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Ganguly, Surya Shekhar
GM🇮🇳FIDE 5002150· Male· India· Born in 1983
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Surya Shekhar Ganguly, a 43-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2568 and ranked 23rd among Indian players, and 245th worldwide. He has held steady between 2550 and 2575 for 16 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - CHALLENGERS TOURNAMENT 2026, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2676 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2016); he also reached World #55 in Mar 2010 and spent 31 months in the world top 100.
Awarded GM in 2003 (age 20) and IM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #11 in U20 and World #17 in U18.
Current rating
2568
Standard
Rpd2545·Blz2491
All-time high
2676
−108 pts below
Jul 2016 · age 33
Jul 2016 · age 33
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#23
#23 · Indian players · of 19,102
31 months in World top 100 (2008–2019)
31 months in World top 100 (2008–2019)
Career timeline
28 entries2024
14th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2598
Nov 2024
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2635 → returned at 2625
Mar 2020
2019
31 months in world top 100
since Jul 2008
Oct 2019
Re-crossed 2650
at age 36
Sep 2019
Re-crossed 2650
at age 36
Apr 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2650
at age 35
May 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
2559 → 2568
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
34.5/ 5167.6%
23W23D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBenjamin GleduraGM2,652·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - CHALLENGERS TOURNAMENT 2026·R9·+6.3
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJachym NemecIM2,466·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - CHALLENGERS TOURNAMENT 2026·R3·-6.3
3.[L]vsDivya DeshmukhGM2,497·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - CHALLENGERS TOURNAMENT 2026·R5·-5.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #6 | 2605 | +7.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #8 | 2511 | -7.2 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | R128 | 2724 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7.5/11 | #39 | 2401 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #5 | 2609 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #16 | 2561 | +0.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYangyi YuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2714
+1 −6 =8
15 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsS.P. SethuramanGM
🇮🇳IND·2551
+7 −4 =1
12 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsDeepan Chakkravarthy J.GM
🇮🇳IND·2404
+6 −1 =5
12 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsPentala HarikrishnaGM
🇮🇳IND·2676
+1 −2 =8
11 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsQuang Liem LeGM
🇻🇳VIE·2731
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Dec 2018
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Rankings
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India
#23
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#69
in continent
World
#245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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