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{{short description|Indian chess grandmaster|bot=PearBOT 5}} | {{short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 1966)|bot=PearBOT 5}} | ||
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{{Infobox chess player | {{Infobox chess player | ||
|name = Dibyendu Barua | |name = Dibyendu Barua | ||
|image = Dibyendu Barua 2012.JPG | |image = Dibyendu Barua 2012 (cropped).JPG | ||
|caption = Barua in 2012 | |caption = Barua in 2012 | ||
|country = [[India]] | |country = [[India]] | ||
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|10|27|df=yes}} | |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|10|27|df=yes}} | ||
|birth_place = [[ | |birth_place = [[Chittagong]], [[East Pakistan]] (present-day [[Bangladesh]]) | ||
|nationality = Indian | |||
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|title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (1991) | |title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (1991) | ||
|peakrating = 2561 (July 2003) | |peakrating = 2561 (July 2003) | ||
|FideID = 5000025 | |FideID = 5000025 | ||
|spouse = {{marriage|Saheli Dhar-Barua|1997}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Dibyendu Barua''' (born 27 October 1966) is an Indian [[chess | '''Dibyendu Barua''' (born 27 October 1966) is an Indian [[chess grandmaster]]. He is a three-time [[Indian Chess Champion]]. He was the second Indian chess player, after [[Viswanathan Anand]], second [[Bengalis| Bengali]] after [[Niaz Murshed]], and third South Asian after Niaz and Anand to achieve the title of [[chess]] [[International Grandmaster| grandmaster]]. He also serves as the vice-president of the [[All India Chess Federation]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aicf.in/office-bearers/|title=Office Bearers|access-date=19 January 2026|work=AICF}}</ref> and the president of the Sara Bangla Daba Sangstha ("All Bengal Chess Association").<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbdschess.in/committee.php?menu=3|title=COMMITTEE|access-date=19 January 2026|work=sbdschess.in}}</ref> | ||
==Chess career== | ==Chess career== | ||
Barua | Barua was born in [[Chittagong]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/10/01/time.htm|title=Our grandmaster neighbour|date=2 October 2004|work=Daily Star}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/10/01/time.htm Daily Star], (accessed 11 November 2023)</ref> from where his family migrated to [[Kolkata]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]] when he was a baby.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/chittagong-ahoy/cid/1470452|title=Chittagong ahoy|date=29 January 2016|work=The Telegraph}}</ref> His father Benoy Barua operated a printing business and supported his son's chess career at the youth level and state championships. In 1978, Barua, as a 12-year-old, became the youngest participant in the [[Indian Chess Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070815/asp/jharkhand/story_8195963.asp |title=The Telegraph - Calcutta : Jharkhand |access-date=21 August 2016 |archive-date=13 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413191443/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1070815/asp/jharkhand/story_8195963.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1982, Barua defeated the then-world number two ranked [[Viktor Korchnoi]] in the Lloyd's Bank Tournament in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.anandabazar.com/khela/chess-grandmaster-victor-korchnoi-dies-aged-85-1.404928# | title=প্রয়াত কিংবদন্তি দাবাড়ু ভিক্টর করশনয় |trans-title=The late legendary chess player Victor Korsnoy}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/dibyendu-barua-the-indian-chess-pioneer-who-battled-viswanathan-anand-in-the-race-to-be-indias-first-grandmaster-and-once-toppled-soviet-legend-viktor-korchnoi-10464754/|title=Dibyendu Barua: The Chess pioneer who battled Viswanathan Anand in race to be India’s first Grandmaster|date=9 January 2026|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> | ||
In 1983, he became the youngest national champion, a record that was beaten by a few months by [[Viswanathan Anand]] in 1986.<ref name=ie>Hari Hara Nandanan, ''[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=soZlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sJ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2083%2C1618751 The long awaited reward for Barua]'', Indian Express, 1 February 1991 (accessed on 11 November 2023)</ref> He has since won it twice more, in 1998 and 2001. He won the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1983 after winning the nationals.<ref name=ie/> | |||
