Swapnil Dhopade (born 5 October 1990) is an Indian

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. In 2016, he became the first grandmaster from the

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region and the fifth from

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. In 2017, he shared 3rd place with a score of 6.5/9 at the Isle of Man International Masters tournament. In 2019, he was the coach for the Indian women's team at the

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. His peak classical

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is 2545.

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