Junior National champion of India in 1974 and 1975 - 16th in the 13th World Junior at Manila 1974 - Senior National champion of India in 1975 and 1979 - International Master from 1981 - International Arbiter from 1986 - Played in all Olympiads for India during 1980 to 1990 - Captain in 1980 and 1988 - Chess coach from 1993 onwards - Talks and reads a lot -
Admires good play and those who play well - Likes good compositions - Also dabbles in chess variants and other board games - Reads a lot of fiction and non fiction - Many favourite authors - It is time to die when intellectual intercourse is no more possible -