Mayank Chakraborty

Mayank Chakraborty (born 28 July 2009) is an Indian chess Grandmaster from Guwahati, Assam. In March 2026 he became the first chess grandmaster from Assam and the Northeast region of India, and the 94th grandmaster of India.

He previously earned the title of International Master in 2023 and won several national youth championships during his rise in Indian chess.

Early life Mayank Chakraborty was born in Guwahati, Assam. He began playing chess at a young age and gained attention after winning the National Under-11 Chess Championship in 2019.

As a junior player he won several national and international youth events and emerged as one of the strongest young chess players from Northeast India.

Chess career

Youth championships Chakraborty achieved national recognition after winning the National Under-11 Open Chess Championship. He also won medals at the Asian Youth Chess Championship and Western Asian Youth Chess Championship.

He later won the National Under-17 Chess Championship both in 2023 and 2024 finishing unbeaten in the tournaments. He was also the Asian Junior Rapid Champion at Tatanagar in 2024 and Champion in Sharjah Challengers, 2025.

International Master In 2024 Chakraborty achieved the title of International Master (IM) after crossing the 2400 Elo rating mark and securing the required norms in international tournaments.

His IM norms were achieved in events such as:

2nd Maharashtra Grandmaster Open 2023 1st Issykkul Open (Kyrgyzstan) 2023 Qatar Masters Open 2023

Grandmaster In March 2026 Chakraborty achieved the Grandmaster(Elect GM), becoming India's 94th grandmaster.

He secured his final GM norm at the 8th GM Tournament – Hotel Stockholm North in Sweden, finishing first with 7/9 points and crossing the required 2500 rating threshold.

His achievement was widely regarded as a historic milestone for chess in Northeast India.

Grandmaster norms + Grandmaster norms achieved by Mayank Chakraborty No. Tournament Location Year Score 1 2nd Maharashta International Open GM Tournament Nagpur, Maharashtra, 2023 7/9 2 GM Round Robin Tournament "Korentinis Memorial" Piraeus, 2024 7/9 3 8th 'First Hotel Stockholm North GM Tournament' Stockholm, 2026 7/9

Playing style Chakraborty is known for a dynamic and tactical playing style and frequently employs openings such as the Sicilian Defence and the Ruy López.