Born on 24th February 1983 in Bengal, Surya Shekhar Ganguly is an Indian Chess Grandmaster who has dominated the Indian National Championship for a record six times in between 2003-2008.

His Achievements:-

• Bronze medal at the 1991 World U-10 Championship, held in Warsaw
• Silver medal at the 1995 World U-12 Championship, held in St. Lorenzo
• Awarded the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 2005
• Received the "Shera Bangali Award”, in 2009
• Gold medal at the 2009 Asian Chess Championships, held in the Philippines
• Bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games, held in Guangzhou
• Honored with the "Khel Samman Award” in 2013, by the Government of West Bengal
• Silver medal at the 2015 Asian Chess Championships, held in Dubai
• Bestowed with the "Bangabhusan Award" in 2015