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GM Vishnu Prasanna
Peak FIDE Rating: 2543
- Former Coach of World Champion D Gukesh
- Former Second of GM Adhiban, GM Surya Ganguly, GM Leon Mendonca

GM Srinath Narayanan
Peak FIDE Rating: 2572
- Coach of Team India at the 2024 Chess Olympiad, winning Gold.
- Former Coach of GM Arjun Erigaisi and GM Nihal Sarin

GM Akash Ganesan
Peak FIDE Rating: 2495
- Youngest National Chess Champion
- winner of the Prague International Chess Festival Open 2020

GM Swapnil Dhopade
Peak FIDE Rating: 2545
- Coach of the Indian Women’s Team at the 2019 World Team Chess Championship
- Coach of one of the youngest Grandmasters in the world GM Raunak Sadhwani

GM Shardul Gagare
Peak FIDE Rating: 2521
- Shiv Chhatrapati Awardee (2018)
- Won Team Gold at the World Youth Olympiad U-16 (2013)

GM Sundarajan Kidambi
Peak FIDE Rating: 2526
- Asian Team Gold Medalist (2005)
- Winner of Barcelona open (2015)

GM Karthik Venkataraman
- 2 Time National Champion Winner of Tsaghkadzor Open A 2024
- Winner of Tsaghkadzor Open A 2024

GM Lalit Babu
- Winner of Commonwealth Chess Championship in 2012
- Winner of Chennai Super Kings International Grandmaster tournament

GM Vishakh
Peak FIDE Rating: 2566
- Leça Blitz Open 2023 Champion
- First Indian to win the Mumbai Mayor’s International Open Chess Tournament
Distinguished FIDE Titled Coaches

IM Kushager Krishnater
Peak FIDE Rating: 2411
- World’s Youngest Fide Trainer (FT)
- Chief Openings Coach – Singapore National Team

IM Abhishek K
Peak FIDE Rating: 2403
- Indian World Cadet Team Coach (2024)
- Shiv Chhatrapati Awardee
- Winner in Aeroflot B Category (2017)

IM Sammed Shete
Peak FIDE Rating: 2478
Winner, First Saturday GM Tournament, March 2023 (Budapest, Hungary)
Winner, National Amateur Championship, 2014

FM Yashas D
Peak FIDE Rating: 2325
Gold Medal, U-16 Commonwealth Chess Championship, Singapore
Gold Medal, Asian Youth Chess Championship, China

WFM Kotepalli Sai Nirupama
Peak FIDE Rating: 1934
- 3 years of coaching Experience
- U-8 and U-10 Asian Gold Medalist
- U-12 Commonwealth Bronze Medalist

AFM Shrutika Prachand
Peak FIDE Rating: 1799
- 3 years of coaching Experience
- Taught 500+ kids (online and offline) from various countries.
FIDE Rated Mentors
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Augustin A
Peak FIDE Rating: 2082
- Karnataka State Open Chess Champion – 2024
- 8 Times Karnataka State Age Category Champion

Mrinalini Dhar
Peak FIDE Rating: 1536
- 15 years in chess
- Secured second position in Tata Steel Chess India Women’s Category

Mohammed Aamir firoz khan
Peak FIDE Rating: 1446
- Winner of Dadar skill academy domestic tournament
- 10+ Students won podium finishes

Jayesh Mishra
Peak FIDE Rating: 1612
- Represented in State level and District Championship
- Won a Simul Against GM Praggnanandha

Nandhabalan S
Peak FIDE Rating: 1485
- Secured 4th position in state level tournament
- 3+ students achieved fide rating

Priyangsu Sur
Peak FIDE Rating: 1553
- Podium finishes in several district-level chess championships
- Trained 100+ students
- Represented in School Nationals
FIDE Rated Coaches
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Madhur Tamne
Peak FIDE Rating:Â 1657
- 15+ Years Coaching Experience
- Helped many students to get achievement in various tournaments

