Koustav Chatterjee is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career
In October 2021, Koustav scored his first GM-norm at Sheikh Russell GM 2021. He defeated Visakh N. R. and Vignesh N. R., and drew with J. Deepan Chakkravarthy, Michał Krasenkow, Vugar Asadli, and Stany G.A..[2]
Koustav fulfilled the Grandmaster requirements on December 31, 2022, after drawing against Mitrabha Guha in the MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship.[3] In the 58th edition of the event a year prior, he had scored upset wins against S. P. Sethuraman and Karthikeyan Murali.[4]
Personal life
Koustav is studying finance at the University of Texas at Dallas and played on their chess team.[5] In the 2023 Texas Collegiate Super Finals, he played on board 1 for Team A.[6]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (January 8, 2023). "Koustav Chatterjee becomes India's 78th Grandmaster".
- ^ "Koustav Chatterjee becomes India's 78th Grandmaster". January 1, 2023.
- ^ Nayse, Suhas (February 27, 2022). "Senior National Chess Championship: Koustav Chatterjee on song; five share lead after fifth".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (September 28, 2023). "David Brodsky triumphs at 89th Annual Southwest Open 2023, Koustav, Rahul and Saksham share second place".
- ^ Aslam, Aafiya (October 2, 2023). "Chess team comes up short in Collegiate Super Finals".