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GM Chanda Sandipan

Chanda Sandipan

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Full name

Sandipan Chanda

Born

1/1/1983 (age 41)‎

Place of birth

Federation

India

Rating

Bio

The name Chanda is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Sandipan.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line (52 games)

London System (34 games)

Indian Game: Knights Variation, East Indian Defense (24 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (21 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (17 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (36 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (24 games)

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (23 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, English Attack with 7.f3 (19 games)

Réti Opening: Dutch Variation (16 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Chanda Sandipan (2486) Saurabh Anand (2243)	1-0	59	2024
Chanda Sandipan (2486) Audi Ameya (2385)	1-0	73	2024
Chanda Sandipan (2488) Vahe A Sukiasyan (2347)	1-0	29	2024
Chanda Sandipan (2488) Nicholas Paltrinieri (2338)	1-0	57	2024
Chanda Sandipan (2488) Raunak Sadhwani (2653)	0-1	26	2024
Chanda Sandipan (2486) Veny Akkarakaran John (2112)	½-½	52	2024
Chanda Sandipan (2486) Ayush Sharma (2378)	½-½	86	2024
Chanda Sandipan (2486) Dere Pushkar (2191)	½-½	49	2024
Chanda Sandipan (2488) Shahil Dey (2374)	½-½	60	2024
Chanda Sandipan (2473) Nayak Rajesh (2184)	1-0	28	2023

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