Chess Mentor

Chess as My Lifelong Journey – and Why I Want to Mentor Your Academy

I started playing chess in 1999. By 2002, I earned my first FIDE rating of 1956, and in July 2007 I reached my peak of 2111. The years that followed were a test of balance between career, life, and chess itself, with my rating moving up and down. But the constant thread has been this: chess is not just a game to me, it’s a mirror of life, strategy, and discipline.

Since 2017, I have been coaching players of all ages. In this time, I’ve guided absolute beginners to tournament readiness, and I’ve worked with rated players looking to break plateaus. I’ve come to see coaching not as simply transferring knowledge, but as shaping thinking patterns—teaching students how to approach problems with clarity, patience, and creativity.

Now, I am ready to scale. My vision is to work with 12 academies across Tamil Nadu as a mentor. This isn’t about running parallel institutions or competing with existing systems. It is about strengthening them. Each academy already has structure, space, and community. What I bring is mentorship—designing long-term training systems, guiding coaches, and creating consistent improvement pipelines for students.

My proposal is simple:

• Partner with existing academies.
• Share my training methods and psychological frameworks.
• Offer direct mentorship for both coaches and students.
• Build a statewide network of excellence, raising the standard of chess education in Tamil Nadu.

By 2030, I want to see Tamil Nadu not only producing more rated players but also nurturing thinkers who can carry chess wisdom into every walk of life. If your academy is looking to expand its impact, I invite you to join this mission.