GMSandipan Chanda
- FIDE ID
- 5004225
About Sandipan Chanda
Sandipan Chanda was born in Kolkata in 1983 and became interested in chess after seeing people play in the streets. He began at nine, learning the rules from his first coach, Paritosh Bhattacharya. He became a grandmaster in 2003 and won the Curaçao Chess Festival in 2004. Show more
Sandipan Chanda was born in Kolkata in 1983 and became interested in chess after seeing people play in the streets. He began at nine, learning the rules from his first coach, Paritosh Bhattacharya. He became a grandmaster in 2003 and won the Curaçao Chess Festival in 2004. Chanda represented India at the 2004, 2006 and 2008 Olympiads. He served as Viswanathan Anand’s second for the 2013 world championship match against Magnus Carlsen. He later won the Open Dutch Championship in both 2016 and 2017.
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | Atyrau Open 2026 MASTERS | Classical | 5½ |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1051 | 2012-07-22 | 23rd Czech Open A | Pardubice CZE | 3.16 | Sandipan Chanda | Povilas Tvarijonas | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 1052 | 2012-07-21 | 23rd Czech Open A | Pardubice CZE | 2.5 | Kristyna Petrova | Sandipan Chanda | 0-1 | 25 | Open |
| 1053 | 2012-07-20 | 23rd Czech Open A | Pardubice CZE | 1 | Sandipan Chanda | Jan-Christian Schroeder | 1/2-1/2 | 62 | Open |
| 1054 | 2012-07-20 | 23rd Czech Open A | Pardubice CZE | 1.3 | Sandipan Chanda | Jan-Christian Schroeder | 1/2-1/2 | 62 | Open |
| 1055 | 2012-07-14 | 32nd Benasque Open | Benasque ESP | 10.4 | Luis Ignacio Rubio Mejia | Sandipan Chanda | 1/2-1/2 | 40 | Open |
| 1056 | 2012-07-13 | 32nd Benasque Open | Benasque ESP | 9.7 | Sandipan Chanda | Tal Baron | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 1057 | 2012-07-12 | 32nd Benasque Open | Benasque ESP | 8.6 | 4101715 | Sandipan Chanda | 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Open |
| 1058 | 2012-07-09 | 32nd Benasque Open | Benasque ESP | 5.9 | Ioan-Cristian Chirila | Sandipan Chanda | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 1059 | 2012-07-07 | 32nd Benasque Open | Benasque ESP | 3.5 | Stef Soors | Sandipan Chanda | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 1060 | 2012-07-06 | 32nd Benasque Open | Benasque ESP | 2.5 | Sandipan Chanda | Pablo Garcia Amoros | 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 1061 | 2012-07-05 | 32nd Benasque Open | Benasque ESP | 1.5 | Juan Carlos Sanz Menendez | Sandipan Chanda | 0-1 | 29 | Open |