ABOUT  STUDENTS  TRAINED  BY  THE  MASTER 

A complete list of my students would rather difficult and a trifle awkward to compile , as I was more of a close friend and something of a mentor figure to most of the top players around me , during my playing days in 1972 - 1993 - It would not be proper on my part to term them as my "students" as we were all learning about chess together , in some way or the other - I had the pleasure and privilege of enjoying the intellectual company of many top players of various age groups , spread out all over the country and the list of players that follows pertains only to those I took on as my students after 1993 - I realize that a coach will have many students and conversely a student too can have many coaches ,  especially at different developing stages of his or her chess career path - I hope that the other coaches (past or present) of the players mentioned below will not mind the fact that I have dealt with their wards - It has become quite common for players to be brought to me for what is usually termed as "endgame brush up" -  Naturally my coaching is not confined to just the endgame and I have to teach other topics like openings , middle game tactics & strategy , game plans , psychology and rival based preparation too - After all , we teach all students the same way and the same matter but everyone does not succeed to the same degree - So I think that ultimately the entire credit for a player's success , should go mainly to the player for tireless efforts put in over the years and also partly to the supporting factors like parents , sponsors , associations, coaches , etc  -  Raja Ravi Sekhar -  

Group – 1 - This contains a list of my students who have achieved one or more of the following : (A) the titles of International Grandmaster (GM) or International Master (IM) or International Woman Grandmaster (WGM ) or International Woman Master (IWM) - (B) Gold , Silver or Bronze medals in either the World Championships or Asian Championships or Commonwealth Championships or British Championships. (C) 1st (winner) or 2nd (Runner-up) or 3rd place in any of the National Championships of any country.

Group - 2 - This contains a list of my students who have achieved one or more of the following : (A) An international elo rating (B) 1st , 2nd or 3rd place in any of the State championships or open tournaments. 

Group - 3  - This contains a list of my students who are yet to achieve something major as outlined with respect to the groups above.

Anyone can send me further details , to be added to this list , or if there are any corrections etc ,  by writing to<rajaravisekhar@hotmail.com> For example the parents may want their names and occupations to appear or exact details of major sports achievements or mention of sponsors etc - 

List of Group – 1 starts : 

1 .  01 - B . Adhiban (Chennai - Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1992 and son of B. Bhaskaran) I could not claim to have spent much time with this bright boy from Chennai and he is a result of the excellent playing and learning atmosphere you get in the city where V.Anand lives - Adhiban plays well and needs to notch up something substantial at the National or Asian levels soon - I am happy to add that Adhiban won the Under-13 National at  Calcutta in December 2005 rather convincingly with a start of 8.5/9 and ending up unbeaten with 10/11- He also ended up in a triple tie for the top spot with 6.5/9 at the Under-14 Asian at Teheran in July 2006 where he bagged the silver medal on tiebreak - Adhiban must now work hard to carve out a high position for himself in the forthcoming Under-14 World event at Georgia towards the end of 2006 - This means that Adhiban moves to the top group in our listings - I must add here that Adhiban has become very consistent in finding his way to the top positions in many major events held during 2006-2007- He has a very bright future if he keeps working hard at it - Very likely to pick up many more titles and distinctions in due course of time - Some wise relation of his appears to be doing an excellent job of playing a good companion and sort of mentor too -         

1 . 02  - Akshayraj Kore (Pune - Maharashtra - India ) (Born 1988 and son of Mr. Ashok . R.  Kore) Has come to me only a few times but has made a lot of progress by doing well at National and Asian meets - Was also a member of the successful Indian team to the students Olympiad abroad - Steadily improving his elo rating too -  

1 . 03 - Anjanaa . N . Sowjanyaa (Chennai - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 01-02-1990 and daughter of Mr.K.V.Nagarajan, Govt.) Current elo rating as on 01-10-2005 = 1969 - Did quite well to fight with the dangerous Andhra girls to emerge as runner-up in the Under-13 Girls Nationals at Ahmedabad 2004 but missed her chances in both the World and Asian Under-14 girls events that year -  Has also performed well in various State and National events but lying low now in pursuit of academic studies quite earnestly - 

1.04 - Antonio Viani D'Cunha (Mangalore - Karnataka - India) (Born 1995 and son of Mr.D'Cunha and Mrs.Lydia) Just a few sessions with me and has trained earlier at Mangalore - Did well to be the runner - up behind Sahaj Grover in the Under-9 Nationals at Ahmedabad a couple of years back in Dec 2004 - Has missed his way in a few events after figuring consistently on the top boards - Did quite well in the recently concluded Under-11 Nationals at Chennai in late 2006 but missed his chances in the last round to slip down - A good player and careful too but must learn to control his anxiety and nerves while under pressure - One of the best performers from his home state of Karnataka -

1 . 04 - M . Arjun Vishnuvardhan (Trivandrum -  Kerala -  India) (Born 21-08-1990 and 1st son of Mr. C.R. Manoj ) Current elo rating as on 01-10-2005 = 2190  Won a few top placings in the British championhips Under-10 through Under-14 events a few years back after training with me in 2001-  Somehow he has stayed away from the mainstream cycles of National championships and other major events held within India but I understand that he and his younger brother M.Gowrishankar are globe trotting youngsters doing well for themselves -  Plays well and must keep going to progress - 

1 . 05 - R . Ashwath (Chennai - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1991 and son of Mr. K. Raja ,  industrialist & Mrs.Anitha) Talented Ashwath actually deserves very much to be somewhere high in Group-1 -  Quite theoretical in his approach to openings Ashwath is at the same time quite sharp in his tactical play -  He narrowly missed a medal in the Under-12 Asian at Calicut in 2003 by ending up in a tie for 3rd to 5th and also had a good performance in the World Junior at Cochin 2004 where he finished ahead of many senior competitors - Getting "noticed" there was only the start as his recent excellent performance of coming in the top 20 in the recently concluded National-B senior event at Delhi 2005 with  a clear gain of over 50 elo points has attracted even the attention of the discerning media -  Ashwath's convincing exploits in internet blitz circles and competitions have also earned for him the praise and admiration of top players all over the world -  We may indeed expect Ashwath to bag many medals, championships etc in the years to come - This is what I wrote earlier and I am happy to add here that Ashwath has proved his mettle by winning the Tamil Nadu state championship Under-15 sub juniors with a clean score of 9.5/11 unbeaten with 8 winsa and 3 draws in July 2006 - With an identical score he went on to win in the very next month the National Sub junior championship at Visakhapatnam - It only remains for him to score more medals , norms and keep going forward - Plays a steady theoretical game with a good balanced blend of positional and tactical ideas -

1 . 06 - U . Ashwini (Chennai - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1998 perhaps and daughter of Mr.P.N.S. Udhayasuriyan) Has finished as runner-up last year in her age group Tamil Nadu state championship and also taken part in Nationals - Has been trained in Chennai chess circles and had a session with me once at Bangalore - Smart kid but needs to work hard on her openings -  Made a major breakthrough in 2006 by bagging the bronze medal in Under-8 Asian at Teheran - Narrowly missed out at the World Under-8 event at Georgia the same year -       

1 . 07 - Ashwin Jayaram (Chennai – Tamil Nadu – India ) (Born 14-08-1990 and son of Mr.Jayaram and Mrs.Meena ) Current elo rating as on 01-10-2005 = 2239  Has been performing well in state and national events – major breakthrough when he won the fide rated event at Dindigul last year ahead of several senior competitors – Prefers aggressive openings and quite chess literate + computer savvy too –

1 . 08  – Bhakthi Kulkarni (Goa – India) (Born 1991 and daughter of Mr.Pradeep Kulkarni (bank) Probably the strongest player from her home state of Goa and has overhauled many senior players from her state – Made a big breakthrough by finishing as the runner-up in the U-13 Girls Nationals at Vijayawada last year  - She is rather likely to make many medals in the future as her calculations are razor sharp and openings improving steadily - I must add here that subsequently Bhakthi has made a great deal of headway by winning medals at the Asian events at New Delhi 2005 and Teheran 2006 - 

1 . 08 -  Chitra  Sridhar (Bangalore – Karnataka – India ) (Born 1984 and daughter of Mr. S. Sridhar (state govt) I could not really claim to have done much for Chitra as she was mainly moulded by her father who had great passion for the game and admiration for its skilled exponents – I do recall that Chitra had great fondness for the Marshall attack and made her mark quite early by winning the Under-8 Nationals in 1992 – She won the Rapid Nationals of her age group thrice in succession and even scored the bronze medal for India in the world rapid events at France – A student of Bishop Cottons she must have gone into professional courses by now –

1 . 09  - J . Deepan Chakravarthy (Madurai - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1987 and son of Mrs.Murugeswari , aquarium business) Deepan had acquired a great deal of middle game experience by playing in many tournaments before he came to me around 2000 or so -  I only had to point the path towards study and usage of modern opening lines- Deepam went on to win a few Nationals, picked up a few Asian medals, completed his IM title and also notched up GM norms - However his sponsorship contract with WIPRO has expired and he is still on the lookout for a sponsor -  It only remains for him to score the remaining norm and elevate his elo rating to the required plateau specified by FIDE in order to get the title of Grandmaster -  In recent years he has also made his presence felt in the senior National-A circles and is also close to picking up a medal in the U-16-18 World championships - I must add add here that Deepan has become a grandmaster and is knocking on the doors to the coveted top six positions of Indian chess - 

1 . 10 - C . Delphin (Madurai - Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1986 and daughter of  Mr. A. Chelladorai ) Delphin has a good aggressive style and plays a standard theoretical game - She has had many achievements at the state, Nationals and Asian levels in numerous competitions over the years - She started early and has been in the scene for a long time - She must break her way into the National-A women field and also gun for norms - She can do it if she wants to - 

1 . 11 - Dipanjan Das (Calcutta - West Bengal - India) (Born 1988 perhaps ) Dipanjan became famous by winning the British championship in perhaps the under-10 category and I recall that his photo appeared shortly thereafter on the cover page of the Indian chess magazine "Chess Mate" - He had come down to Bangalore on a couple of occasions for chess training and was fairly active during that period - Not that active these days -  

1 . 12  - Dhyani . B . Dave (Ahmedabad - Gujarat - India) (Born 1991 and daughter of Mr.Bharatbhai Dave and Mrs.Kiran Dave ) Has been consistent in picking up medals at the Asian and Commonwealth events - Well prepared openings and business like in the middle game -  Dhyani also had the distinction of being one of the very few junior sportmen to be honoured by the Gujarat State Govt. in the shape of their very CM Narendra Modi - 

