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Saptarshi Roy

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Saptarshi Roy
Born (1986-03-21) 21 March 1986 (age 38)
Kolkata, India
TitleGrandmaster (2018)
Peak rating2500 (February 2018)

Saptarshi Roy (born 21 March 1986) is an Indian chess player, holding the title of grandmaster.

Education

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He is a Graduate with a Bachelor of Science from Calcutta University in Kolkta.

Biography

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He is the Son of Sri Amal Kumar Roy and Sri Supta Roy. Won 12 times State champion from 1994 to 2008.[1] He trained many IM's and GM's.[2] He facilitated a strategic training session, "King Hunts by GM Saptarshi Roy" attended by over 4000 students.[3] He was the Grandmaster of India.[2]

Chess career

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International Master Title Spain Montcada 2006[4] National U-12 Champion 1998 A.P.

Join 3rd World youth Championship 1998 Paris ,France.

National U-15 Champion 1999 Kerala.

Champion In Nepal International open 2010.
Got 1st Grand Master Norm in Sant Marti Spain 2012[4]

Got 2nd Grand Master Norm in Bangkok Open 2013.[4]
Got his final Grand Master norm and Became the 51st GM of Indian History.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Bengal Chess Association".
  2. ^ a b c "Saptarshi Roy is India's 51st Grandmaster - Part I - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Tuesday King Hunts with GM Saptarshi Roy - Part I - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 17 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Saptarshi, Roy". ratings.fide.com.
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