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Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury

Not to be confused with Saptarshi Roy.
In this Indian name, the name Roy Chowdhury is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Saptarshi.

Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury
CountryIndia
Born (1982-02-13) 13 February 1982 (age 43)
Kolkata, India
TitleGrandmaster (2013)[1]
Peak rating2500 (June 2013)

Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Career

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In April 2010, Saptarshi tied for 3rd–6th with Vladimir Malaniuk, David Smerdon, and Magesh Chandran Panchanathan in the Doeberl Cup in Canberra.[2]

In May 2023, Saptarshi tied for first place with Neelash Saha, Kushagra Mohan, and Chakravarthi Reddy M in the Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Chess Festival 7th Rating Open. He lost the win to Neelash after tiebreaks, but remained undefeated throughout the event.[3]

In December 2023, Saptarshi was a joint leader after the second round of the 1st Marvel All India Open.[4] He remained undefeated and ultimately finished in second place with a score of 7.5/9, behind winner Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ Crowther, Mark (12 April 2010). "TWIC 805: Doeberl Cup". London Chess Centre. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Neelash Saha wins Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Chess Festival 7th Rating Open 2023". 18 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Saptarshi in joint lead in 1st Marvel All India Open Fide Rated Chess Tournament". Telangana Today. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  5. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (10 January 2024). "Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri victorious at 1st Marvel Rating Open 2023".
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