1 . 13 - Esha Karawade (Pune -  Maharashtra -  India) (Daughter of  Dr.Sanjay Karawade) I cannot claim much credit for the great success enjoyed by this talented girl from Pune -  I only had to do a bit of endgame brush up and suggestions etc - She has also won many Nationals, Asian medals and become a WGM. Her constant presence in the senior women - A championships and recent performance of 3rd place (bronze medal) in the World Junior girls 2004 at Cochin indicate that she will continue to be a major factor in Indian chess and at the International levels -  Quite recently in 2004/2005 she received the Chhatrapathi Award given by the Maharashtra Government for high excellence in sports - 

1 . 14 - G. N. Gopal (Aluva -  Kerala -  India) (Born 1989 and son of Mr. B. Narayana Pillai) Trained with me during his early formative years - Did very well recently to come close in the top 20 at National-B Delhi 2005 -  Has won rapid and regular Nationals as well as Asian medals - Elo rating moving up steadily - Perhaps the most promising youngster from the state of Kerala - Plays standard theoretical lines - Making IM norms , winning rated events and all set to move up the line - Has become the first IM from Kerala by 2007 -   

1 . 15 - M . Gowrishankar (Trivandrum -  Kerala -  India) (Born 1992 and 2nd son of Mr. C.R. Manoj ) Won the Under-7 Nationals by starting early at Aurangabad around 1999 and also won a few top placings in the British championhips Under-8 through Under-14 events a few years back after training with me in 2001. Somehow he has stayed away from the mainstream cycles of National championships and other major events held within India but I understand that he and his brother Arjun Vishnuvardhan are globe trotting youngsters doing well for themselves -  Mentally very alert and shrewd far beyond his years -  Good understanding of chess and likely to make major breakthroughs if he keeps at it - 

1 . 16 – Iswarya Shobana  (Salem – Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1988 and daughter of  Mrs.Jayanthi ) I have only had the chance on a couple of occasions to spend time with her to give some guidance as her training regime seems to have been with  the  Salem secretary Mr.Senthil and constant practice with his son  S. Nitin + T. Abhay  the son of the well known chess lover and DIG of Police Mr.Tamilselvan – Iswarya did well to win her age group Nationals at Ahmedabad , despite starting off with two draws and also won a Rapid National at Chandigarh – In recent times she has also qualified for the Women National –A and has thus stayed in the field of good performers -  

1 . 17 -  J . E . Kavitha (Chennai – Tamil Nadu – India ) (Born 1984 and daughter of Mr. Emayavaramban (RBI) – I had only a few sessions with her and by then she  had already won several titles – Has made her mark in several Nationals and Asian events – Even recently she was in the limelight having done well in the Inter-varsity events abroad - 

1 . 19 - Kruttika Nadig (Bangalore -  Karnataka -  India) (Born 1988 and daughter of Mrs.Devika Nadig) Kruttika has won many Nationals, Asian medals and also more or less completed her IWM title -  She has also been striking often for a top spot in recent years in the seniors women National-A championships and needs to work on her WGM norms -  Playing with a strong attacking style backed up by good calculations, Kruttika plays a standard theoretical game and ought to make quick progress over the next two years -  Her 4th place (missing the coveted medal by a whisker) in the recently concluded World Junior Girls event at Cochin 2004 has given a clear indication that she will be a major force to reckon with in Indian and International chess circles - Until recently she was a resident of Pune, playing for Maharashtra and is now a student of Jyothi Nivas College at Bangalore - 

1 . 19  - P. Lakshmi Sahithi (Gudiwala - Andhra Pradesh - India ) (Born 1993 and daughter of  Sambasiva Rao (business) Comes from the same place in Andhra as the famous Koneru Humpy - Has won several Nationals and Asian medals in a rather convincing manner often with full scores like 9/9 or 7/7 etc - Plays very well when she is is full form with smooth flow and playing rhythm - Needs to adjust to changing fortunes over the board and make mental adjustments to keep playing well till the competition is over - Has missed out on world medals after rather promising starts but she is extremely talented and will eventually succeed in all her goals if she persists - 

1 . 20 - G. Madhukiran (Vijayawada - Andhra Pradesh - India ) (Born 05 - 08 - 1994 and son of G.Muralidhar) Current elo rating as on 01-10-2005 = 2012 I have not had the chance to work much with this lad - He made a big mark by winning the Under-7 Nationals at Chennai in 2001 and has also shown some results in Gulf events but needs to make his presence felt in his age group events now - Would do better to broaden his opening repertoire - 

1 . 21 - G. Madanasri (Vijayawada - Andhra Pradesh - India ) (Born 1993 and daughter of G.Muralidhar) I have not had the chance to work much with this girl who came very close to winning a medal in the world events where I think she finished 5th -Needs to make her presence felt in her age group events now - Would do better to broaden her opening repertoire - 

1 . 22  - R . Mahima  (Madurai – Tamil Nadu – India ) (Born 1987 and daughter of Mr.B.Rajmohan) Mahima made headlines quite early by winning the National U-8 girls event in 1995 and her next good result came when she was the Runner-up behind Esha Karavade in the Nationals at Calcutta – Mahima has been playing regularly since then and needs to make her presence felt in a bigger way -     

1 . 23 - J . Megha (Bangalore -  Karnataka -  India) (Born 1988 and daughter of R.Jayaram (Insurance) Megha is the cousin sister of Sunil Rangarajan and likewise performed very well in several state events for girls within Karnataka -  She also did very well to take the 3rd place in one of the Girls Nationals at Chennai a few years back which was perhaps her best result before she too pulled out to pursue her studies - 

1 . 24 - K . Narayanan (Kanadu Kathan -  Tamil Nadu -  India ) (Born 1991 and son of Mr.  R .M. N. Karuppiah the well known vice-president of the Tamil Nadu chess association) Narayanan plays according to theory and has won medals in Commonweath and Asian meets -  Had a lot of exposure to seniors chess and also played in several Nationals etc but has cut down a bit on his chess activities in favour of studies -   

1 . 25 - K . Nikhilesh Kumar (Visakhapatnam -  Andhra Pradesh -  India)(Born 1988 and son of Mr. Kunche Bhavani Prasad) Has done quite well to bag Asian medals in particular the Gold medal in Under-14 at Teheran 2002 - Good opening preparation but needs to stabilise his moods to play more positively and consistently -  Lying low recently perhaps because of academic schedules but can bounce back to the top when he comes back -  

1 . 26 - Poobesh Anand (Madurai -  Tamil Nadu -  India) (Son of Mr. K.Selvaraj , Telecom.) I cannot claim to have done much work with Poobesh but his first National title (probably U-18 at Vijayawada a few years back) came in quite late and after he had picked up an Asian medal at Bikaner. He has also completed his IM title and plays a good theoretical game as most of his repertoire is often linked to the French GM Joel Lautier. 

1 . 27 - Prasanna Raghuram Rao (Mumbai - Maharashtra - India ) ( Born 28 - 04 - 1994 and son of Mr.Raghuram Rao) Current elo rating as on 01-10-2005 = 2044  Prasanna started off quite early and made his mark by winning a medal in the Commonwealth a few years back - An important result came when he was able to tie for the top spot in the Under-10 boys Asian event at Singapore in December 2004 - With a lot of exposure to follow in Gulf events and world events he is all set to make more results in the Nationals Under-11 and whatever follows now -   

1 . 28 - K . Priyadharshan (Madurai - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1993 and son of A. S . Kannappan , LIC Insurance and Mrs. Meenakshi) A very alert, imaginative and tactical player, he started early and had to modernise his openings when he came to me a few years back -  Priyadharshan picked up the Silver medal at Calicut Asian Under-10 boys 2003 , the gold medal in Under-12 boys at Commonwealth Mumbai 2004 the bronze medal at Under-12 Asian Singapore, December 2004 and finally the gold medal at Under -12 Asian New Delhi 2005 - Quite consistent and serious, he has several targets more, ahead of him, to be achieved in the years to come - 

1 . 29 - M. Priyadarshini (Madurai -  Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1987 and daughter of  Mr. Manimaran  and Mrs.Vasanthi ) Was National Under-8 girls champion by starting off early and also bagged Asian medals-Became a rated player too with WIPRO sponsorship that followed but has sort of pulled out of the game to concentrate on academic studies -

1 . 30 - M . Rajadarshini (Madurai - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1989 and daughter of Mr.Manimaran and Mrs.Vasanthi ) Scored Asian medals and won the Under-12 Girls Nationals at Bangalore 2002 ahead of the famous D.Harika who finished behind her as runner-up. Has been doing quite well since then but got bogged down for awhile due to ill health. Very talented girl who ought to do much more in the future.

1 . 31 -  J . Rajasurya (Madurai – Tamil Nadu – India ) (Born 1989 and daughter of Mrs.Murugeswari) For a long time she was known only as the sister of Deepan Chakravarthy who was hogging the limelight with his exploits – Her turn came when she performed well in the Girls nationals at Calcutta and went on to pick up the gold medal at the Asian U-14 at Calicut last year – Has been performing well since then and also scores good marks at  school – Good attacking style backed up by proper calculations -  

1 . 32 - G . Rohit (Guntur - Andhra Pradesh - India) (Born 1989 and son of Mr.G.V.Rama Rao, agriculture.) Rohit trained with me in his early years and has passed through several hands - He progressed quite rapidly to take several National titles , Asian medals and finally even made the World medal -  He seems to have taken a break for his studies and can be expected back to achieve a great deal more in the years to come once he summons back his original spirit of play. Did quite well recently to figure close to top 20 in the National-B Delhi 2005 - Completed his IM title and maiden GM norm by 2007 -   

1.34 - Ch.Sahajasri Reddy (Karimnagar-Andhra Pradesh-India) (Born 1986 and daughter of Sampath Reddy)

1 . 33 - D. Sai Srinivas (Vijaywada - Andhra Pradesh - India ) (Born 1990 and son of  Dasari Prasad (Railways) Sai Srinivas has been a good performer in his age group Nationals and also picking up medals at Asian events - Was also  a member of the successful Indian team to students Olympiad abroad and plays a sound theoretical game with well prepared openings -  

