IMJustin Sarkar
- FIDE ID
- 2010011
- USCF ID
- 12561884
About Justin Sarkar
Justin Sarkar was born in New Rochelle, New York, and studied applied mathematics at Columbia University. He became an international master in 2001. He shared the New York State championship with Aleksandr Lenderman in 2008-09. Show more
Justin Sarkar was born in New Rochelle, New York, and studied applied mathematics at Columbia University. He became an international master in 2001. He shared the New York State championship with Aleksandr Lenderman in 2008-09. At the 2013-14 Hastings Congress he shared first place with six other players, finishing sixth on tiebreak. He completed his third grandmaster norm in a Texas round-robin tournament in 2015, but did not reach the rating threshold required for the title. His educational appearances included a talk on chess and autism at a 2013 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory benefit. In December 2024 he won every game in a Marshall FIDE Premier tournament, including a victory over Jay Bonin.
USCF rating history
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FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | 2026 Marshall Chess Club Rapid Championship | Rapid | 3½ |
| 2026-10-09 | Marshall FIDE Blitz 86 | Blitz | 2 |
| 2026-10-02 | 2026 October Marshall Premier FIDE - Open | Classical | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | 2019-07-07 | 14th American Continental | Sao Paulo BRA | 4.8 | Neuris Delgado Ramirez | Justin Sarkar | 1/2-1/2 | 60 | Open |
| 402 | 2019-07-07 | 14th American Continental | Sao Paulo BRA | 3.3 | Justin Sarkar | Roberto Luiz Costa Andrade | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 403 | 2019-07-06 | 14th American Continental | Sao Paulo BRA | 2.52 | Alexandre Vieira Guerreiro | Justin Sarkar | 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 404 | 2019-07-05 | 14th American Continental | Sao Paulo BRA | 1.36 | Justin Sarkar | Kaua Marques Silva | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |
| 405 | 2019-06-29 | 13th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 5 | Maximilian Zinski | Justin Sarkar | 1/2-1/2 | 33 | Open |
| 406 | 2019-06-29 | 13th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 4 | Justin Sarkar | Kevin Cupid | 1/2-1/2 | 35 | Open |
| 407 | 2019-06-28 | 13th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 3 | Zaven Andriasian | Justin Sarkar | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 408 | 2019-06-22 | 10th Dolomiti Open 2019 | Forni di Sopra ITA | 9.2 | Justin Sarkar | Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 409 | 2019-06-21 | 10th Dolomiti Open 2019 | Forni di Sopra ITA | 8.3 | Cristhian Cruz | Justin Sarkar | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 410 | 2019-06-20 | 10th Dolomiti Open 2019 | Forni di Sopra ITA | 7.5 | Justin Sarkar | Johannes Haug | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 411 | 2019-06-19 | 10th Dolomiti Open 2019 | Forni di Sopra ITA | 6.6 | Alessio Valsecchi | Justin Sarkar | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 412 | 2019-06-18 | 10th Dolomiti Open 2019 | Forni di Sopra ITA | 5.3 | Justin Sarkar | Bogdan-Daniel Deac | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 413 | 2019-06-18 | 10th Dolomiti Open 2019 | Forni di Sopra ITA | 4.5 | Arjun Kalyan | Justin Sarkar | 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 414 | 2019-06-16 | 10th Dolomiti Open 2019 | Forni di Sopra ITA | 2.1 | Justin Sarkar | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 1/2-1/2 | 56 | Open |
| 415 | 2019-06-01 | Icelandic Open 2019 | Akureyri ISL | 9.5 | Mikael Johann Karlsson | Justin Sarkar | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 416 | 2019-05-31 | Icelandic Open 2019 | Akureyri ISL | 8.7 | Justin Sarkar | Vignir Vatnar Stefansson | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 417 | 2019-05-30 | Icelandic Open 2019 | Akureyri ISL | 7.9 | Gudni Petursson | Justin Sarkar | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 418 | 2019-05-29 | Icelandic Open 2019 | Akureyri ISL | 6.9 | Justin Sarkar | Benedikt Briem | 1/2-1/2 | 39 | Open |
