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Age: 47 Years Hometown: Chennai Marital Status: Married
| Bio/Wiki | |
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| Nickname(s) | • R.B. Ramesh • Master Shifu [1]ChessBase • Pep Guardiola of chess [2]YouTube |
| Profession(s) | Chess Grandmaster Chess Coach |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 175 cm in meters– 1.75 m in feet & inches– 5’ 9” |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Grey |
| Chess | |
| Awards | • In January 2024, he was awarded the Dronacharya Award in chess.
• In 2022, he won the Best New Author Award 2022 by Chessable. • In January 2020, Ramesh was awarded the Coach of the Year award by The Sportstar in Mumbai. |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 20 April 1976 (Tuesday) |
| Age (as of 2023) | 47 Years |
| Birthplace | Chennai, India |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Signature | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Chennai, India |
| School | Shrine Vailankanni Senior Secondary School, Chennai (1992) |
| College/University | University of Madras, Chennai |
| Educational Qualification | Graduation from University of Madras, Chennai |
| Religion | Hinduism [3]ChessAce |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian [4]ChessAce |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 29 August 2003 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Aarthie Ramaswam (Chess Grandmaster) |
| Children | Son– Karthik Ramesh (12 years old) Daughter– Varsha Ramesh (17 years old) |
| Parents | Names Not Known |
| Favourites | |
| Actor | Sivakarthikeyan |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Ramachandran Ramesh
- Ramachandran Ramesh is an Indian Chess grandmaster and a chess coach. He is known to be the mentor of the Chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa. In December 2023, he was nominated for the Dronacharya Award.
- At the age of twelve, Ramesh took up chess due to his inspiration from Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand‘s success. He attained multiple titles as a professional chess player, including International Master (IM) in 1996 and FIDE Master (FM) in 1995. He also played for the Indian chess team in 1996.
- Ramesh started training younger kids in chess and coaching them to championships in 1998. He claims that his first pupil was Aarthie Ramaswamy. Ramesh was asked by the All India Chess Federation (AICF) to travel with the Indian Junior squad to the Asian Junior Championship in Iran when he was 22 years old. Aarthee, Ramesh’s wife, was a member of the group. After they returned from the tournament, as no official chess coaching or tutoring was available at the time, Aarthee’s parents asked Ramesh to assist Aarthie in practising the game. They played chess together for a year before Aarthie won the World Under 18 championship, which attracted media attention and led to many other young players approaching Ramesh for coaching. After that, he began private sessions with several players at his house. According to him, ninety per cent of the individuals he initially worked with achieved international notoriety as chess players, which inspired him, even more, to begin professionally teaching chess and to become a mentor.
- He has won numerous chess events as a professional, including the Commonwealth Championship in 2007 and the British Championship in 2002. The International Chess Organization FIDE awarded him the title of Grandmaster in 2004. His current world standing is 1218. [5]FIDE
- He gave up his job at Indian Oil Corporation and his playing career in 2008 to open the T. Nagar, Chennai-based chess academy Chess Gurukul. Many Indian international chess champions have since emerged from Chess Gurukul, including R Praggnanandhaa and Bharath Subramaniyam, who became international masters in 2019 at the age of 11 years and 8 months. India won five gold medals at the World Youth 2015, with Chess Gurukul Academy producing all of the champions.
- At the 2013 Anand vs. Carlsen World Chess Championship match, in which Susan Polgar costarred, Ramesh gained attention from all around the world with his official commentary.
- His first book, Fundamental Chess: Logical Decision Making, was released in September of 2021. He provided guidance on how to make decisions based on logic in his book. His second book, Improve Your Chess Calculation: The Ramesh Chess Course – Volume 1, was published in May 2022.
Ramachandran Ramesh’s second book
- Ramachandran Ramesh is a dog lover.
Ramachandran Ramesh with a dog
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| ↑1 | ChessBase |
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| ↑2 | YouTube |
| ↑3, ↑4 | ChessAce |
| ↑5 | FIDE |