Surya Shekhar Ganguly
Surya Shekhar Ganguly was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India on February 24th, 1983 and is the Indian Chess Player. At the age of 41, Surya Shekhar Ganguly biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Ganguly was born 24 February 1983 in Kolkata. His grandfather, the late Anil Basumallick, taught him chess at the age of 5. Soon he became very popular in chess circles of Kolkata as he was the youngest player in most tournaments taking place during those days and also won prizes. In 1991, at the age of 8, he won both the Indian National U-10 and U-12 Championships. He won these Championships again in 1992 and 1995.
The following are his achievements in the World Youth Chess Championship in his age categories:
In 1995, at the age of 11, he beat a Grandmaster, the youngest player ever to do so until that time.