Dibyendu Barua
| Dibyendu Barua | |
|---|---|
 Barua in 2012 | |
| Country | India |
| Born | 27 October 1966 Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Title | Grandmaster (1991) |
| Peak rating | 2561 (July 2003) |
| Spouse |
Saheli Dhar-Barua (m. 1997) |
Dibyendu Barua (born 27 October 1966) is an Indian
Chess career
Dibyendua Barua was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh[1] from where his family migrated to Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. In 1978, Barua, as a 12-year-old, became the youngest participant in the Indian Chess Championship.[2] In 1982, Barua defeated the then-world number two ranked Viktor Korchnoi in the Lloyd's Bank Tournament in London.[3]
In 1983, he became the youngest national champion, a record that was beaten by a few months by Viswanathan Anand in 1986.[4] He has since won it twice more, in 1998 and 2001. He won the Arjuna Award in 1983 after winning the nationals.[4]
Barua won his first Grandmaster norm in the Natwest Trophy in London in September 1989.[4] In the 29th Chess Olympiad in Novi Sad in 1990, Barua won the gold on the second board with a 2644 elo point performance for his second norm.[4] He won his third and final Grandmaster norm in 1991 in the Duncan GM tournament in Kolkata.[4] Barua participated in the World U-14 championship in Mexico in 1979 finishing third and in 1980 finished fourth in the World sub-junior.
Barua married the Women International Master Saheli Dhar in 1997.[5]
References
- ^ Daily Star, 10 October 2004 (accessed 11 November 2023)
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "প্রয়াত কিংবদন্তি দাবাড়ু ভিক্টর করশনয়" [The late legendary chess player Victor Korsnoy].
- ^ a b c d e Hari Hara Nandanan, The long awaited reward for Barua, Indian Express, 1 February 1991 (accessed on 11 November 2023)
- ^ Indian chess Grandmaster Dibyendu Baruah to marry fellow chess player Saheli Dhar, India Today, 31 March 1997 (accessed 28 November 2023)
External links
- Dibyendu Barua rating card at FIDE
- Dibyendu Barua player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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