Neelotpal Das
{{Short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 1982)}}
{{Infobox chess player
|image = Neelotpal Das 2011 Martigny (cropped).jpg
|caption = Neelotpal in 2011
| country = India
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|4|20}}
| birth_place = Kolkata, India
| title = Grandmaster (2006)
| peakrating = 2514 (April 2006)
| FideID = 5003512
}}
Neelotpal Das (born April 20, 1982) is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Career
In April 2016, he finished in joint second at the Karpos Open. At the event, he defeated higher-rated players Nikola Djukić and Zdenko Kožul.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/neelotpals-success-in-karpos/ |title=Neelotpal dazzles in Skopje!|first=Sagar|last=Shah|date=April 11, 2016}}
In April 2022, he was the sole leader of the Gujarat International GM Open after defeating the tournament's highest-rated player Neuris Delgado Ramírez in the eighth round.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/3rd-Gujarat-International-GM-Open-2022-Round-8-report |title=3rd Gujarat GM Open R8: Neelotpal neutralizes Neuris, takes sole lead|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed|date=April 6, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/das-maintains-lead-after-eighth-round-of-gujarat-international-open-chess/articleshow/90673293.cms |title=
Das maintains lead after eighth round of Gujarat International Open chess|date=April 6, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/neelotpal-leads-in-guj-gm-chess/81827553.html |title=Neelotpal Leads In Guj GM Chess|date=April 6, 2022}} He ultimately finished second at the event, losing to Nigmatov Ortik after drawing against him in the final round.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/3rd-Gujarat-International-GM-Open-2022-Round-10-report |title=Nigmatov Ortik clinches 3rd Gujarat GM Open 2022, Neelotpal second and Anuj third|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed|date=April 8, 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{FIDE|5003512}}
{{Indian grandmasters}}
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