| Koustav Chatterjee | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Born | 21 July 2003 Kolkata, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2023)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2481 (September 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2548 (May 2023) |
Koustav Chatterjee is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career[edit | edit source]
In October 2021, Koustav scored his first GM-norm at Sheikh Russell GM 2021. He defeated Visakh N. R. and Vignesh N. R., and drew with J. Deepan Chakkravarthy, Michał Krasenkow, Vugar Asadli, and Stany G.A..[2]
Koustav fulfilled the Grandmaster requirements on 31 December 2022, after drawing against Mitrabha Guha in the MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship.[3] In the 58th edition of the event a year prior, he had scored upset wins against S. P. Sethuraman and Karthikeyan Murali.[4]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Koustav is studying finance at the University of Texas at Dallas and played on their chess team.[5] In the 2023 Texas Collegiate Super Finals, he played on board 1 for Team A.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (8 January 2023). "Koustav Chatterjee becomes India's 78th Grandmaster".
- ↑ "Koustav Chatterjee becomes India's 78th Grandmaster". The Indian Express. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ↑ Nayse, Suhas (27 February 2022). "Senior National Chess Championship: Koustav Chatterjee on song; five share lead after fifth".
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (28 September 2023). "David Brodsky triumphs at 89th Annual Southwest Open 2023, Koustav, Rahul and Saksham share second place".
- ↑ Aslam, Aafiya (2 October 2023). "Chess team comes up short in Collegiate Super Finals".
