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Mentor: IM R.Siddharth

IM Siddharth Ravichandran is an International Master title holder (awarded by the International Chess Federation) with one GM norm and he has a peak FIDE rating of 2463.

Achievements:

1. Finished joint first in the World Open U 2400 Championship held in Philadelphia, USA in the year 2009.
2. Finished third in the Chennai Open International Grandmaster chess tournament in the year 2009.
3. Joint winner of New York State Chess Championship in the year 2010.

• Siddharth achieves maiden GM norm

• Siddharth upsets GM Ziaur Rahman; shares lead with Russian GM

• Siddharth Ravichandran holds top seed Mchedlishvili Mikheil

IM R.Siddharth has been the mentor and guide of numerous State and National Champions produced by our Academy.

IM C. Praveen Kumar

FIDE titles: International Master, FIDE Trainer

He has been awarded the IM Title and the FIDE Trainer titles by the World Chess Federation.

Highest Fide Rating: 2421

Notable recent achievements

1. Winner 1st (Rating category) in Bastia Chess Open 2022 held in Spain
2. Finished 3rd (tied for first) in 35th Schwarzacher Open 2022 held in Austria
3. Winner 2nd RCPA Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2019 in Rajkot, India
4. Finished 3rd in G.H.Raisoni Memorial FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2019 in Nagpur, India

• IM Praveen Kumar wins 2nd RCPA Open 2019

• Valentin Baidetskyi wins 35th Schwarzacher Open 2022, Praveen Kumar third

• Pranav Venkatesh wins 1st BCF Rapid Rating Open 2022

He has been training students for the past 10 years and he has produced many State and National Champions

FM P. Phoobalan

Phoobalan attained the FIDE Master title in the year 2023 by the International Chess Federation

Highest FIDE Rating: 2337

1. Winner of many International FIDE Rated Tournaments
2. Winner – All India Inter University Team Championship held in Kanpur in the year 2008
3. Winner – All India Railway Team Chess Championship, Mysore.
4. Champion – Tamil Nadu State Sub-Junior Championship in the year 1997

• Phoobalan is RSC chess champion

• Phoobalan, Shazuli in joint lead in all-India chess tourney

• Phoobalan has the last laugh

Saravanan Boobalan

International FIDE Rated player and professional chess coach with many years of experience

1. Secured top placings in many state-level tournaments.
2. Represented the college in TIES (Tamil Nadu Inter Engineering Sports) and finished consistently in the top 3 placings in the Anna University Zonal and Inter-Zonal Chess Competitions
3. He is a passionate trainer who has coached more than 300+ students
4. Many students have won District/State/National Level tournaments under his tutelage.

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R. Jaimini

International FIDE rated player and a dedicated chess coach.

Fide Rating: 1937

1. Professional Chess coach with 15 years of experience
2. Won several district and state championships.
3. Coached many kids in Australia.
4. He has played in tournaments in many countries.

J. Sailokesh

International FIDE Rated player and professional chess coach with 10 years of experience. 

1. Primarily focuses on working with beginners and intermediate-level players and ensures that the fundamentals are strong
2. Tamil Nadu State Chess Association Certified Trainer
3. Winner of many state-level and district-level tournaments. Represented the University and won first place in Inter-University chess tournaments.
4. He is a dedicated trainer who has coached more than 300+ students.