| 419 | 2019-05-28 | Icelandic Open 2019 | Akureyri ISL | 5.4 | Hannes Stefansson | Justin Sarkar | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 420 | 2019-05-27 | Icelandic Open 2019 | Akureyri ISL | 4.9 | Justin Sarkar | Tomas Veigar Sigurdarson | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 421 | 2019-05-26 | Icelandic Open 2019 | Akureyri ISL | 3.11 | Tinna Kristin Finnbogadottir | Justin Sarkar | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 422 | 2019-04-28 | 26th Space Coast Open | Cocoa Beach USA | 5.4 | Andy Yang | Justin Sarkar | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 423 | 2019-04-28 | 26th Space Coast Open | Cocoa Beach USA | 4.2 | Justin Sarkar | Scott Ramer | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 424 | 2019-04-27 | 26th Space Coast Open | Cocoa Beach USA | 3.4 | Benjamin Chen | Justin Sarkar | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 425 | 2019-04-27 | 26th Space Coast Open | Cocoa Beach USA | 2.5 | Justin Sarkar | Bach Ngo | 1/2-1/2 | 39 | Open |
| 426 | 2019-04-26 | 26th Space Coast Open | Cocoa Beach USA | 1.4 | Erick Zhao | Justin Sarkar | 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 427 | 2019-04-21 | 13th Foxwoods Open | Ledyard USA | 8 | Zachary Tanenbaum | Justin Sarkar | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 428 | 2019-04-20 | 13th Foxwoods Open | Ledyard USA | 7 | Justin Sarkar | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 72 | Open |
| 429 | 2019-04-20 | 13th Foxwoods Open | Ledyard USA | 6.4 | John M Burke | Justin Sarkar | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 430 | 2019-04-19 | 13th Foxwoods Open | Ledyard USA | 5 | Justin Sarkar | Benjamin Finegold | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 431 | 2019-04-19 | 13th Foxwoods Open | Ledyard USA | 4 | William Sedlar | Justin Sarkar | 0-1 | 59 | Open |
| 432 | 2019-04-18 | 13th Foxwoods Open | Ledyard USA | 3 | Justin Sarkar | Liran Zhou | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 433 | 2019-04-16 | GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 | Reykjavik ISL | 9.21 | Justin Sarkar | Nikola Djukic | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 434 | 2019-04-15 | GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 | Reykjavik ISL | 8.22 | Justin Sarkar | Dinara Saduakassova | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 435 | 2019-04-13 | GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 | Reykjavik ISL | 6.16 | Justin Sarkar | Sabino Brunello | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 436 | 2019-04-11 | GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 | Reykjavik ISL | 5.15 | Andrew Tang | Justin Sarkar | 1/2-1/2 | 52 | Open |
| 437 | 2019-04-10 | GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 | Reykjavik ISL | 4.12 | Justin Sarkar | Alexandr Fier | 1/2-1/2 | 79 | Open |
| 438 | 2019-04-09 | GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 | Reykjavik ISL | 3.1 | Johan-Sebastian Christiansen | Justin Sarkar | 1/2-1/2 | 70 | Open |
| 439 | 2019-04-09 | GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 | Reykjavik ISL | 2.14 | Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson | Justin Sarkar | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 440 | 2019-04-08 | GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 | Reykjavik ISL | 1.51 | Justin Sarkar | Gerald Larson | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 441 | 2019-03-23 | 3rd Sat Djenovici Mar IM | Djenovici MNE | 9.5 | Milos Pecurica | Justin Sarkar | 1/2-1/2 | 10 | Open |
| 442 | 2019-03-22 | 3rd Sat Djenovici Mar IM | Djenovici MNE | 8.2 | Justin Sarkar | 900206 | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 443 | 2019-03-21 | 3rd Sat Djenovici Mar IM | Djenovici MNE | 7.4 | Gleb Dudin | Justin Sarkar | 0-1 | 54 | Open |
| 444 | 2019-03-20 | 3rd Sat Djenovici Mar IM | Djenovici MNE | 6.3 | Justin Sarkar | 1503120 | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 445 | 2019-03-19 | 3rd Sat Djenovici Mar IM | Djenovici MNE | 5.3 | Theo Gungl | Justin Sarkar | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 446 | 2019-03-18 | 3rd Sat Djenovici Mar IM | Djenovici MNE | 4.4 | Justin Sarkar | Bozidar Kisic | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 447 | 2019-03-18 | 3rd Sat Djenovici Mar IM | Djenovici MNE | 3.2 | Boris, Dr. Dimitrijeski | Justin Sarkar | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 448 | 2019-03-17 | 3rd Sat Djenovici Mar IM | Djenovici MNE | 2.5 | Justin Sarkar | Cholleti Sahajasri | 1/2-1/2 | 18 | Open |
| 449 | 2019-03-16 | 3rd Sat Djenovici Mar IM | Djenovici MNE | 1.1 | Justin Sarkar | Nebojsa Nikcevic | 1/2-1/2 | 13 | Open |
| 450 | 2019-01-03 | Hastings Masters 2018-19 | Hastings ENG | 7.8 | Justin Sarkar | Mark Lyell | 1/2-1/2 | 11 | Open |