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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 1986)}}<br />
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{{Indian patronymic|Saptarshi|Roy}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}<br />
{{Infobox chess biography<br />
| name = Saptarshi Roy<br />
| image =Saptarshi roy.jpg<br />
|title=[[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2018)<br />
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1986|3|21|df=y}}<br />
|birth_place = Kolkata, India<br />
|country = India<br />
|FideID = 5008980<br />
|peakrating=2500 (February 2018)<br />
}}<br />
'''Saptarshi Roy''' (born 21 March 1986) is an Indian [[chess]] player, holding the title of [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]].<br />
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== Education ==<br />
He is a Graduate with a Bachelor of Science from [[Calcutta University]] in Kolkata.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bengalchess.in/|title=Bengal Chess Association}}</ref> He trained many [[international master|IM's]] and [[Grandmaster (chess)|GM's]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Saptarshi_Roy_Indias_51st_Grandmaster_Part_I|title=Saptarshi Roy is India's 51st Grandmaster – Part I – ChessBase India|date=9 March 2018|website=chessbase.in}}</ref> He facilitated a strategic training session, "King Hunts by GM Saptarshi Roy" attended by over 4000 students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Tuesday-King-Hunts-with-GM-Saptarshi-Roy-Part-I|title=Tuesday King Hunts with GM Saptarshi Roy – Part I – ChessBase India|date=17 September 2019|website=chessbase.in}}</ref> He was the [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] of India.<ref name="auto1"/><br />
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== Chess career ==<br />
International Master Title Spain [[Montcada i Reixac|Montcada]] 2006<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/5008980|title=Saptarshi, Roy|website=ratings.fide.com}}</ref> National U-12 Champion 1998 A.P.<br />
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Join 3rd World youth Championship 1998 Paris, France.<br />
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National U-15 Champion 1999 [[Kerala]].<br />
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Champion In Nepal International open 2010.<br />Got 1st [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grand Master]] Norm in [[Sant Martí (district)|Sant Marti]] Spain 2012<ref name="auto"/><br />
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Got 2nd Grand Master Norm in Bangkok Open 2013.<ref name="auto" /><br>Got his final [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grand Master]] norm and Became the 51st GM of Indian History.<ref name="auto1" /><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://ratings.fide.com/profile/5008980 Saptarshi Roy] rating card at [[FIDE]].<br />
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[[Category:1986 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Chess Grandmasters]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople from Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian chess players]]</div>Umaiordarame