Swapnil Dhopade

{{short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 1990)}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox chess player

|name = Swapnil Dhopade

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|country = India

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1990|10|05}}

|birth_place = Nagpur, India

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|title = Grandmaster (2016)

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|peakrating = 2545 (April 2017)

|FideID = 5019184

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Swapnil Dhopade (born 5 October 1990){{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=5019184 |title=FIDE Chess Profile: Swapnil Dhopade|author=|website=International Chess Federation|language=English|access-date=3 December 2019}} is an Indian chess grandmaster. In 2016, he became the first grandmaster from the Vidarbha region and the fifth from Maharashtra.{{Cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/the-amravati-ace/article8189404.ece|title=The Amravati Ace|first=Arjun|last=Ambarnath|work=Sportstar | publisher=The Hindu | access-date=3 December 2019 | date=4 February 2016 }} In 2017, he shared 3rd place with a score of 6.5/9 at the Isle of Man International Masters tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=91213 |title=Isle of Man Masters (2017) - Tournament Standings|author=|website=Chessgames.com|language=English|access-date=3 December 2019}} In 2019, he was the coach for the Indian women's team at the World Team Chess Championship.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/swapnil-dhopade-named-india-coach-for-world-team-chess-championship/articleshow/68250131.cms |title=Swapnil Dhopade named India coach for World Team Chess Championship |newspaper= Times of India |date=4 March 2019 |language=English |accessdate=3 December 2019}} His peak classical rating is 2545.{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?event=5019184 |title=Rating Progress Chart: Swapnil Dhopade|author=|website=International Chess Federation|language=English|access-date=3 December 2019}}