Debashis Das
Debashis Das | |
|---|---|
 Debashis in 2012 | |
| Country | India |
| Born | June 27, 1993 Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2013)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2491 (December 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2548 (September 2018) |
Debashis Das is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "Debashis Das becomes first grand master from Odisha". October 19, 2013.
- ^ Panda, Namita (July 2, 2015). "Chess wizard is face of Omfed".
- ^ "Lalith Babu crowned national chess champion". November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Debashis Das, Manish Kumar Win Bronze Medals In Commonwealth Chess Championships". July 4, 2018.
- ^ Rao, Rakesh (January 13, 2019). "Delhi International Open: Debashis, Mosadeghpour stay ahead; Dhanush Raghav wins Category 'B'".
- ^ Rajawat, Chandrajeet (June 12, 2023). "Grandmaster Chess Training Festival at Udaipur by Kingdom of Chess".