1 . 34 - Y. Sandeep  (Vijayawada - Andhra Pradesh -  India) (born 1992 and son of Mr.Y.Ram Babu and Mrs.Anitha ) Has been National Runner-up with the National title eluding him on a few occasions -  Has consistenly won several medals in Asian and Commonwealth championships with once again the World medals just sliding out of his grasp -  He had a good start in this year’s World Under-14 boys event but missed out towards the 2nd half -  Very well theoretically primed with good grasp of the endgame too - One of the talented lot from Andhra who will certainly go forward provided he plays more forcefully with the white pieces - 

1 . 35 - S .  Sarika (Muadzam Shah - Pahang - Malaysia) (Born 29 - 06 - 1995  and daughter  of Mr. Demudu Subramaniam (Estate Manager) and Mrs.Bhama ) Has been playing within chess circles in Malaysia - Had come down for a few sessions with me recently - Plays well but must take the game more seriously -  3rd place in the Under-8 Nationals at Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia in 2003 - 3rd place in the Under-10  Nationals at Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia in 2005 -   

1 . 36 - S . V . Sathyapriya (Salem -  Tamil Nadu -  India) (Born 1992 and daughter of Mr.S.Venkatachalam (sports coach & TN hockey Assn) Sathyapriya did very well to win the British girls championship in her age group a few years back at Scarborough , England -  She was a bit unlucky to miss bronze medals in her age group category by finishing exactly 4th in the Asian event at Teheran and also 4th in the Commonwealth event at Mumbai -  She was also the Tamil Nadu state girls champion with a convincing score of 10/11 a few years back -     

1 . 37 - M . Satvik (Bangalore - Karnataka - India ) (Born 1998 and son of  Dr. R . Muralidhar (vascular surgeon) and Dr. K.Chandrika (gynaecologist) Current elo rating as on 01-10-2005 = 1955 -  For a brief period during late 2002 I had the pleasure of talking about chess and playing with little Satvik who is the younger brother of M.Suraj - Satvik is not docile as his name might suggest and is quite ambitious when he plays chess - Started off quite early , learning the game when he was just four years old and won the Under - 8 event recently at Sangli - Has had a lot exposure in rated events + various age group Nationals - Satvik is one of the very few in the world born in 1998 to actually have an elo rating - All the credit for these results  goes to his mom Dr.Chandrika and coach Arvind Shastry - A student of Poorna Pragna school (like his elder brother M.Suraj) Satvik is all set to win the Under-7 Karnataka State championship in 2005 -   He ought to go all out to win the Under-7 Nationals coming up at Aurangabad in November 2005 - He has achieved the distinction of bringing home for Karnataka , the bronze medal in the Under-8 Asian event at Teheran in 2006 -   

1 . 37 - S . Shreyes  (Muadzam Shah  - Pahang - Malaysia) (Born 09-02-1998 and son of Mr. Demudu Subramaniam (Estate Manager) and Mrs.Bhama ) Has been playing within chess circles in Malaysia - Had come down for a few sessions with me recently - Plays well but must take the game more seriously -  3rd place in the Under-8 Nationals at Wilayah Complex , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia in 2005 - 5th place in the Under-12 SElangor Rapid open at Wilayah Complex , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia in 2005 -      

1 . 38 - V . K . Sindhu (Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu -  India) (Born 1990 and daughter of Mr.P.Kanakavel (TN Transport accts) & Mrs.Vimala ) Sindhu started off early by the age of 5 or so and has been a regular participant in many Nationals -  She was the runner-up behind Harika at the U-9 Girls Nationas at Aurangabad 1999 which brought her the chance to compete in the Asian U-10 girls at Teheran -  Sindhu did very well to bag the gold medal there with a dominating start and final score - Having audience with Shri.M.K.Karunanidhi then the CM of Tamil Nadu , she was felicitated and gifted a computer too -  Sindhu also later took the silver medal in the Asian U-12 girls Asian also at Teheran - 

1 . 39 - Soumyaranjan Mishra (Bhuvaneshwar – Orissa - India) (Son of Mr. S.C.Mishra) Had come down to Bangalore for a session with me in 2002 – I also recall that he made an impact by winning a strong rated tournament at Cochin around that time - Quite interested in chess theory and eager to improve his game - One of the few promising and upcoming players from the state of Orissa -    

1 . 40 - N . Srinath (Chennai - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1994 and son of Mr.C.L.Narayanan)(Insurance) Srinath is of course very well known today as the sportsman felicitated recently by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu,  Ms . J. Jayalalitha for his achievements in becoming both the Asian Under-10 Champion at Singapore in December 2004 and World Under-12 Champion at France in July 2005 - His success is due to his grooming in Chennai chess circles and all persistent steps taken by his father C.L.Narayanan and I cannot really claim to be more than a guiding factor to perfect his endgame and all round shape after his phenomenal results - Srinath has a lot of chess culture and is bubbling with information related to the game - I find it quite remarkable that someone so young evinces a lot of interest in top players of the past , their life history , style of play etc and perhaps this accounts for the resilience and fighting spirit shown by him with his back to the wall in crucial games - Srinath needs to keep working hard to perfect his opening theory and continue playing positively to earn more laurels in the years to come -   

1 . 41 - S . Sumant (Muadzam Shah - Pahang -  Malaysia) (Born 23-06-1993 and son of Mr. Demudu Subramaniam (Estate Manager) and Mrs.Bhama ) Has been playing well within chess circles in Malaysia - Had come down for a few sessions with me recently - Plays well but must take the game more seriously - 3rd place in the Under-10 Nationals at Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia in 2003 - Tied top place but finished 2nd in the Under-12  Nationals at Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia in 2004 - Tied top place but finished 2nd in the Under-12  Nationals at Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia in 2005 - 11th place in under-12 at Dubai 2004 in the mixed event for children - 

1 . 42 - P. Sumathi (Vellakoil – Tamil Nadu – India) (Born around 1987 perhaps and daughter of  Mr. K.Palanisamy (agriculture) - This talented girl was one of my early students in 1995 and could even play blindfold with me for several moves , when still quite young – She made her mark by tying for the 1^st place in one of the Nationals (perhaps under-8 or under-10) but ended up third on lesser progressive count – One of the early performers for Tamil Nadu who went unnoticed – Pulled out subsequently to attend to her studies –Has completed her Engg course and dabbling with chess a bit again -  

1 . 43 - Sunil Rangarajan (Bangalore -  Karnataka - India) (Born 1987 and son of Mr.R.Rangarajan, accountancy + music and Mrs.Vani, Syndicate Bank) Sunil was easily one of the most promising youngsters from Karnataka. His total and absolute domination of chess among children in Karnataka state was evident from the fact that he won innumerable state events in various age groups at Karnataka and was even in the top positions of Karnataka state seniors -  His major results came in winning the National Under-12 boys at Calcutta around 1999 and National Under-14 boys at Bangalore 2001 -  He has, since then, however withdrawn from active chess circles in favour of seriously pursuing his academic studies, with his heart set firmly on becoming a doctor - 

1 . 44 - Tania Sachdev (New Delhi -  India) (Born 1986 and daughter of Pammi Sachdev and Anju Sachdev, wood industry & interior decorators) Tania started off very early and made steady progress. She picked up several National championship titles as also Asian medals -  She took the Bronze medal in the World Under -12 perhaps in 1999 in the same event that Koneru Humpy took the gold medal which was a very good year for India -  Tania has gone on recently to make all her norms and complete her WGM title too -  She can keep going forward as long as she wants to - Did extremely well to win the National-A women championship unbeaten at Chennai recently in 2006 -  

1 . 45 - Tejas Bakre (Ahmedabad -  Gujarat -  India) (Son of Dr.Ravindra Bakre,Gujarat mental health dept and Mrs.Kamini Bakre, computers.) I had the pleasure of working with Tejas when he was around 11 to 15 years of age -  He used to come down for brief stints prior to playing in major events -  He was easily the best player from his state and went on to prove the point by winning many Nationals, Asian events and becoming a Grandmaster in his own right -  He has also been in the Indian senior team in recent years , making  important contributions from time to time - A bit cautious and does not press as hard as he should and could -    

1 . 46 - K . Vijay Keerthi (Mysore - Karnataka - India) (Born 1990 and son of Mr. A . Krishnamoorthy BARC) Highly original in his approach with good calculations but needing to work more on his openings - Vijaykeerthi made his mark quite early as a child prodigy when he was only around 7 years old -  I recall that he won around 23 games in a row picking up the Under-8,Under-10 and even Under-12 Karnataka state titles ahead of several senior competitors -  He has of course gone on to win many state titles -  I cannot claim to have done much for him except to give some guidance from time to time - Working almost on his own , he has won the Under-12 boys Nationals at Bangalore 2001 and also the silver medal at the Asian , Teheran. Academic studies and exams have caused a lull in his chess activities but he remains as one of the forces in Karnataka and can work his way up again - 

List of Group - 2 starts :

2 . 01 - Abhijit Pran (Bangalore – Karnataka – India ) (Born 1989 perhaps and son of Mr.K.K.Pran (RBI) Had a few sessions with me in 2002 – Started a bit late and originally from Kerala – Has not played much in recent times - 

2 . 02 - Abid Majid (Bangalore - Karnataka - India) (Born 1985 and son of Yahya Majid (security) and Mrs.Tabassum) Comes from the distinguished family line of Sir.Mirza Ismail , former Mysore Dewan and has played chess with popular Bollywood movie stars like Aamir Khan , etc -  Did quite well in Karnataka state events and even performed well once at Dubai to bag several prizes - Very particular about opening preparation and had a kind of natural flair for playing the game - Has pulled out of the game in recent years in favour of academic pursuits -  

2 . 03 - T . S . Agasthya (Tumari - Karnataka - India ) (Born 1990 and son of Mr.T.M.Sridhara (agriculture) and Mrs.Sita) Agasthya performed quite well in state events within Karnataka and has also played in several Nationals - He finished 2nd in one of the Under-10 events at Sangli probably in 2000 - 

2 . 04 - Akshay Patel (Bangalore – Karnataka – India ) (Born 1986 and son of Y.R.Kantharajendra (Govt) Trained with me during 2000 and was a tough competitor for several people around that time including Sunil Rangarajan – Used to play a sound theoretical game with proper study of  openings - Played well in several state events and now out of the game to attend to his studies -

2 . 05 - Aniket . R . Pawshe (Belgaum - Karnataka - India) (Born 1988 and son of Mr.Pawshe) Aniket is one of the strong players from Belgaum who takes part regularly in major tournaments - Prepares well for his openings and needs to achieve more at the State and National levels -  

