Sandipan Chanda
| Sandipan Chanda | |
|---|---|
 Sandipan Chanda, Leiden 2008 | |
| Full name | Sandipan Chanda |
| Country | India |
| Born | August 13, 1983 Kolkata, India |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2488 (August 2024) (No. 145 in the April 2013 FIDE World Rankings) |
| Peak rating | 2656(May 2011) |
Sandipan Chanda (born 13 August 1983) is a chess Grandmaster hailing from the city of Kolkata (Calcutta) in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sandipan became grandmaster in 2003. He played for India in the Chess Olympiads of 2004, 2006 and 2008.[1] He is No. 5 in India after Viswanathan Anand, Pendyala Harikrishna, Krishnan Sasikiran, and P. Negi, No. 18 in Asia, and No. 145 in the world as per FIDE rating list as on 1st April 2013.
He is Viswanathan Anand's second for the World Chess Championship 2013 match.
References
- ^ "Men's Chess Olympiads: Sandipan Chanda". OlimpBase. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
External links
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- Sandipan Chanda player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Rating data
- His online chess games and profile on Chess Live
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