Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury

Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Not to be confused with Saptarshi Roy.
In this Indian name, the name Roy Chowdhury is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Saptarshi.
Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury
CountryIndia
Born (1982-02-13) February 13, 1982
Kolkata, India
TitleGrandmaster (2013)[1]
Peak rating2500 (June 2013)

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 (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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