2 . 06 - Anish Das Sarma - (Bangalore - Karnataka - India) (Born 1982 perhaps and son of Mr.Dipankar Das Sarma (IISc professor) and Mrs.Abha (software management) Anish has done well in several state events within Karnataka and also taken part in a few Nationals - Very strong in his academic subjects to stay at the top of the class in IIT Mumbai and onward to USA - Plays the Najdorf Sicilian with middlegame calculations his forte - His twin brother is Atish Das Sarma and younger brother Akash Das Sarma who play well too - My joint sessions with all three of them were rather enjoyable because of their sharp tactical awareness and keen calculations -  

2 . 07 - Anuradha Chauhan (Goa – India ) (Born 1989 and daughter of  B.K.Chauhan (P&T) – Has been able to stay in the top rankings of state events within Goa and needs to work on better results in the Nationals -  Has a younger sister Diksha Chauhan who too plays the game -

2 . 08 - Anurag Mhamal (Goa – India ) (Born 1995 and son of A.Mhamal ) Very sharp in his calculations just like Bhakthi Kulkarni and next to her , perhaps one  of the best from his home state of Goa – Has done well within his state and needs to make a breakthrough at the Nationals – Quite likely to achieve this if he stays calm and does not get too excited during the game -   

2 . 09 – R . Aparna (Thondyil – Kerala – India ) (Born 1991 and daughter of Mr.K.Rajeev (teacher) – Aparna has performed well within Kerala state and is often found in the top rankings there but needs to elevate her performance in National events – Opening preparation is adequate –       

2 . 10 - M . Ashwin (Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1989 perhaps and son of Mr. K. Murali ) Was one among the group of students who attended the group sessions at the Cosmopolitan club , Coimbatore when I had gone to Coimbatore on an invitation from several parents there - His father K. Murali , a leading industrialist from   Coimbatore  has been evincing keen interest in promoting chess in and around the region.   

2 . 14 - Akash Das Sarma (Bangalore - Karnataka - India) (Born 1991 and son of Dipankar Das Sarma (IISc professor) and Mrs.Abha (software management)) Has performed very well within Karnataka state events and went to a good start of 5.5/7 in the U-12 Nationals at Calcutta a few years back -  Also plays the tabla and excels in academic competitions involving science and maths - Quite versatile but likes to attack when playing chess - His  elders brothers Anish Das Sarma and Atish Das Sarma who were born twins and studied together at IIT Mumbai also play well -  My joint sessions with all three of them were rather enjoyable because of their sharp tactical awareness and keen calculations -   

2 . 15 - P . Akshatha (Chennai - Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1991 and daughter of Dr. Palani Balaraman) A bright student of Church Park convent at Chennai and has been doing quite well in recent state and national events in her age group as well as slightly above too - Plays a good theoretical game but needs to be more bold and consistent - Good prospects to work her way up if she keeps at it - 

2 . 16 - Akshatha . R . Bhat (Hassan - Karnataka - India ) (Born 1993 and daughter of Dr.Ramakrishna Bhat (Orthopaedic surgeon) and Mrs.Hemavathy) Started off quite early and was the Karnataka state runner-up in Under-7 a few years back - Has kept her place among the top in the state in subsequent Under-7-9-11 events and came 6th in her age group Nationals a few years back , missing her chances to finish higher - A precocious kid , wise beyond her years but cautious while playing chess -  

2. 17 - Anusha Ganapathy –(Belgaum – Karnataka – India ) (Born 1993 perhaps and daughter of Mr. S.Ganapathi)  Not spent much time with this bright girl from Belgaum who has been performing well within Karnataka state events in her age group –

2 . 18 - Ashish Desai ( Belgaum - Karnataka - India) He was one among a large group of children who were sent by Dr. Suresh Desai in 1998 and we  had several sessions in the MLA Hostel premises at Bangalore , thanks to the good offices & quarters of the MLA from their known constituency – Dr.Suresh Desai was at the helm of chess affairs at Belgaum and showed a lot of interest in promoting chess in that region -   I regret that I could not take further classes for this talented group from Belgaum as other top player commitments became more pressing and time consuming in the period that followed - I understand that many players of this group did well in several State events at Karnataka age group levels -  

2 . 19 - Atish Das Sarma - (Bangalore - Karnataka - India) (Born 1982 perhaps and son of Mr.Dipankar Das Sarma (IISc professor) and Mrs.Abha (software management) Atish has done well in several state events within Karnataka and also taken part in a few Nationals - Very strong in his academic subjects to stay at the top of the class in IIT Mumbai and onward to USA - Plays the Pelikan Sicilian with middlegame calculations his forte - His twin brother is Anish Das Sarma and younger brother Akash Das Sarma who play well too -  My joint sessions with all three of them were rather enjoyable because of their sharp tactical awareness and keen calculations -     

2 . 20 - Aumesh Misra ( USA) (Born 1998 and son of Mr. Satrajit Chandra Misra (Siemens ) & Mrs. Sharmila ) Aumesh had come down from the US for a brief stay at Bangalore and he is back in the US again - A rather cute boy and my only student who used to call me by my full name - I do hope that he continues to stay in the game out there in the US - He has the advantages of having a dad who also knows and likes to play chess and an elder  brother Sreyas who plays the game quite well - 

2 . 21  -  P . Avinash (Pondicherry – India ) (Son of R. Prabakar) Visited me on a couple of occasions and seems to be doing well in state events of his age group within Pondicherry – Needs to improve on his performances at higher levels -  

2 . 22 - M . Bhuvanesh (Chennai – Tamil Nadu – India ) (Born 1987 perhaps and son of Mr. Mahendran) Had come down in 1998 and later for a few sessions in the residence of our mutual friend Dr.Dev Anand –A product of my old friend from Chennai , M . J . Ismail - 

2 . 23 - Bichu Maliakal (Muttrah - Sultanate of Oman ) (Born and son of  Dr. Joseph Maliakal) One of my early students during the nineties when he had come down to Bangalore from Oman - Interacted with Sunil Rangarajan , S.M.Dikshit Tejas Bakre and others with Vivek Nambiar our gracious host then - Obviously from Kerala and could pull off solid punches in the middle game on his good days - 

2 . 24 – Chandrashekar . N. Iyer (Ahmedabad – Gujarat – India ) (Son of Nataraja Iyer (RBI retd) C.N.Iyer as he was popularly known had come down to Bangalore on a few occasions for training prior to National-B at Chennai – He had a few sessions at Praneet Keni’s place and also at Vivek Nambiar’s place during 1995 – Good preparation in the openings and seems to have taken up chess coaching later at Gujarat – Unsure what he is doing now -    

2 . 25 – T. R . Chandrasekhara  (Bangalore – Karnataka – India) Employed  State bank of Mysore and has played in several events including those for his bank – Has consulted me only for a few sessions along with R. Hanumantha and S.M.Dikshit during 1995 – Closely follows the analysis of GMs Anatoly Vaisser and Joel Lautier to play well in the white side of KID 4 pawn attack – Quite enthusiastic about the game and still plays when he can take time off official duties -    

2 . 26  - A . Deepa  (Anekal – Karnataka – India) (Born 1986 and daughter of T. S. Annoji Rao of Thally ) Deepa did very well in several state level events at Karnataka during the period she was active in chess – Trained with me during 2002 - Has pulled out in recent times to pursue her studies – Good attacking style with proper middle game calculations -

2 . 27 - Dev Anand (Bangalore – Karnataka – India ) (A doctor in govt service originally from Jolarpettai in Tamil Nadu ) Had a few sessions with me in 1998 – Greatly interested in the game but does not find much time to indulge in it -  

2 . 28 - Dhaval Adhav (Pune  - Maharashtra - India) (Born 1993 and son of Mr. Sanjay Adhav) Another talented boy from Maharashtra who could make it into the top rungs - Dhaval has upset many good players of his age group and performed well in several events - Good with his middlegame calculations but a health setback kept him away from the game for almost a year and he is expected to work his way back in the relevant Nationals coming up soon -  

2 . 29 - Dhruv Hingorani (Indore - Madhya Pradesh - India ) (Born 1994 and son of Sanjeev Hingorani (acct = CA ) and Mrs.Sonia ) Has done well in MP state events and established himself as one of the most promising youngsters from his state - Pulled off several upset victories over his more seasoned rivals in the recently concluded events at Dubai 2005 which indicated his potential to perform well in the future - Bold and good practical approach to the game but must gradually absorb more opening theory and use it too - 

2 . 30 - Diksha Chauhan ( Goa – India ) (Born and daughter of B.K.Chauhan (P&T) Has been able to stay in the top rankings of state events of her age group within Goa and needs to work on better results in the Nationals -  Has an elder sister Anuradha Chauhan who too plays the game -

2 . 31 - S . M . Dikshit (Chennai - Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1985 and son of Mr.Sundar Jayaraman) Performed very well in several State events within Karnataka and used to be a strong rival for players of his group like Sunil Rangarajan, Vijaykeerthi etc - Seems to have cut down on his chess after shifting over to Chennai - 

2 . 32 - Digvije Bhandari (Bangalore - Karnataka - India) (Born 1991 and son of Ashok Bhandari (granite business) and Mrs.Vandana) Very studious and systematic in his preparations to play chess -  Won the Karnataka state rapid in his age group ahead of several talented rivals a few years back but has dropped out of the game being quite serious about his studies - 

2.34 - M.G.Gahan - (Mangalore - Karnataka - India) (Born 1994 and son of Mr.Gururaj) Has gained his elo rating and taken part in a few Nationals as also the Asian Under-10 at Singapore 2004 - Plays a good theoretical game but needs to be more accurate in tactical fights - Has trained earlier at Mangalore and spent a few sessions with me - 

2 . 33  - J . A . Gireman (Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1997 and son of Mr. M. Jagadeesan (Sub-Registrar) and Mrs.Uma Rani (Chemistry lecturer) Bright boy who has been doing well in his age group events and upset many of the good players around him from time to time - Needs to work on his endings and finishing touches - A bit easy going and must apply himself seriously - A student of Stanes Higher Secondary School on Avinashi Road , Coimbatore , who are encouraging him a great deal - Excellent chances to perform well in the Under-8 Asian coming up at Delhi in December 2005 -  

2 . 34 – M . Gopikrishna – (Madurai –Tamil Nadu – India ) (Born 1990 and son of M. A. Mohanan (Railways) and Mrs. Malini ) Was doing quite well a few years back and then won the Tamil Nadu State Under-10 event at Chennai – Also took part in the Asian event at Teheran but lying low now , busy perhaps with his studies -  

