Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indian chess player
Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1983
Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Profession: chess player
Nationality: India
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
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About Surya Shekhar Ganguly
- Surya Shekhar Ganguly (Bengali: ????? ???? ????????; born 24 February 1983 in Kolkata) is an Indian chess grandmaster, 2009 Asian champion and six-time Indian champion. Ganguly became an International Master at 16 and a Grandmaster at 19.
- He worked in the team of seconds that assisted Anand in winning the World Championship matches against Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov and Gelfand in 2008, 2010 and 2012 respectively. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2005 for his outstanding achievement in sports.
- He also got the "Shera Bangali" award in 2009 as the best Sportsperson of Bengal and the "Khel Samman" award in 2013 from the Government of West Bengal.
- He was awarded ?Bangabhusan?, the second-highest civilian award of West Bengal, in 2015.
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