GM Sandipan Chanda Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com. Full name Sandipan Chanda Born 1/1/1983 (age 41) Place of birth Federation India Profiles #767 World Ranking 2480 Classical 2585 Rapid 2441 Blitz 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 Show All Games