2 . 35 – R . Hanumantha (Bangalore – Karnataka – India) Employed  LIC and has played in several events including those for his organisation LIC – Has consulted me only for a few sessions along with T.R. Chandrasekhara and S.M.Dikshit during 1995 – Closely follows the analysis of specialists in Scotch gambit , Morra gambit , Max Lange attack and such assorted gambit lines - Quite enthusiastic about the game with fondness for active piece play – Has held senior office bearer positions in the Bangalore District and Karnataka State chess associations as also the C.V.Raman Chess Club– A very good organiser with a number of young students and good band of chess volunteers working under him to promote the game in Bangalore and Karnataka – Currently the Secretary of the new body , the United Karnataka Chess Association , the apex body for chess within Karnataka, duly recognised by the All India Chess Federation -  

2 . 36 - V. Haribalu (Chennai - Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1988 perhaps and son of Mr. A .P. Venkataramana) Had come down to Bangalore for a session in 2002 and seems to be doing well from time to time in various State and National events of his age group -  

2 . 37 - P. P. Ibbani (Bangalore – Karnataka – India)  Has done well in her age group state events within Karnataka -  A very serious student of National Public School at Rajajinagar in Bangalore , that hardly leaves her any time for her chess activities – Better known as the elder sister of P.P. Prachura –

2 . 38 - K . Jennitha Anto (Trichy - Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1987 and daughter of  G.K.Irudayaraj (school master) and well known organiser of chess events in Trichy district , Tamil  Nadu )  A very brave girl who despite being afflicted with polio and its accompanying problems has been a regular competitor , often figuring in the top positions of  Tamil Nadu State events for girls in her age group - Jennitha also had the distinction of finishing in the top positions at the special Nationals for handicapped sports persons held at Trichy a couple of years back - Very strong and quite objective in her midddle game analysis , a strong commonsense approach with proper study of theory makes her a dangerous opponent in spite of her physical handicap - She richly deserves all encouragement and support by way of sponsorship for all her chess related activities - I am confident that she would easily make a mark for her country if sent abroad to play in international competitions held specially for handicapped sports persons - She has the advantage of having a father who is quite knowledgeable and greatly interested in the game of chess - All set to play for India in the World Chess Championship at Poland in May 2007 - She will be the first player from the Asian Zone to play in this category and our fond hopes are that she should figure in the top standings -  

2. 39 - Jeyashree Ilango – (Madurai–Tamil Nadu–India) (Born 1987 perhaps and daughter of Mr. T.Ilango (SBI) Had a few sessions with me in 1999 and played well in quite a few state events and Nationals – Must have joined some professional course like medicine by now –

2 . 40 – Jonathan Utarid (Bangalore – Karnataka – India) (Born 1985 and son of Mr.J.M .Utarid) Jonathan was one of the best players of his group and he did do well in several Nationals as well as excelling at the state level events – Has pulled out in recent times to focus on his studies -  

2 . 41 - S . Kamalesh  ( Tirupur - Tamil Nadu - India) (Son of Mr. K.Sivashanmugham )(garment industry) - I spent quite some time during 1997 - 1998 with Kamalesh at both Bangalore and Tirupur - Kamalesh  used to play well in state events and I even recall that he scored a win over Sashikiran in one of the State events at Madurai during that period - Must be pursuing his studies in earnest now - His younger brother S. Sridhar also used to play well and his father is well known as the President of the Coimbatore District Chess Association - The two brothers from Tirupur and P.Sumathi of Vellakoil had their training together on a few occasions -   

2. 42 - V. Karthik (Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1989 perhaps and son of Mr. R. Vivekanandan ) Was one among the group of students who attended the group sessions at the Cosmopolitan club , Coimbatore when I had gone to Coimbatore on an invitation from several parents there - He was seen to perform well in many TN state events and even shocked Deepan Chakravarthy in of the early rounds of the National U-14 held at Bangalore in 2001 - (This early upset motivated Deepan to then score 6 wins in a row!)    

2 . 43 -  Karthik  Anand (Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1987 perhaps and son of Mr.Thangavel) Was one among the group of students who attended the group sessions at the Cosmopolitan club , Coimbatore when I had gone to Coimbatore on an invitation from several parents there -   

2 . 44 - R . Karthika (Calicut - Kerala - India) (Born 1991 perhaps and daughter of the late Dr.K.M.Ramesh Chandra Babu) Karthika was a good student , often accompanying Linu & Lintu Ramachandran from her home town and state - She was paying proper attention to opening theory and played well in state events within Kerala as also in several Nationals - We were quite shocked and sad to learn of the sudden demise of her father who had been engaged for quite some time in medical research work related to lung disorders and allied topics - 

2 . 45 -  S . Karthikeyan  (Tirupur - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1992 and son of  K.Subbarayan (lawyer) Has done well in TN state events and also figured in the top ten in National events of his age group -  Needs to be more careful though his theoretical preparation is often adequate - Quite successfull in events  in and around Coimabtore district -  

2 . 46 - Kashmira Neogi ( Belgaum - Karnataka - India) She was one among a large group of children who were sent by Dr. Suresh Desai in 1998 and we  had several sessions in the MLA Hostel premises at Bangalore , thanks to the good offices & quarters of the MLA from their known constituency – Dr.Suresh Desai was at the helm of chess affairs at Belgaum and showed a lot of interest in promoting chess in that region -   I regret that I could not take further classes for this talented group from Belgaum as other top player commitments became more pressing and time consuming in the period that followed - I understand that many players of this group did well in several State events at Karnataka age group levels -  

2 . 47 - V . Kishore Kumar -  (Salem -  Tamil Nadu -  India) (Born 1988 perhaps  and son of Mr.S.Venkatachalam (sports coach & TN hockey Assn) His sister Sathyapriya did very well to win the British girls championship in her age group a few years back at Scarborough , England -  She was a bit unlucky to miss bronze medals in her age group category by finishing exactly 4th in the Asian event at Teheran and also 4th in the Commonwealth event at Mumbai -  She was also the Tamil Nadu state girls champion with a convincing score of 10/11 a few years back - On his part Kishore also does well in collegiate meets and studies chess to guide and help his sister -  

2 . 48 - D. Krishna (Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1986 and son of Mr. Dakshinamurthy) Was one among the group of students who attended the group sessions at the Cosmopolitan club , Coimbatore when I had gone to Coimbatore on an invitation from several parents there - Did quite well to finish 6th in one of the rapid Nationals of his age group at Calicut a few years back - His father is often seen in TN chess circles, officiating as arbiter in major competitions - Krishna is not seen much these days as he is focussed on his studies - 

2 . 49 - E . Lakshmi (Bangalore -  Karnataka -  India) (Daughter of D. Ethiarajan (maths teacher) She comes from a family of academically distinguished people and has herself excelled too during her school/college days -  Often did well in Karnataka state events and had the distinction of getting a hard fought draw with S.Meenakshi on the top board in the last round of the Subjunior girls nationals at Calicut a few years back -  The result assumes significance when we keep in mind the point that Meenakshi was the winner of the event and a bonus for Lakshmi is that this game has found its way into the chessbase databases -  I was always impressed that she could play quite well despite very little preparation -  

2 . 50 - Linu Ramachandran (Calicut - Kerala - India ) (Born 1989 and son of N. Ramachandran (Physics professor) Linu has been doing well in events within Kerala and often figuring in the top placings within his age group state events - Studies come first for this lad who is bent on taking up medicine and this has come in the way of his further progress in the game - With his father taking up work in the US we may expect him to dabble with chess even after enrolling for medicine - 

2 . 51 - Lintu Ramachandran (Calicut - Kerala - India ) (Born 1989 and son of N. Ramachandran (Physics professor) Lintu has been doing well in events within Kerala and often figuring in the top placings within his age group state events - Good tactical calculations and he has been to secure and improve his elo rating - Picks up points in chess as well as in studies quite quickly and easily but is not willing to exert himself to the utmost - With his father taking up work in the US we may expect him to dabble with chess even after shifting to US and perhaps make a bigger mark there-  

2 . 52 – N . Lokesh (Hosur – Tamil Nadu – India ) (Born 1992 and son of P. Nagaraj (electricals) He is more or less a protégé and product of Hosur chess academy activities that are being run by Mr. Jayapala  Chandady , a pioneer in promoting children/parents independent chess activities at various places – Lokesh has made his rating and improved it too a great deal by his fine performance in the recent rating event at Palani 2005 – The 1992 batch will have to watch out for this boy who uses strong common sense calculations in the middle game –

2 . 53 - D . S . Maanasa Priyaa (Dharmapuri , Tamil Nadu , India ) (Born 1990 and daughter of  Sridhar (SBI) the well known secretary of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu. Maanasa made a breakthrough by emerging as the runner - up in the Tamil Nadu Under-13 girls championship at Kanadu Kathan a few years back and plays a good theoretical game -  She has in recent times pulled out to pursue her studies -  

2 . 54 - Mano Sudarsan – (Bangalore – Karnataka – India ) (Born 1986 perhaps and son of K . Manogaran (Lawyer) Had a few sessions with me during 1998 and did quite well to play in a few school events along with Abid Majid , organized by and at his school Baldwins , Bangalore.)

