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{{short description|Indian chess | {{short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 1997)}} | ||
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| country = India | |||
|title=[[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2023) | |||
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1997|04|08|df=y}} | |||
|birth_place = Kolkata, India | |||
|FideID = 5034426 | |||
|peakrating=2516 (April 2023) | |||
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'''Sayantan Das''' (born 8 April 1997) is an Indian [[chess]] [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]]. | |||
== Biography == | |||
He studied at the [[Scottish Church Collegiate School]] in North Kolkata.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009-12-01 |title=The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) &#124; Sports &#124; Sayantan gets top billing |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091201/jsp/sports/story_11804706.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203143501/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091201/jsp/sports/story_11804706.jsp |archive-date=3 February 2013 |accessdate=2010-05-18 |work=The Telegraph|location=India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-12-17 |title=Sayantan Das poised to take title |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/Sayantan-Das-poised-to-take-title/article15596823.ece |access-date=2023-05-19 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He later studied commerce at the [[Scottish Church College]] between 2014 and 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About – Commerce Department |url=https://www.scottishchurch.ac.in/UG/Commerce_about.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519155418/https://www.scottishchurch.ac.in/UG/Commerce_about.php |archive-date=2023-05-19 |access-date=2023-05-19 |publisher=Scottish Church College}}</ref> He works at [[Metro Railway, Kolkata|Metro Railway Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-04 |title=GM Metro congratulates latest star of Indian Chess |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/gm-metro-congratulates-latest-star-of-indian-chess/articleshow/99990425.cms |access-date=2023-05-19 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sayantan Das becomes India's 81st Grandmaster |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/sayantan-das-becomes-indias-81st-grandmaster/cid/1919144 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=The Telegraph|location=India |language=en}}</ref> | |||
Sayantan Das on 4 July 2014 | == Chess career == | ||
He who won the [[World Youth Chess Championship]] (boys) in 2008 which was held at Vietnam.<ref>{{cite web |date=2008-11-04 |title=Sport / Chess : Warm reception for Sayantan Das |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/04/stories/2008110452462000.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107082616/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/04/stories/2008110452462000.htm |archive-date=2012-11-07 |accessdate=2010-05-18 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tags : kolakta, sports Posted: Fri 31 October 2008, 03:43 hrs |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/young-guns-shine-in-youth-chess/379707/ |title=Young guns shine in youth Chess |work=The Indian Express |date=2008-10-31 |accessdate=2010-05-18}}</ref> | |||
Sayantan Das on 4 July 2014 won maiden grand master norm.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sayantan Das earns maiden Grandmaster norm|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/Sayantan-Das-earns-maiden-Grandmaster-norm/articleshow/37788443.cms|accessdate=8 July 2014|work=The Times of India}}</ref> | |||
He crossed the 2500 Elo rating benchmark in 2023, becoming the 81st grandmaster from India.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhaduri |first=Archiman |date=2023-02-27 |title=Sayantan Das's wait ends, becomes GM |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/sayantans-wait-ends-becomes-gm/articleshow/98261205.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-05-19 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{Fide}} | *{{Fide}} | ||
{{Indian GMs}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Sayantan}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Sayantan}} | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:World Youth Chess Champions]] | [[Category:World Youth Chess Champions]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Sportspeople from Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:1997 births]] | [[Category:1997 births]] | ||
[[Category:Scottish Church Collegiate School alumni]] | [[Category:Scottish Church Collegiate School alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Chess Grandmasters]] | |||
[[Category:21st-century Indian chess players]] | |||
{{India-chess-bio-stub}} | {{India-chess-bio-stub}} | ||
Revision as of 02:12, 26 October 2025
| Sayantan Das | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | 8 April 1997 Kolkata, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2023) |
| FIDE rating | Template:Elo rating Template:Elo rating |
| Peak rating | 2516 (April 2023) |
Sayantan Das (born 8 April 1997) is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Biography
He studied at the Scottish Church Collegiate School in North Kolkata.<ref>"The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) | Sports | Sayantan gets top billing". The Telegraph. India. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref><ref>"Sayantan Das poised to take title". The Hindu. 17 December 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 May 2023.</ref> He later studied commerce at the Scottish Church College between 2014 and 2017.<ref>"About – Commerce Department". Scottish Church College. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.</ref> He works at Metro Railway Kolkata.<ref>"GM Metro congratulates latest star of Indian Chess". The Times of India. 4 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 May 2023.</ref><ref>"Sayantan Das becomes India's 81st Grandmaster". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 19 May 2023.</ref>
Chess career
He who won the World Youth Chess Championship (boys) in 2008 which was held at Vietnam.<ref>"Sport / Chess : Warm reception for Sayantan Das". The Hindu. 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2010.</ref> 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.<ref>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)</ref>
Sayantan Das on 4 July 2014 won maiden grand master norm.<ref>"Sayantan Das earns maiden Grandmaster norm". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 July 2014.</ref>
He crossed the 2500 Elo rating benchmark in 2023, becoming the 81st grandmaster from India.<ref>Bhaduri, Archiman (27 February 2023). "Sayantan Das's wait ends, becomes GM". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 May 2023.</ref>
References
<references/>
External links
- Sayantan Das rating card at FIDE
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