Scouting report: Sandipan Chanda (GM, IND)

2,179 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,995 classical, 104 rapid, 125 blitz): 44% wins, 36% draws, 20% losses. FIDE rating 2470 standard, 2565 rapid, 2403 blitz. 335 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Sandipan Chanda

GM

Indiaborn 1983FIDE ID 5004225

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2350
2450
2550
2650
2496 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2565
2470
2403
2656peak, May 2011
2,179games
967wins, 44%
786draws, 36%
425losses, 20%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.8% average
Solid conversion: 86%
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (68% in 615 games)

Play against Chanda's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,179 games

Openings

2,179 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
King's Indian: Classical1.d4 f6 2.c4 g6 3.c3 g7 4.e4 d6 5.e236 games, last played last year75.0%wins
London System1.d4 f6 2.f4 d513 games, last played 4 months ago69.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 335 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.2%
Middlegame
93.7%
Endgame
95.7%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
26%
57 err
19%
42 err
17%
38 err
14%
30 err
12%
27 err
11%
25 err
Critical moment
Move 39 avg
9%
1-15
18%
16-25
27%
26-35
18%
36-45
27%
46+
27% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
8
9
9
Few
Many
e4
9
e5
9
f6
8
f5
7
b5
6
e4/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#39
f6?? vs Guru Prakash
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#42
e3?? vs Assylov
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#29
c5?? vs Ammar
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#23
h1?? vs Bai
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#56
e4?? vs Abdilkhair
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#31
a2?? vs Yilmaz
Endgame · Blitz · 2025

Recent games

Fernandez, Daniel Howard(2529)

Scheldemond Open 2026 · 8 Aug 2026

½–½
Weller, Manuel(2233)

Scheldemond Open 2026 · 7 Aug 2026

1–0
L'Ami, Erwin(2592)

Scheldemond Open 2026 · 6 Aug 2026

½–½
Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav(2461)

Scheldemond Open 2026 · 5 Aug 2026

½–½
De Jong, Migchiel(2252)

Scheldemond Open 2026 · 4 Aug 2026

1–0
Muskens, Mink(1939)

Scheldemond Open 2026 · 3 Aug 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
2,179 games in scope
8
7
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5
4
3
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1a
b
c
d
e
f
g
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1,096 games51%W33%D16%L
Move
1. d4
6165w
52%32%16
68%
1. e4
4218w
48%35%17
66%
1. f3
318y
58%29%13
73%
1. c4
187y
61%28%
75%
1. g3
67y
33%50%17
58%
1. e3
33y
33%67%
33%
1. d3
13y
100%
0%

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