| Neelash Saha | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | November 1, 2002 Kolkata, India |
| Title | International Master (2019) |
| FIDE rating | 2472 (September 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2490 (January 2025) |
Neelash Saha is an Indian chess player.
Chess career[edit | edit source]
In August 2024, Saha tied for first place at the 61st Indian National Championship with Karthik Venkataraman and Surya Sekhar Ganguly, scoring 9/11. He placed third on tiebreaks.[1]
In December 2024, Saha was in a three-way tie with Quoc Hy Nguyen and grandmaster Alexei Fedorov for first place after the seventh round of the Odisha Open.[2]
In June 2025, Saha won the open section of the Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Chess Festival with a perfect score of 9/9.[3]
Saha played in the Chess World Cup 2025, where he was defeated by Georg Meier in the first round.[4]
In September 2025, Saha finished second in the Diamond City Rapid Open behind S. P. Sethuraman.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Karthik Venkataraman clinches second Indian national title".
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (December 20, 2024). "Odisha Open R1-7: Neelash Saha in a three-way lead".
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (June 19, 2025). "Neelash Saha clinches LBHM Chess Festival Rating Open for the third consecutive year".
- ↑ "FIDE World Cup 2025 to take place in India". July 21, 2025.
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (September 14, 2025). "Sethuraman S P dominates 1st Diamond City Rapid and Blitz Rating Open 2025".