Deep Sengupta
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Deep Sengupta is a chess player from Jharkhand
, India
, currently residing in Kasba. Rated at 2563 Elo
, he is India's 22nd grandmaster.
He started chess with the Chakradharpur
Chess Academy, and
won the World Youth Chess Championship
(boys) in 2000.
He won the India
n juniors title in 2005, and won his
first GM norm in the World Junior Chess Championship,Kochi, INDIA in December 2004.
In April 2009, he won the Doeberl Cup
, against a strong field and got his second GM norm. In 2010, he tied for the top position with Tigran Gharamian and Vadim Malakhatko
at the 24th Open Pierre and Vacances, thereby completing his Grandmaster Title. He tied for first with Arghyadip Das in the 2010/11 Hastings Masters
tournament and won the event on tie-break.
He has an elder brother named Pratik Sengupta who plays chess as well.
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, currently residing in Kasba. Rated at 2563 Elo
Elo rating system
The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess. It is named after its creator Arpad Elo, a Hungarian-born American physics professor....
, he is India's 22nd grandmaster.
He started chess with the Chakradharpur
Chakradharpur
Chakradharpur is a city and a municipality in West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is located on the Chota Nagpur Plateau 62 Kilometers west of Jamshedpur, 115 Kilometers south of Ranchi, 101 Kilometers east of Rourkela and 24 Kilometers north of Chaibasa...
Chess Academy, and
won the World Youth Chess Championship
World Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship is a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 and 1976 editions were also...
(boys) in 2000.
He won the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n juniors title in 2005, and won his
first GM norm in the World Junior Chess Championship,Kochi, INDIA in December 2004.
In April 2009, he won the Doeberl Cup
Doeberl Cup
The Doeberl Cup is an annual chess tournament held in Canberra, Australia. It has been held every year since 1963 and is the longest running weekend chess event in Australia. Since its inception the event has grown both larger and stronger, and often attracts more players than the Australian Chess...
, against a strong field and got his second GM norm. In 2010, he tied for the top position with Tigran Gharamian and Vadim Malakhatko
Vadim Malakhatko
Vadim Malakhatko is a Ukrainian–Belgian chess grandmaster. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Ukrainian team at the 2001 World Team Chess Championship...
at the 24th Open Pierre and Vacances, thereby completing his Grandmaster Title. He tied for first with Arghyadip Das in the 2010/11 Hastings Masters
Hastings International Chess Congress
The Hastings International Chess Congress is an annual chess congress which takes place in Hastings, England, around the turn of the year. The main event is the Hastings Premier tournament, which was traditionally a 10 to 16 player round-robin tournament. In 2004/05 the tournament was played in the...
tournament and won the event on tie-break.
He has an elder brother named Pratik Sengupta who plays chess as well.