Goodricke National Chess Academy
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Goodricke National Chess Academy is a chess training facility in Kolkata
, India
. It is run by the Alekhine Chess Club at Gorky Sadan, Kolkata.
The club has fostered a number of youth talent including Diptayan Ghosh
(winner, under-10 Asian Chess, Turkey) and Sayantan Das
(World Youth Chess Championship
U-12 boys, 2008). Earlier protegees include
Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly
, Chanda Sandipan
, Neelotpal Das and Woman Grandmaster Nisha Mohota.
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is run by the Alekhine Chess Club at Gorky Sadan, Kolkata.
The club has fostered a number of youth talent including Diptayan Ghosh
Diptayan Ghosh
Diptayan Ghosh is a chess player from Kolkata, India. He became the under-10 Asian champion at the Youth Chess Championship 2008, in Turkey.He is a student at the Goodricke National Chess Academy at Kolkata.-External links:...
(winner, under-10 Asian Chess, Turkey) and Sayantan Das
Sayantan Das
Sayantan Das is a chess player from Kolkata, who won the World Youth Chess Championship in 2008 which was held at Vietnam. He is a student at the Goodricke National Chess Academy at Kolkata, which has also produced the present under-10 Asian champion, Diptayan Ghosh. His current ELO rating is 2243...
(World Youth Chess Championship
World Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship is a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 and 1976 editions were also...
U-12 boys, 2008). Earlier protegees include
Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly
Surya Shekhar Ganguly
Surya Shekhar Ganguly is an Indian chess Grandmaster and a chess prodigy from Kolkata. He started playing chess at the age of 5 and achieved great successes at National Junior and World Junior Championships since the age of 8. He also set a record of being the youngest player to beat a Grandmaster...
, Chanda Sandipan
Chanda Sandipan
Chanda Sandipan is a chess Grandmaster hailing from the city of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chanda became grandmaster in 2003. He played for India in the Chess Olympiads of 2004, 2006 and 2008.. He is No. 4 in India after Viswanathan Anand, Krishnan Sasikiran, and Pendyala...
, Neelotpal Das and Woman Grandmaster Nisha Mohota.