Currently work as a community manager for Chess.com India.
I have a GM norm and an IM norm. Became a FIDE Trainer recently. Coached two Indian Teams for the Olympiad for PWD. Apart from playing and teaching chess, I dabble in writing and reading. Can speak in English, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Marathi. I recently wrote a short story titled 'Over a Cup of Chai' that's available on amazon. My last novel 'The Lively Library & An Unlikely Romance' is a story of a library where books come to life at night.
My username was Geborgenheit previously.
Geborgenheit is a german word which is hard to explain. It can only be experienced; It could also be inner peace of your soul. Google says 'security' but it is more than that!
I do stream sometimes!
If you are a chess streamer or a chess content creator and love to compete, here is your chance! Chess.com launches weekly challenges for creators part of the Indian streamer program to celebrate international chess day! Every week till Aug 16th...
Meet Suman Kumar, a talented writer, comedian, and chess enthusiast from Bangalore, India. With an impressive list of accolades including Filmfare, Asian Academy, and Critics Guild awards, Suman has made a name for himself in the entertainment ind...
Vidit Gujrathi's hometown - Nashik is all set to host the 2022 MPL National Rapid And National Blitz Championship from April 27 to April 30, 2022. Photo: Maria Emelianova The champion of the events qualifies to play the respective category...
Samay Raina clinched the Comedians On Board All stars event after beating Biswa Kalyan Rath in the finals. The tournament was held on Chess.com during March 22-30. It featured 8 popular comedians, as well as special guests for exhibition mat...
I believe that chess learning becomes fun and engaging with acronyms and making them part of your chess culture could help you in structuring your thinking better. Recently, I made a video on the acronyms that you could use in your chess prac...
On this Women's Day, we thought of acquainting you all with the accomplishments of top ten Indian women players. The idea is to give you a chance to test your tactics and also brief you with the accomplishments of these champions. In ad...
We are elated to share that our channel hit 1 MILLION views yesterday! While this is big, we are really excited and looking forward to what's next for Chess.com India. Also, expect a BIG announcement soon! If you haven't subscri...
Hello friends!Last week, I played 8 games against the Beth Harmon Bots and scored 7-1. I defeated all the bots and that made me very happy - especially the king and pawn endgame. In this article, I'll share the tips and strategies I used to ...
The Chessophile Show is an unique Chess show that celebrates Chess in an entertaining way!Who are the guests? In the very first episode of The Chessophile Show Season 2, two strong Indian GM's - Deepan Chakkravarthy and Stany GA will be on th...
We are happy to share that we did the first episode of "Your Game Our Analysis" (YGOA) on Friday. If you haven't subscribed to our YouTube channel, consider doing it. What is YGOA? [Your Game Our Analysis]The aim of this initiative is t...
A few weeks back, I released the sixth episode of The Chessophile show featuring GM Priyadharshan Kannappan and GM Ashwin JayaramI posed them some questions during the show. Now, I pose the same questions to all of you!I am curious to know how man...
A week back, I released the fifth episode of The Chessophile show featuring FM Ankit Gajwa and CM Pratik Patil I posed them some questions during the show. Now, I pose the same questions to all of you!I am curious to know how ...
I was introduced to the games of Petrosian through Mihail Marin’s book Learning from the legends where he focused on exchange sacrifices by the legend. By restricting opponent’s pieces and sensing the danger from afar, Petrosian combin...
There was a time when there were very few chess books and chess coaches. Players had to wait many years for a book to come to their doorstep. Today, we have a lot of chess materials, resources and coaches but very less time. In addition to that, I...
Few weeks back, I released the fourth episode of The Chessophile show featuring GM Swayams Mishra and IM Anwesh Upadhyaya.I posed them some questions during the show. Now, I pose the same questions to all of you!I am curious to know how many ...
Jahnvi Shah from Nirmaan Charitable Trust speaks to Community Manager of Chess.com India - Niranjan Navalgund about her experiences as a chess organizer, chess instructor as well as a lover of the game. Jahnvi Shah is primarily a che...
Few weeks back, I released the third episode of The Chessophile show featuring IM Soumya Swaminathan and IM Nisha MohotaI posed them some questions during the show. Now, I pose the same questions to all of you!I am curious to know how many of the ...
Team Chess Gurukul won the Sukooon Resort Indian Chess.com League by beating Team Superkids in a nail bitting Superfinal! Team Superkids were clearly dominating in the first 30 minutes of the Superfinal with their star WIM Divya Deshmukh elim...
The Sukooon Resort 1st Indian Chess.com League starts on Friday (15th May). Ten strong teams with an average above 2400 will compete in this unique league with a minimum prize fund of ₹1,00,000. We have got in some exciting companies that are...
GM Aravindh Chithambaram scored 9.5/11 and won the first prize of ₹ 21000/- in the Chess Triumphs Over COVID-19 Jahnvi Shah's 'Nirmaan Charitable Trust' & VJ Jindal Cocoa event. He conceded three draws and won eight games in the even...
Few weeks back, I released the second episode of The Chessophile show featuring GM Karthikeyan Murali and GM Ankit RajparaI posed them 8 questions each during the show. Now, I pose the same questions to all of you!I am curious to know how many of ...
The Indian Chess.com League, a first of its kind attempt in India, where Indian star players will play in a league format is going to start from May 15 - 17, 2020. In this post, we are going to reveal 9 teams and the stars that are filled in every...
Chess.com India is launching the first Indian Chess.com League (ICL) which will be held from 15th May to 17th May, 2020. The league is envisioned to popularize the league culture in India.The tournament’s main vision is to bring out the...
Last week, I released the first episode of The Chessophile show featuring India Number #4 and #6 - Adhiban and Sethuraman. I posed them 10 questions each during the show. Now, I pose the same questions to all of you! I am curious to know how ...
The Chessophile Show is an unique Chess show that celebrates Chess in an entertaining way!In the very first episode of The Chessophile Show, two super strong Indian GM's - Adhiban & Sethuraman are on the hot seat! This is the first part of ...