2 . 55 – Mayura Gyaneshwar (Bangalore – Karnataka – India ) Mayura was one of the good women players from the state and evinced a great deal of interest in the game – She did attend training camps and also a few sessions when Chandrashekar.N.Iyer from Ahmedabad had come to Praneet Keni’s place – Domestic routine came in the way of this gracious lady making a further mark in the game – Most hospitable on the few occasions we met to discuss chess at her place -   

2 . 56 - Monmesh Naik (Goa-India) (Born 1991 and son of Mr.Naik) Has been performing well within Goa state and also taken part in several Nationals for his home state - Needs to make a breakthrough at higher levels – Plays a sound game within his selected openings – One of the good players from his home state of Goa -   

2 . 57 -  R . Nagesh (Bangalore - Karnataka - India ) (Born 1994 and son of Mr.S.Ramprasad) Nagesh has been performing quite well in state events of his age group and even took part in the Asian Under-10 at Singapore December 2004 - Works hard at perfecting his openings and must work a lot more during Nationals & Asian events in the future -   

2 . 58 - Namra Pandya (Ahmedabad - Gujarat - India) (Born 1989 and son of  late Mr. Haren Pandya ) (Former Home Minister of Gujarat State) Namra was a good student of his batch who had come twice to Bangalore during  2003 for training sessions along with Dhyani Dave - Namra even played once in the World Under-12 perhaps and upset fancied G.Rohit in the very first round - He has done well in several State events and Nationals too while his younger brother Karma Pandya born perhaps around 1996 has also been known to play regularly in Nationals - The death of his father, Mr. Haren Pandya , the former Home Minister of Gujarat State ,  under rather tragic circumstances ,  left a rather bitter taste among the family well wishers - Naturally we are all quite upset about the nasty turns that politics sometimes takes in this country - Namra does not seem to be playing in recent times but his younger brother Karma does -    

2 . 59 - Nandini (Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1989 perhaps and daughter of Mr.) Was one among the group of students who attended the group sessions at the Cosmopolitan club , Coimbatore when I had gone to Coimbatore on an invitation from several parents there -  

2. 60 – B . G . Naresh Kumar – (Born 1987 perhaps and son of Mr.Gopalakrishnan)  Had come down in 2000 for a few sessions along with R.Sharanya and  Velmurugan–Has played well in state events and several Nationals too – Does not seem to play much these days -

2 . 61 - Nayan and Kajal (USA) Two kids, brother and sister who had a few sessions with me while on their holiday with their grandmother Mrs.Sheela Satya at Sadashivnagar , Bangalore - A bit easy going and light hearted but nevertheless quite interested in the game - 

2 . 62 -  Nilesh Dorkar (Belgaum – Karnataka – India) (Son of Vishnu . R. Dorkar (SBI) Had come to me for a few sessions during 2000 when he was quite active in Karnataka state  chess circles – Have not seen much of him in recent times –

2 . 63 - C . Niranjan (Belgaum - Karnataka - India ) (Born 1994 and son of  C. D. Navalgund (state govt) and Mrs. Nivedita ) One of the bright young lot from Karnataka - Made his elo rating in strong field at Mumbai recently and has performed well in state events - Also known to be a poet taking part in competitions and literary meets , quite rare for his age - Dabbles with music too and cultured sort , taking chess in the same spirit - A bit cautious  but can go forward if he keeps reading and playing chess - Was the best performer from Karnataka in the recent Under-11 Nationals at Nagpur 2005 -  

2 . 64 – M . Nirmal Chandran (Coimbatore – Tamil Nadu – India ) (Born 1987 and son of  P.Manoharan ) Performed well in state events a few years back and even finished 6^th at the Under-12 Nationals at Calcutta with 7/9 in  a tie for 3^rd to 6^th     just behind Sunil Rangarajan and Siddharth who scored 7.5/9 – Perhaps his best result before he pulled out of the game a couple of years later -  

2. 65  - Omkar Phadke (Bangalore – Karnataka – India ) (Born 1989 and son of  Dr.K.D.Phadke (Nephrologist) and Mrs. Suniti (management professor Christ college) Had a few sessions with me during 2000 and his parents were very kind to play host to our Chess Windows event that was won by M.Gopikrishna of Madurai – Omkar was a good student too at his school and must be getting ready for his final + 2 exams -  

2 . 66 - Pawan Garde (Goa – India ) (Born 1995 and son of Dr.Vinayak Garde) Bright boy with good calculations and needs to work longer when not playing and work hard while playing – Taking things a bit easy and could easily play better if he would be more serious and careful over the board - 

2 . 67 - T . S . Panindra (Tumkur - Karnataka - India ) (Born 1990 and son of T.S.Seetharamu ) Has performed well in state events within Karnataka and also done well in rated events - Recently won the subjunior state event at Mysore in 2004 and plays a good theoretical game - Good opening preparation and has had to slow down because of studies this year -  

2 . 68  -  Pooja Rashavidekar  (Belgaum – Karnataka – India ) (Born 1986 and daughter of Mr.Rashavidekar ) Pooja was quite a steady player with a solid style played well in several state events , a few years back – She has in recent times come out of the game  to focus on her studies -

2 . 69 - P . P . Prachura (Bangalore - Karnataka - India) (Born 1992 and son of L.V.Prateek Padakannayya (Management) and Mrs.Poornima (Karnataka Govt.) Prachura is also a strong player who ought to be seen by now in Group-1 but he too has missed out narrowly on a few occasions -  He missed a medal in the Under-12 Asian at Calicut in 1993 by ending up in a tie for 3rd to 5th -  Prachura has won many state championships, battling with other talented youngsters from his home state of Karnataka and a very significant achievement by him was when he won the State Senior Blitz championship ahead of all the senior players that took part there in 2004 Bangalore -  Prachura has had a lot of exposure, having played at Britain, World Under-10 championships at Spain , Asian Under-10 Championships at Teheran etc in the relevant World , Asian events - He took the 2nd place in the Under-8 category event and the 3rd place in the Under-9 category event , both being in the British Championships held at Scarborough , England in 2002 , rather significant and encouraging results , indeed - Speed is his forte and sometimes his undoing -  Fast on the draw and trigger happy like the Sundance Kid , Prachura likes a rough tactical fight , trading blows and often does well with much senior players when he verifies his calculations -  We can certainly expect Prachura to put his vast experience and tactical skills to bring home to Karnataka major results in the future - 

2 . 70 - K . Prasanna (Madurai - Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1988 and son of  A.S.Kannappan , LIC Insurance and Mrs.Meenakshi) A very alert, imaginative and tactical player, he started early and had to modernise his openings when he came to me a few years back - Had a promising start of 4.5/5 in one of the sub-junior Nationals at Hyderabad a few years back but missed his chances - Has been playing well in several of his age group state events within Tamil Nadu but needs to improve on his performances in the Nationals - Plays well but misses his way - Born on 17th September to share my birthday  but much younger of course !? -    

2 . 71 - R . Premnath (Chennai - Tamil Nadu -  India) (Born 1990 and son of A.S.Ramanathan (Grain business) Premnath made a major result by winning the Tamil Nadu state U-13 boys event 2003 and has often  figured in the top ten placings in several National events -  Plays a lot of blitz chess on the net but needs to spend more time on perfecting his opening play -  A lot of resilience that enables him to keep fighting with his back to the wall. He has not yet tried his hand at Commonwealth or Asian events but would probably make medals with some careful play -  More practical than theoretical but his vast experience is making him more polished and we can certainly look forward to good results from him in the years to come -  

2 . 72 - M . Priadarshni (Bangalore, Karnataka, India) (Born 1998 and daughter of L.Mohan Roy (capital management) and Mrs.Kavitha) Was the Under-7 runner up of Karnataka around 2003 and played well thereafter too to emerge as the Under-9 champion of Karnataka in the recent two years -  Also quite talented with a good common sense business like approach in the middlegame that pays off well - Also a very good student of her class at Sophia's school at Bangalore - 

2 . 73 - Priyanka Kale (Belgaum – Karnataka – India ) (Born 1988 and daughter of Mr.Shirish Kale) Priyanka was also quite sharp in her calculations and played a standard game to do well in several state events , a few years back – She has in recent times played less to focus on her studies -

2 . 74 - Rachan  Seeba (Bangalore - Karnataka - India) (Born 1987 and son of Mr.S.L.Ajith (printing business) and Mrs.Rajeswari) Did quite well to win the Karnataka state event in his age group , ahead of many dangerous rivals , a few years back  and has also played in several Nationals -  Good at rapid play too -  Once felicitated then by the famous playback singer S.P.Balasubramaniam -  Has pulled out of the game in recent years to pursue his studies in real earnest -   

2 . 75 – R . Rahul (USA) (Born 1991 perhaps and son of Mr.Rajagopalan (Fuel  technologist) and Mrs.Malathi) Rahul was a very bright and perceptive student who picked up a great deal of information related to the game during his sessions with me in 2000 and 2002 when he had come down for holidays in the fall – The big bonus for me was that I had the privilege of meeting his great grandfather and veteran musician  Belakwadi Srinivasa Iyengar (famous during Mysore Maharaja days for his composition (“aadi sithala yashoda jagatho uddharana”) 

2 . 76 - Rahul Desai ( Belgaum - Karnataka - India) He was one among a large group of children who were sent by Dr. Suresh Desai in 1998 and we  had several sessions in the MLA Hostel premises at Bangalore , thanks to the good offices & quarters of the MLA from their known constituency – Dr.Suresh Desai was at the helm of chess affairs at Belgaum and showed a lot of interest in promoting chess in that region -   I regret that I could not take further classes for this talented group from Belgaum as other top player commitments became more pressing and time consuming in the period that followed - I understand that many players of this group did well in several State events at Karnataka age group levels -  

2 . 77  -  J . Rajasukanya (Madurai – Tamil Nadu – India ) (Born 1992 perhaps  and daughter of Mrs.Murugeswari) For a long time she was known only as the sister of Deepan Chakravarthy who was hogging the limelight with his exploits apart from her elder sister Rajasurya also making breakthroughs – Her turn has not come yet but she seems to have started preparing in earnest and also playing in state and National meets -   

2 . 78  -  N . D . Rakesh Kumar  (Gobichettipalayam -  Tamil Nadu -  India) ( Born 24- 10 - 1995 and son of V.A.Dhakshanamoorthy (coconut dessication business) and Mrs.Poongothai) Current elo rating as on 01-10-2005 = 1946 - Rakesh started quite early and emerged as the Under-7 TN State champion a few years back -  He reached the top board towards the final stages of the Under-7 Nationals at Chennai that year before dropping out to the eventual winner Gundala Madhukiran of Andhra -  Rakesh is still at the game , practices regularly and is currently working on getting a good breakthrough in the Under-11 events this year -  Likes to attack and fond of tactical fights - 

2 . 79 - Rakshit . T. Rai (Goa - India) (Born 1998 and son of Mr.Rai and Mrs.Anitha) A clever lad who has picked up theory + tactics quite well and plays an original game using his own common sense calculations to outwit other seniors - Must work hard over the board and play at a proper speed to do well in the National Under-7 coming up in November 2005 at Aurangabad -  

2 . 80 - J . Ramkumar (Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1989 perhaps and son of Mr. Jayaram (auditor) Was one among the group of students who attended the group sessions at the Cosmopolitan club , Coimbatore when I had gone to Coimbatore on an invitation from several parents there -  

2 . 81 – Ravi Purohit (Ahmedabad – Gujarat – India ) (Born perhaps 1987 and son of S. L . Purohit ) Had come down to Bangalore for a few sessions in 2000 prior to playing in Nationals – Showed a lot of interest in the openings , especially the Pelikan Sicilian which was the rage then –

