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Debashis Das

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Debashis Das
Debashis in 2012
CountryIndia
Born (1993-06-27) June 27, 1993 (age 31)
Bhubaneswar, India
TitleGrandmaster (2013)[1]
FIDE rating2491 (August 2024)
Peak rating2548 (September 2018)

Debashis Das is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Career

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In October 2013, Debashis crossed the 2500 rating mark after winning against Anirudha Deshpande in the National Challenger held in Bhopal, becoming the first Grandmaster from Odisha.[2]

In July 2015, he was declared as the brand ambassador of Odisha-based milk federation Omfed.[3]

In November 2017, he defeated Aravindh Chithambaram in the final round of the National Premier Chess Championship, finishing in fourth place.[4]

In July 2018, he won the bronze medal in the Commonwealth Chess Championships.[5]

In January 2019, he led the Delhi International Open after the sixth round alongside Masoud Mosadeghpour.[6]

He is the founder of chess academy Kingdom of Chess, which organized a Grandmaster Training Festival in May 2023.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Debashis Das becomes first grand master from Odisha". October 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Panda, Namita (July 2, 2015). "Chess wizard is face of Omfed".
  4. ^ "Lalith Babu crowned national chess champion". November 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "Debashis Das, Manish Kumar Win Bronze Medals In Commonwealth Chess Championships". July 4, 2018.
  6. ^ Rao, Rakesh (January 13, 2019). "Delhi International Open: Debashis, Mosadeghpour stay ahead; Dhanush Raghav wins Category 'B'".
  7. ^ Rajawat, Chandrajeet (June 12, 2023). "Grandmaster Chess Training Festival at Udaipur by Kingdom of Chess".