# Deep Sengupta

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**Deep Sengupta** (born 30 June 1988) is an Indian [chess](/source/Chess) player. He is India's 22nd player to be awarded the title [Grandmaster](/source/Grandmaster_(chess)) by [FIDE](/source/FIDE).[1] Sengupta competed in the [FIDE World Cup](/source/FIDE_World_Cup) in 2017.

## Career

Born in [Chakradharpur](/source/Chakradharpur),[2] Sengupta started chess with the Chakradharpur Chess Academy.[3] He won the [World Youth Chess Championships](/source/World_Youth_Chess_Championship) in the Under 12 category in 2000.[4]

Sengupta achieved his first [norm](/source/Norm_(chess)) for the title Grandmaster (GM) in the [World Junior Chess Championship](/source/World_Junior_Chess_Championship) in [Kochi](/source/Kochi), India in December 2004[2] and won the Indian juniors title in 2005.[5]

In April 2009, he won the [Doeberl Cup](/source/Doeberl_Cup), earning his second GM norm.[2] In 2010, he tied for the top position with [Tigran Gharamian](/source/Tigran_Gharamian) and [Vadim Malakhatko](/source/Vadim_Malakhatko) at the 24th Open "Pierre and Vacances"[6] in [Cannes](/source/Cannes),[7] thereby completing the requirements for the Grandmaster title.[2] He tied for first with [Arghyadip Das](/source/Arghyadip_Das) in the 2010/11 [Hastings Masters](/source/Hastings_International_Chess_Congress) tournament and won the event on tiebreak.[8] In 2011 he tied for 2nd–7th with [Maxim Turov](/source/Maxim_Turov), [Viacheslav Zakhartsov](/source/Viacheslav_Zakhartsov), [Krisztián Szabó](/source/Kriszti%C3%A1n_Szab%C3%B3_(chess_player)), [Lev Gutman](/source/Lev_Gutman), [Dávid Bérczes](/source/D%C3%A1vid_B%C3%A9rczes) and [Samuel Shankland](/source/Samuel_Shankland) in the [ZMDI](/source/ZMDI) Open in [Dresden](/source/Dresden).[9] He was placed 4th in the [Indian Chess Championship](/source/Indian_Chess_Championship) 2012. Sengupta won the 2014 [Commonwealth Chess Championship](/source/Commonwealth_Chess_Championship), held in [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), edging out [Aravindh Chithambaram](/source/Aravindh_Chithambaram) on tiebreak score. Both players concluded the event with 7½/9 points each.[10] Sengupta won the 2016/2017 Hastings tournament, being a clear winner with 7/9 points. This led to his name being embedded in the Golombek Trophy once again.[11] Sengputa also tied for first at the 2017/2018 Hastings Congress.[12] In 2019 he tied with [Jan Gustafsson](/source/Jan_Gustafsson) for first in the [Bangkok](/source/Bangkok) Open.[13][14]

## Personal life

Sengupta resides in [Kasba](/source/Kasba_(Kolkata)). He works for the [Oil and Natural Gas Corporation](/source/Oil_and_Natural_Gas_Corporation) of India. He has an elder brother, Pratik Sengupta, who plays chess as well.

## References

1. ["Deep likely to be awarded with the GM title"](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/Deep-likely-to-be-awarded-with-the-GM-title/articleshow/5662432.cms). *The Times Of India*. 9 March 2010.

1. [GM title application](http://ratings.fide.com/crt/main1348.pdf) (PDF). FIDE.

1. Jayesh Thaker (2010-03-09). ["Finally, a Grandmaster from home – 22-year-old Deep Sengupta clinches coveted chess title at Cannes"](https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/finally-a-grandmaster-from-home-22-year-old-deep-sengupta-clinches-coveted-chess-title-at-cannes/cid/539434). *[The Telegraph](/source/The_Telegraph_(Kolkata))*. Retrieved 3 April 2011.

1. Crowther, Mark (2000-10-30). ["TWIC 312: World Youth Championships Oropesa del Mar"](https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic312.html#7). *The Week in Chess*. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

1. ["Deep, Soumya Become Junior Champions"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110726174914/http://www.indianchessfed.org/News/12news46.asp). All India Chess Federation. Archived from [the original](http://www.indianchessfed.org/News/12news46.asp) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.

1. ["Tigran Gharamian wins Pierre and Vacances open"](http://www.chessdom.com/news-2010/pierre-vacances-open). Chessdom. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.

1. ["FIDE Original Tournament Report. 24e Open International "Pierre et Vacances" – A"](http://ratings.fide.com/view_source.phtml?code=47145). *ratings.fide.com*. Retrieved 2019-04-24.

1. ["Indians Sengupta and Das win Hastings"](http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6926). ChessBase.com. 2011-01-06. Retrieved 6 January 2011.

1. ["The Week in Chess 875: 20th ZMDI Open"](http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic875.html#12). London Chess Centre. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

1. ["GM Sengupta Deep claims Commonwealth Chess Championship 2014"](http://www.chessdom.com/gm-sengupta-deep-claims-commonwealth-chess-championship-2014). Chessdom. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

1. ["Deep Sengupta victorious in Hastings"](https://en.chessbase.com/post/gm-deep-sengupta-wins-hastings-masters). ChessBase. 2017-01-07.

1. ["Hastings: the incredible rally of Deep Sengupta"](https://en.chessbase.com/post/hastings-2017-deep-sengupta). *Chess News*. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2019-04-15.

1. McGourty, Colin (15 April 2019). ["Jan wins his 2nd Bangkok Chess Club Open"](https://chess24.com/en/read/news/jan-wins-his-2nd-bangkok-chess-club-open). *Chess24.com*. Retrieved 2019-04-18.

1. ["Gustafsson bags Bangkok Open"](https://en.chessbase.com/post/gustafsson-bags-bangkok-open). *Chess News*. ChessBase. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2019-04-24.

## External links

- [Deep Sengupta](http://www.olimpbase.org/playerst/1jnbr7de.html) team chess record at Olimpbase.org

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