2 . 82 - Sakshi (Bangalore – Karnataka – India ) (Born 1990 and daughter of Mr.Aravinda (State Bank of Mysore and Mrs.Veena) Started a bit late but has performed well in events within her state – Created an impact by emerging as the National winner in her age group of the National competitions for schools held at New Delhi last year after duly qualifying for the same through city / zonal events – Also a good student with literary tastes and achievements in competitions –

2 . 83 - P . Saravanakrishnan (Chennai - Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1990 and son of M.Pandiarajan) Has played well in several Nationals and state events in Tamil Nadu - Often found in the top placings and plays a good theoretical game with due emphasis on opening preparation - 

2 . 85 – Satyanarayan Vijaykumar (USA) (Born perhaps 1988 and son of Mr.Vijaykumar (teaching faculty commerce and accountancy) Satya was quite literate having had quite a bit of exposure to the game in the US – Spent several long sessions with me on holiday with his relatives at Bangalore – Smart kid and I bet he must have notched up something after getting back to the US - 

2 . 86 - S . Satyanarayana (Karaikudi - Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1989 perhaps and son of  Dr.B.Sridhar)(Subha Savukya Hospital) Satya was an attentive student and had already undergone training  with several local players at Karaikudi under the supervision of  the active travelling TN coach and my good  friend Mr. Athulan - 

2 . 87 - R . Sharanya – (Born 1987 perhaps and daughter of  Mr.T.V.Ramesh ) Had come down in 2000 for a few sessions along with B.G.Naresh Kumar and Velmurugan–Has played well in state events and several Nationals too – Needs to broaden her opening repertoire as there is too much of a stonewall setup with white and black -

2 . 88  -  Shubham  D . Pinje – (Goa – India ) (Born 17 - 03 - 1992 and son of  Mr.Pinje ) Current elo rating as on 01-10-2005 = 1999 - Has been performing well within Goa state and also taken part in several Nationals for his home state - Needs to make a breakthrough at higher levels – Plays a sound game within his selected openings – One of the best players from his home state of Goa -   

2 . 89 - T. V. Sindhuja (Chennai - Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1984 and daughter of Mr. Thyagarajan) Also a product of the fine atmosphere of Chennai city - Sindhuja did well in several state events and even worked her way up to the top positions in Nationals at Salem - Versatile with varied tastes - I had the privilege of attending her "arangetram" Bharathanatyam dance debut at the Music academy a few years back - She has since then pulled out to focus on her professional studies -  

2 . 90 - Smithu Desai ( Belgaum - Karnataka - India) (Born 1988 perhaps and daughter of Dr.Suresh Desai ) She was one among a large group of children who were sent by Dr. Suresh Desai in 1998 and we  had several sessions in the MLA Hostel premises at Bangalore , thanks to the good offices & quarters of the MLA from their known constituency – Dr.Suresh Desai was at the helm of chess affairs at Belgaum and showed a lot of interest in promoting chess in that region -   I regret that I could not take further classes for this talented group from Belgaum as other top player commitments became more pressing and time consuming in the period that followed - I understand that many players of this group did well in several State events at Karnataka age group levels -  

2. 91 - Sneha Karekar (Belgaum – Karnataka – India ) (Born 1993 perhaps and daughter of Mr. V.V.Karekar) I have not had much time since 2000 with this bright girl from Belgaum who has been performing well within Karnataka state events in her age group –  

2 . 92 - Sreyas Misra (USA) (Born 1996 and son of Mr. Satrajit Chandra Misra (Siemens ) & Mrs. Sharmila ) Sreyas had come down from the US for a brief stay at Bangalore and he is back in the US again - A rather attentive student who had a good grasp of the game - I do hope that he continues to stay in the game out there in the US - He has the advantages of having a dad who also knows and likes to play chess and even a younger brother Aumesh who also likes the game - 

2 . 93 - S . Sridhar  (Tirupur - Tamil Nadu - India) (Son of Mr. K.Sivashanmugham )(garment industry) - I spent quite some time during 1997 - 1998 with Sridhar at both Bangalore and Tirupur - Sridhar used to play well in state events and must be pursuing his studies in earnest now - His elder brother S.Kamalesh also used to play well and his father is well known as the President of the Coimbatore District Chess Association - The two brothers from Tirupur and P.Sumathi of Vellakoil had their training together on a few occasions -    

2 . 94 - Sriram Bala (Singapore) (Born around 1987 perhaps) Sriram Bala is closely related to the famous trio of players from Mylapore Tank (Solar Press) M.Ganesh (Film finance) M.Ramesh (IIT Chennai) & M.Suresh (RBI) all of whom might be in the US and London now - Quite interested in the game and had a few sessions with me at Chennai just prior to joining a professional course in Engg -   

2 . 95 – R . Srinivasan (New Delhi – India) (Born 1989 and son of Mr. S. Ramakrishnan (Govt. retd) Srinivasan was one of the best from New Delhi and played in several Nationals + a world too – Sharp and quite tactical he has pulled out in recent times to focus on his studies – Srinivasan must be in Chennai now after his father has retired from senior position in Govt.service but we do not hear much about him in chess circles now - Studies perhaps - 

2 . 96 – Srushti Jain (Chandigarh – India ) (Born 1996 and daughter of  Mr. Jain ) Srushti has been able to excel within her home state and needs to perform more steadily in her age group Nationals – She took part in the recent Under-9 Girls Nationals at Chennai 2005 -

2.97 - Srishti .J.Shetty (Shimoga - Karnataka - India) (Born 1994 and daughter of Dr.Shetty and ) Plays well to figure in the top placings of state events in Karnataka - Has played in a few Nationals and did well in the recently concluded Nationals for schools at Tirupati in January 2007 -     

2.98 - G.A.Stany (Shimoga - Karnataka - India) (Born 1993 and son of Mr.Anthony) Often makes it to the top boards in Nationals but has missed out on good results towards the end - Has done quite well in several state level competitions within Karnataka - A bit late in catching up with theory & software but likely to strike out soon when he is ready -

2 . 97 - V . K . V. Sudan (Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu -  India) (Born 1987 and son of Mr.P. Kanakavel (TN Transport accts) & Mrs.Vimala ) Sudan was around in Madurai rubbing shoulders with Deepan Chakravarthy and many other good players of the 1987 batch - Did quite well in state events of his age group then and evinced a lot of interest in standard openings - His younger sister V.K.Sindhu did very well to bag the gold medal at Teheran in the Asian Under-10 girls and also the silver medal in the Asian U-12 girls Asian also at Teheran - In recent times Sudan has pulled out to attend to his studies - 

2 . 98 - Sumit Asnodkar (Goa – India ) (Born 1990 and son of Mr. Asnodkar the well known secretary of Goa chess association) Suhas has been playing well within his state and also begun to do well in the Nationals – He had a good performance in the Under-13 event at Vijayawada last year and plays a mature game – One of the best from Goa -

2 . 99 - M . Suraj (Bangalore - Karnataka - India) (Born 1990 and son of Dr.R.Muralidhar (vascular surgeon) and Dr. K.Chandrika (gynaecologist) I had the pleasure of shaping Suraj during his early years as he started off quite early from Under - 7 events - Suraj has done quite well to often figure in the top placings within Karnataka in several age group events and won many prizes - He was the winner at Sangli a few years back in their Under-10 event and has  had a lot exposure in World / Asian events - The pressure of having two parents who have both been brilliant in their academic pursuits / professional spheres is often telling as expectations are always high and Suraj has had a tough time coping with these factors - He also has the handicap that he is an exceptionally good student at Poorna Pragna school , Bangalore ,  which takes up a great deal of his time but he only needs a free hand to do better in chess -      

2 . 100 - Suraksha Koutsava (Bangalore - Karnataka - India ) (Born 1992 and daughter of K.Sridhar ) Suraksha started off quite early and emerged the Under-7 champion of Karnataka - She has maintained herself in the top positions at State events as the years have gone by and needs to perform in a big way at the Nationals - 

2 . 101 - A . Tejdeep (Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh - India ) (Born 1990 and son of Adabala Balakrishna (Police)  I have not done much for this talented lad from Hyderabad who played well in the Asian Under-14 event at Singapore in December 2004 - Tejdeep has been performing well in several Nationals + rated events and should make further progress given the point that he is able to stay in the top rankings of his age group within his home state of Andhra Pradesh -  

2 . 102  - Teenu Thomas (Cochin - Kerala - India ) (Born 1994 and daughter of Mr.Thomas Thaliath) (Gulf petroleum) Teenu has been doing well in various state events within Kerala and made a mark there - She needs to try her hand more seriously at the Nationals and perhaps even at the Asian events - I am not able to take time off to do justice to this girl , who I think , would make a very good student - 

2 . 103  - Twinkle Kambli (Goa –India) (Born 1990 and daughter of Kumarsen Kambli ) ) Has been performing well within Goa state and needs to make a breakthrough at higher levels – Plays a sound game within her selected openings – 

2 . 104 - S . Udaykumar (Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1989 perhaps and son of Mr.Subburaj(IndianBank) Was one among the group of students who attended the group sessions at the Cosmopolitan club , Coimbatore when I had gone to Coimbatore on an invitation from several parents there -  

2 . 105 - Umang Kaisare (Goa-India) (Born 1994) Has been performing well within Goa state and also taken part in several Nationals for his home state - Needs to make a breakthrough at higher levels – Stille very young and needs more exposure at higher levels  – One of the good players from his home state of Goa -    

2 . 106 - Vaishnavi and Vaishakhi Pilankar (Goa-India) (Born 1993 and 1998 and daughters of Mr.Vishwas Pilankar and Mrs.Shraddha) Both sisters have been playing well within Goa state and staying often in the top rankings but need more exposure in National events - 

2 . 107 - N.Veena - (Hosur – Tamil Nadu – India ) (Born 1989 and daughter of P. Nagaraj (electricals) She is more or less a protégé and product of Hosur chess academy activities that are being run by Mr. Jayapala  Chandady , a pioneer in promoting children/parents independent chess activities at various places – Veena has made her rating and needs to play more positively to improve it – Her younger brother N.Lokesh is doing quite well - 

2 . 108 – K . Velmurugan (Chennai – Tamil Nadu – India) (Born 1987 perhaps and son of Mr.G. Kumar) Had come down in 2001 for a few sessions along with B.G.Naresh Kumar and R.Sharanya - Has played well in state events and several Nationals too – Does not seem to play much these days -  

