Indian Grandmaster (1991), who has created a sensation by beating Viktor Korchnoi at 16 in London. Indian Zone winner in 1993, 1995 and 1999. The first Indian player to win a Gold medal in the Olympiad. Indian Champion in 1983, 1998 and 2001.
Best results: London 1987, 1st; Bayswater 1989, 1st; Calcutta 1991, 1st; Ubeda 1998, 1st; Tata intl Open (India) 2003, 1st; Mangalore Open 2008, 1st.
A participant in the Olympiads from 1988 till 2000 and in the World ChampionIships of 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004.
Peak rating: 2561 in 2003.
Barua began the Dibyedu Barua Chess Academy in Kolkata in September 2005 entirely on his own resources at a rented apartment. Initially, he had only 22 students which have now grown into over 200 trainees.
Indian Grandmaster (1991), who has created a sensation by beating Viktor Korchnoi at 16 in London. Indian Zone winner in 1993, 1995 and 1999. The first Indian player to win a Gold medal in the Olympiad. Indian Champion in 1983, 1998 and 2001.