Debashis Das
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1993)
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Debashis Das is an Indian chess grandmaster.
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Debashis in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 June 1993 Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
| Chess career | |
| Country | India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2013)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2491 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2548 (September 2018) |
Career
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]