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Talented Chess Player Sankar Roy Commits Suicide

  •   Wed, May 09 2012 09:14:44 AM

Kolkata, May 9 (PTI): Former national sub-junior champion and four-time state champion IM Sankar Roy died in the early hours of today spreading shock waves in the state chess fraternity.

The 36-year-old player was found hanging at his residence in Tala Park in north Kolkata at around 4 am, police sources said.

A suicide note was found in the room.
Condoling his death, Udayan Kanti Ghosh of the state chess association said Roy was one of the talented players from the state but he suffered from mental depression as his father too committed suicide a few days ago.

"It was a big loss to the chess fraternity. He was a very talented chess player," Ghosh said.
Associated with the Alekhine Chess Academy, Roy was National sub-junior champion in 1990. He won the national rapid title in 1995 and held the state senior national title from 1995 to '98.

Roy held two GM norms and was currently coaching former Asian U-12 champion Diptayan Ghosh.
  

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  • Ted, Neverland

    Thu, May 10 2012

    Of the Half Million people reported to die of suicide worldwide every year, 20% are Indians, for 17% of world population. In the last two decades, the suicide rate has increased from 7.9 to 10.3 per 100,000, with very high rates in Tamilnadu. Karnataka, Andhrapradesh & Kerala. Suicide attempters are ten times the suicide completers.

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  • nasir , KARKALA

    Wed, May 09 2012

    Very sad news and big lose for state sport.

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