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{{Short description|Indian chess grandmaster (Elect) (born 2009)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}}
{{Infobox chess player
| name = Mayank Chakraborty
| image =Mayank Chakraborty, Indian Chess Player.jpg
|image_size= 180px
| caption =
| country = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2009|7|28}}
| birth_place = [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], [[India]]
| title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2026)
| FideID = 25659766
| peakrating = 2508 (April 2026)
}}

'''Mayank Chakraborty''' (born 28 July 2009) is an Indian [[chess Grandmaster]] from [[Guwahati]], Assam. In March 2026 he became the first chess grandmaster from Assam and the [[Northeast India|Northeast region]] of India, and the 94th grandmaster of India.<ref name="air">{{cite news |title=Mayank Chakraborty becomes India’s 94th and first-ever Grandmaster from North East region |url=https://www.newsonair.gov.in/mayank-chakraborty-becomes-indias-94th-and-first-ever-grandmaster-from-north-east-region/ |work=News On AIR |date=14 March 2026 |access-date=14 March 2026}}</ref><ref name="Sportstar">{{cite news |title=Mayank Chakraborty becomes India’s 94th Chess Grandmaster |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/mayank-chakraborty-becomes-india-94th-chess-grandmaster-gm-norm-live-rating-news/article70742604.ece |access-date=15 March 2026 |work=[[Sportstar]] |date=14 March 2026 |language=en}}</ref>

He previously earned the title of International Master in 2023 and won several national youth championships during his rise in Indian chess.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayank Chakraborty – The awesome kid from Assam |url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Mayank-Chakraborty-The-Awesome-Kid-from-Assam |website=ChessBase India |access-date=14 March 2026}}</ref>

==Early life==
Mayank Chakraborty was born in Guwahati, Assam. He began playing chess at a young age and gained attention after winning the National Under-11 Chess Championship in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Under-11 Championship 2019 report |url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Mayank-Chakraborty-The-Awesome-Kid-from-Assam |website=ChessBase India |access-date=14 March 2026}}</ref>

As a junior player he won several national and international youth events and emerged as one of the strongest young chess players from Northeast India.

==Chess career==

===Youth championships===
Chakraborty achieved national recognition after winning the National Under-11 Open Chess Championship. He also won medals at the Asian Youth Chess Championship and Western Asian Youth Chess Championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayank Chakraborty interview and games |url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Mayank-Chakraborty-The-Awesome-Kid-from-Assam |website=ChessBase India |access-date=14 March 2026}}</ref>

He later won the National Under-17 Chess Championship both in 2023 and 2024 finishing unbeaten in the tournaments.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ninan |first1=Susan |title=How Mayank Chakraborty became North East India’s first GM |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/how-mayank-chakraborty-became-north-east-india-s-first-gm-101773506260936.html |access-date=15 March 2026 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=14 March 2026 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mayank Chakraborty wins U-17 national chess title |work=The Assam Tribune |date=9 May 2023}}</ref> He was also the Asian Junior Rapid Champion at Tatanagar in 2024 and Champion in Sharjah Challengers, 2025.

===International Master===
In 2024 Chakraborty achieved the title of International Master (IM) after crossing the 2400 Elo rating mark and securing the required norms in international tournaments.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIDE profile – Mayank Chakraborty |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/25659766 |website=FIDE |access-date=14 March 2026}}</ref>

His IM norms were achieved in events such as:

* 2nd Maharashtra Grandmaster Open 2023
* 1st Issykkul Open (Kyrgyzstan) 2023
* Qatar Masters Open 2023

===Grandmaster===
In March 2026 Chakraborty achieved the Grandmaster(Elect GM), becoming India's 94th grandmaster.<ref name="air" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Assam’s Mayank Chakraborty becomes India’s 94th Grandmaster |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/assams-mayank-chakraborty-becomes-indias-94th-grandmaster-first-from-northeast-1359392-2026-03-13 |work=India Today NE |date=13 March 2026 |access-date=14 March 2026}}</ref>

He secured his final GM norm at the 8th GM Tournament – Hotel Stockholm North in [[Sweden]], finishing first with 7/9 points and crossing the required 2500 rating threshold.<ref name="air" /><ref name="Sportstar" />

His achievement was widely regarded as a historic milestone for chess in Northeast India.<ref name="Sportstar" />

==Grandmaster norms==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Grandmaster norms achieved by Mayank Chakraborty
! No.
! Tournament
! Location
! Year
! Score
|-
| 1
| 2nd Maharashta International Open GM tournament
| [[Maharashtra]], India
| 2023
| 7/9
|-
| 2
| GM Round Robin tournament "Korentinis Memorial"
| [[Piraeus]], Greece
| 2024
| 7/9
|-
| 3
| 8th 'First Hotel Stockholm North GM Tournament'
| Stockholm, Sweden
| 2026
| 7/9
|}

==Playing style==
Chakraborty is known for a dynamic and tactical playing style and frequently employs openings such as the Sicilian Defence and the Ruy López.

==See also==
* [[Chess in India]]
* [[List of Indian chess players]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIDE|id=25659766}}

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