Sayantan gets top billing". The Telegraph. India. 1 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Sayantan Das poised to take title". The Hindu. 17 December 2010. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "About – Commerce Department". Scottish Church College. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "GM Metro congratulates latest star of Indian Chess". The Times of India. 4 May 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sayantan Das becomes India's 81st Grandmaster". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sport / Chess : Warm reception for Sayantan Das". The Hindu. 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  7. ↑ Tags : kolakta, sports Posted: Fri 31 October 2008, 03:43 hrs (31 October 2008). "Young guns shine in youth Chess". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Sayantan Das earns maiden Grandmaster norm". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Bhaduri, Archiman (27 February 2023). "Sayantan Das's wait ends, becomes GM". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 19 May 2023.


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