Bhuvneshwar Z
Peak FIDE Rating: 1562
- One of his students, currently rated 1441
- Some of his students have won the District Championships in Jodhpur in their respective categories

Vasishta S
Peak FIDE Rating: 1768
- 4 years of coaching Experience
- Under-7 State Champion
- Youngest FIDE-Rated Player of Karnataka State

Vinay Bhatt
Peak FIDE Rating: 2047
- 3 years of coaching Experience
- 1st Position in a Below 2000 International Rating Tournament at Delhi

Deepak S
Peak FIDE Rating: 1906
- 3 Years Coaching Experience
- Mentored and created under 7 Tamil Nadu State Championship 2024
- Helped many students to cross their rating from 1400 to near 1900+

Saurabh Lokhande
Peak FIDE Rating: 1799
- 3 Years Coaching Experience
- One of his student won African Youth Chess Championship
- One of his student won National level chess tournament in London

Vivekananda L
Peak FIDE Rating: 1799
- 3 years of coaching Experience
- One of his student is Bronze Medalist at 2023 Asian Youth Championships
- One of his student is Under-9 State Champion in 2022

Ashutosh Gangan
Peak FIDE Rating: 1830
- 2 years of Coaching Experience
- Champion – Maharashtra State School Championship (U-17)

Rishi Raj Bharadwaj
Peak FIDE Rating: 1602
- 5+ Years Coaching Experience
- Helped many students to get achievement in various tournaments

Shubham Kumar Singh
Peak FIDE Rating: 1680
- 3 Years Coaching Experience
- One of his student selected for Women’s National Championship

Pawan Singh
Peak FIDE Rating: 1680
- Represented state in school game tournaments
- Player of national team and player of state team

Varun Desai
Peak FIDE Rating: 1507
- Represented in South Zone Nationals
- Secured Podium finishes in 10+ tournaments
- 10+ Students achieved Fide rating

Shrutarshi Ray
- Champion in Marcel International Chess tournament in Bangaladesh
- Winner of 3+ State championships
- 5th in U19 Nationals

Sree Hari Nathan
Peak FIDE Rating: 1441
- Secured silver medal in south Asian online chess festival in OPEN Category
- Secured 2nd position in U-16 Category in state level Team Championship.

Naman Kaushik
Peak FIDE Rating: 1546
- 4+years of experience
- Champion of first Mahakal open FIDE rated tournament in U1600
- Champion of Interzone Chess Tournament

Mahalasa Pai
Peak FIDE Rating: 1435
- 3+ years of experience
- Secured 1st in interschool chess tournament
- Student won U12 national Championship

Ambarish Sharma
Peak FIDE Rating: 2148
- 6+ Years of experience
- Champion of 5+ All India Rated Tournament
- Got invited to Bangladesh Premier League

Yashas D
Peak FIDE Rating: 2315
- Gold Medal in Commonwealth Chess Championship (2009)
- Gold Medal in Asian Youth Chess Championship

Sankar Narayanan V
- 5+ years teaching experience
- Represented in 5+ national and international rated tournaments
- Podium finishes in 5+ rated tournaments

Jaipriya k
- 4+ Years of experience
- Got more than 300 awards and won bronze in all india university tournament

Karuppasamy C
Peak FIDE Rating: 1679
- 10+ Years of experience
- Runner up in All India FIDE rated tournament
- Increased 197 rating in one month

Aditya Tiwari
- 5+ years teaching experience
- Winner of 5+ state championship
- Was the captain of the national sgfi games

Navya Mannepalli
Peak FIDE Rating: 1833
- 5+ Years of experience
- Silver Medal in U8 world championship
- U8 Asian gold medal

Rizwan Siddiqui
Peak FIDE Rating: 1544
- 7+ years of experience
- Represented in senior national Rapid and Blitz Championship(2018)
- Secured podium finishes in 10+ tournaments

Jatin Saini
Peak FIDE Rating: 1769
- 5+ Years of experience
- Defeated multiple IM FM and CM in rapid and online tournaments
- Two of his students defeated GMs