2 . 109 - M . Vigram (Bangalore - Karnataka - India) (Born 1996 and son of L.Mohan Roy (capital management) and Mrs.Kavitha) Was the Under-7 champion of Karnataka around 2003 and played well in the recent Under-9 Nationals at Chennai 2005 to reach 7/9 before faltering in the last two rounds -  A lot of potential , intellectual curiosity and also a very good student of his class at Bishop Cotton school at Bangalore -  Has played in all the 3 Asian events at Singapore 2004 (Under-8) New Delhi 2005 (Under-10) and recently Teheran 2006 (Under-10) - Steady improvement over the years as could be seen in his achieving the 5th place this year at Teheran 2006 -

2 . 110 - Vijil Pujara (Ahmedabad - Gujarat - India) (Born 1989 and son of Dr.Mehul Pujara) Vijil was one of the best players from Gujarat to make a mark within his age group circles a few years back - Had come down to Bangalore in 1999 when he might have been around 10 years old - Though I did not get to meet him often his handling of the black pieces in sicilian setups was quite interesting - Seems to have pulled out of the game subsequently -  

2. 111 - Vikas Sharma (Ludhiana – Punjab –India) (Possibly employed in Indian Railways) Had come down to Bangalore in 2002 prior to taking part in National-B for some guidance–Playing regularly for quite some time now –

2. 112 - Vishal Shah (Mumbai - Maharashtra - India) (Born 1989 and son of Dr.Shah & Dr.Bela Shah) I did not have much to do as he had trained well within Mumbai and was quite well prepared in his openings - Vishal did work his way amidst severe competition in the 1989 batch that has been quite formidable - He has enjoyed a fair degree of results but needed to make a breakthrough at the National level - Seems to be playing less now - 

2 . 113 - Vivek Nambiar (Bangalore - Karnataka - India ) (Born and son of Mr.Nambiar) Vivek had a few sessions with me when he was doing Engg at Bangalore in the nineties - He was then also a gracious host to a few sessions at his place that included others like Tejas Bakre, Bichu Maliakal - He has had quite a bit of exposure to chess while studying at the US - Even his pressing official commitments at Sasken software have not kept him away from chess completely and he is still in touch with the game -   

2  . 114  -  J . Vrishni  Ritvic (Erode - Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1998 and son of V.Jayakumar and Mrs.Shivapriya) Ranked no-2 in the Tamil Nadu state championship for Under-7 boys - Bright boy who has picked up a lot of theory and tactics so early and could be expected to make a mark in the Under-7 Nationals coming up in November 2005 - 

2 . 115 - Yashoda Patel ( Belgaum - Karnataka - India) She was one among a large group of children who were sent by Dr. Suresh Desai in 1998 and we  had several sessions in the MLA Hostel premises at Bangalore , thanks to the good offices & quarters of the MLA from their known constituency – Dr.Suresh Desai was at the helm of chess affairs at Belgaum and showed a lot of interest in promoting chess in that region -   I regret that I could not take further classes for this talented group from Belgaum as other top player commitments became more pressing and time consuming in the period that followed - I understand that many players of this group did well in several State events at Karnataka age group levels -  

2 . 116 - Yoshita Sriram (Bangalore - Karnataka - India ) (Born 1992 and daughter of Mr.Sriram (builder) and Mrs.Sharmila - Yoshita did well to come 3rd in the Karnataka State Under-7 event in 1999 behind Suraksha and Akshatha Bhat - A bright student of Sophia's school , she also took part in our Chess Windows competitions -

List  of  Group - 3 starts :

3 . 01 - V . Abhinav Raja  (Chennai - Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1993 and son of P . R . Venkatrama Raja the well known President of the Tamil Nadu Chess Association ) Young Abhinav has had a lot of exposure to chess , being in Chennai , what with his father being at the helm of affairs concerning chess in the State - I had the chance to interact once with the boy when he had come to visit his grandparents at Bangalore and found him to be quite attentive and interested in the game - He is at the age when one would like to have a good time and a lot of fun ,  which is possible in chess only after one has attained a degree of proficiency -    

3 . 02 - M . Akash (Chennai – Tamil Nadu – India ) (Born 1987 perhaps and son of K.B. Mani ) Had come down in 2001for a few sessions in the residence of our mutual friend Dr.Dev Anand along with M.Bhuvanesh–   

3 . 03 - Anand Majukar (Belgaum - Karnataka - India ) (Born and son of Mr.Majukar) Another bright lad from Belgaum who is sharp with his calculations and plays well in state events within Karnataka - Needs more exposure at higher levels -  

3 . 04 - L . Ananthapadmanabhan (Thanjavoor – Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1991 perhaps and son of Mr.A . Lakshminarayanan) Had come down for session with me in 2001 along with V.Raghavendra also from Thanjavoor - Must have played in state events etc - 

3 . 05 - C . Arjun (Mysore- Karnataka - India) (Born 1988 perhaps  and son of  Mr. Chandra Gowda) Arjun had a few sessions with me at Bangalore just befor getting ready to join his academic course - A good student who has played from time to time in state events -      

3 . 06 - Avian Chang (Bangalore - Karnataka - India ) (Born 1989 and son of Mr. Chang and Mrs.Amy Chang (Restaurants) Avian was a bright student and quite literate in picking up chess theory but I could not get him to be careful in looking after his pieces - Played in the Karnataka state event and the Chess Windows event organised by us - Mrs.Amy Chang was a most gracious hostess to the children that played at her place and her elder son Michael Chang used to be a famous swimmer - 

3 . 07 - S . Avinash (Chennai - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1994 perhaps and son of  B.Suresh (Leather industry) Had a few sessions with me at Bangalore during 2002 - Seems to have played often within Chennai city - Needs to make breakthroughs at the State and National levels -  

3 . 08 - Akhil Thomas (Bangalore - Karnataka - India) (Born 1989 and son of Mr.Thomas and Mrs.Amudha) Akhil was a good student and was getting to pick up the theory of the game - He performed well in our Chess Windows competitions and pulled out only when his studies began to take up most of his time and I too could not keep up the routine- 

3 . 09 - N . R . Dasharathy (Bangalore - Karnataka - India)  (Born 1989 and son of Ramesh Murthy (Law professor) Dasharathy also picked up a good deal of chess theory but tended to be a shade careless about his pieces - He performed reasonably well in the Chess Windows events organised by us and also took part in Karnataka State events of his age group -  

3 . 10 - Gargeya Kishan (Dharmapuri - Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1994 perhaps and son of H. Sridhar)(SBI) Has had a few sessions with me at Bangalore , often  accompanying his elder sister Maanasa Priyaa - Mentally very alert and hyperactive , enormously interested in computers and capable of playing chess well if he wants to - His father is the Secretary of Dharmapuri District Chess Association in Tamil Nadu - 

3 . 11 –  S . Harith (Pathanithitta – Kerala – India ) Born 1993 and son of Mr. N. P. Soman (Hindustan Motors) Resident at Hosur but plays for his native home town in Kerala – Harith is a good student and works hard but has started quite late compared to his distinguished rivals of the 1993 batch like Negi , Sethuraman , Priyadharshan et al – Needs to be bold in the middle game and take more chances - 

3 . 12 -  J . Jeeva  (Salem - Tamil Nadu – India) (Born and son of  K.Jagatheeswaran and Mrs.Vijayalakshmi ) Has been a regular participant for tournaments in and around Salem - Has also played in several state and National events - Good opening preparation at home but must be more careful in the middle game -

3 . 13 - K . Jennie Tresa ( Thirumangalam- Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1993 and daughter of Mr. M. Kevin ) Has been playing well within Trichy district of Tamil Nadu and also done well in state events - Needs to play in more National events and make his mark there - Quite alert and calculates well -    

3 . 14 - K . Joseph Ananth (Thirumangalam- Tamil Nadu - India ) (Born 1997 and son of Mr. M. Kevin ) Has been playing well within Trichy district of Tamil Nadu and also done well in state events - Needs to play in more National events and make his mark there -     

3 . 15 - N. Kavya & N. Naren (New Delhi – India ) (Children of Mr. Nagarajan and Mrs.Lalitha) Two children around 10-12 years who had come down to Bangalore during 2000 and had a few sessions with me -  

3 . 16 - V . Krithika (Chennai – Tamil Nadu - India) (Born 1991 perhaps and daughter of Mr. R.Venkataramanan) Had a few sessions with me in  2001 - Seems to have played often in events within Chennai and Tamil Nadu - 

3 . 17 - Kumar Shah (Baroda - Gujarat - India ) He was quite young and just close to ten when he had come down to train , not only with me but also en route with IMs Sekhar Sahu and Ravi Hegde - Smart boy who knew his way around town and must have been in the show about 10 years back - Seems to have dropped out -

3 . 18 - Manya Bringi Dev (Bangalore - Karnataka - India ) (Born 1989 and daughter of Bringi Dev) I got the impression that Manya was a good student at school as she seemed to approach chess in the same spirit - She was the winner of our Chess Windows tournament held at Jupiter hospital , Malleswaram where M.Suraj , son of our gracious hosts ,  also gave a simultaneous display with the young participants - Trained for quite a few sessions with me during 1998-1999 - 

3 . 19 – J . Mandara – (Bangalore – Karnataka – India ) (Born 1992 and daughter of R . Jayaram (Insurance) Mandara who was better known as the younger sister of J.Megha seemed to have picked up the game by just watching her sister play and learn chess – A very bright kid that  took  the  2^nd place in our Chess Windows event held at Jupiter hospital , Malleswaram which was won by Manya Bringi Dev – Has not played much but could if she wanted to -    

3. 20  - Maulik Doshi (Bangalore – Karnataka – India )  (Son of Mr.Doshi and Mrs.Shilpa Doshi ) A smart  boy who picked up chess quite easily in 1999 but did not pursue it very seriously – Played well in our chess windows competition with his mother playing the gracious hostess to the children – Focus on his studies now - His elder sister Nidhi  also played the game -  

3 . 21 –  S . Nanthakumar (Karaikudi – Tamil Nadu – India ) (Born 1994 and son of Mr. H. Sunder (transports accts) Nantha is quite sharp and has trained a great deal under the well known coach Athulan who operates in and around Madurai / Karaikudi – However he has to regulate and stabilize his playing speed which makes him prone to errors – Has been coming to the top boards in TN State events of his age group but missing out on his opportunities