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Saptarshi Roy
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CountryIndia
Born (1986-03-21) 21 March 1986 (age 40)
Kolkata, India
TitleGrandmaster (2018)
FIDE ratingTemplate:Elo rating Template:Elo rating
Peak rating2500 (February 2018)

Saptarshi Roy (born 21 March 1986) is an Indian chess player, holding the title of grandmaster.

Education[edit | edit source]

He is a Graduate with a Bachelor of Science from Calcutta University in Kolkata.

Biography[edit | edit source]

He is the Son of Sri Amal Kumar Roy and Sri Supta Roy. Won 12 times State champion from 1994 to 2008.[1] He trained many IM's and GM's.[2] He facilitated a strategic training session, "King Hunts by GM Saptarshi Roy" attended by over 4000 students.[3] He was the Grandmaster of India.[2]

Chess career[edit | edit source]

International Master Title Spain Montcada 2006[4] National U-12 Champion 1998 A.P.

Join 3rd World youth Championship 1998 Paris, France.

National U-15 Champion 1999 Kerala.

Champion In Nepal International open 2010.
Got 1st Grand Master Norm in Sant Marti Spain 2012[4]

Got 2nd Grand Master Norm in Bangkok Open 2013.[4]
Got his final Grand Master norm and Became the 51st GM of Indian History.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Bengal Chess Association".
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Saptarshi Roy is India's 51st Grandmaster – Part I – ChessBase India". chessbase.in. 9 March 2018.
  3. "Tuesday King Hunts with GM Saptarshi Roy – Part I – ChessBase India". chessbase.in. 17 September 2019.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Saptarshi, Roy". ratings.fide.com.

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