Barua won his first Grandmaster norm in the Natwest Trophy in London in September 1989.<ref name=ie/> In the [[29th Chess Olympiad]] in [[Novi Sad]] in 1990, Barua won the gold on the second board with a 2644 [[Elo rating system|elo]] point performance for his second norm.<ref name=ie/> He won his third and final Grandmaster norm in 1991 in the Duncan GM tournament in Kolkata.<ref name=ie/> Barua participated in the World U-14 championship in Mexico in 1979 finishing third and in 1980 finished fourth in the World sub-junior. | |||
==Personal life== | |||
Barua married the Women International Master Saheli Dhar in 1997.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19970331-indian-chess-grandmaster-dibyendu-baruah-to-marry-fellow-chess-player-saheli-dhar-830219-1997-03-30 Indian chess Grandmaster Dibyendu Baruah to marry fellow chess player Saheli Dhar], India Today, 31 March 1997 (accessed 28 November 2023)</ref> They have a son Dishan Barua, who is also a chess player.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/chess-family-barua/cid/267676|title=Chess family Barua|date=12 August 2013|work=The Telegraph}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:52, 11 February 2026
| Dibyendu Barua | |
|---|---|
| Dibyendu Barua 2012 (cropped).JPG Barua in 2012 | |
| Country | India |
| Born | 27 October 1966 Chittagong, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) |
| Title | Grandmaster (1991) |
| FIDE rating | Template:Elo rating Template:Elo rating |
| Peak rating | 2561 (July 2003) |
Dibyendu Barua (born 27 October 1966) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Indian Chess Champion. He was the second Indian chess player, after Viswanathan Anand, second Bengali after Niaz Murshed, and third South Asian after Niaz and Anand to achieve the title of chess grandmaster. He also serves as the vice-president of the All India Chess Federation,[1] and the president of the Sara Bangla Daba Sangstha ("All Bengal Chess Association").[2]
Chess career[edit | edit source]
Barua was born in Chittagong,[3][4] from where his family migrated to Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal when he was a baby.[5] His father Benoy Barua operated a printing business and supported his son's chess career at the youth level and state championships. In 1978, Barua, as a 12-year-old, became the youngest participant in the Indian Chess Championship.[6] In 1982, Barua defeated the then-world number two ranked Viktor Korchnoi in the Lloyd's Bank Tournament in London.[7][8]
In 1983, he became the youngest national champion, a record that was beaten by a few months by Viswanathan Anand in 1986.[9] He has since won it twice more, in 1998 and 2001. He won the Arjuna Award in 1983 after winning the nationals.[9]
Barua won his first Grandmaster norm in the Natwest Trophy in London in September 1989.[9] In the 29th Chess Olympiad in Novi Sad in 1990, Barua won the gold on the second board with a 2644 elo point performance for his second norm.[9] He won his third and final Grandmaster norm in 1991 in the Duncan GM tournament in Kolkata.[9] Barua participated in the World U-14 championship in Mexico in 1979 finishing third and in 1980 finished fourth in the World sub-junior.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Barua married the Women International Master Saheli Dhar in 1997.[10] They have a son Dishan Barua, who is also a chess player.[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Office Bearers". AICF. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ "COMMITTEE". sbdschess.in. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ "Our grandmaster neighbour". Daily Star. 2 October 2004.
- ↑ Daily Star, (accessed 11 November 2023)
- ↑ "Chittagong ahoy". The Telegraph. 29 January 2016.
- ↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "প্রয়াত কিংবদন্তি দাবাড়ু ভিক্টর করশনয়" [The late legendary chess player Victor Korsnoy].
- ↑ "Dibyendu Barua: The Chess pioneer who battled Viswanathan Anand in race to be India's first Grandmaster". The New Indian Express. 9 January 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Hari Hara Nandanan, The long awaited reward for Barua, Indian Express, 1 February 1991 (accessed on 11 November 2023)
- ↑ Indian chess Grandmaster Dibyendu Baruah to marry fellow chess player Saheli Dhar, India Today, 31 March 1997 (accessed 28 November 2023)
- ↑ "Chess family Barua". The Telegraph. 12 August 2013.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Dibyendu Barua rating card at FIDE
- Dibyendu Barua player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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