Nagesh Guttula
| Nagesh Guttula | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Durga Nagesh Guttula |
| Country | India |
| Born | 11 October 1981 Mumbai, India |
| Peak rating | 1528 (October 2014) |
Durga Nagesh Guttula (born 11 October 1981) is an Indian chess player with an International FIDE rating.[1] He is also a Chess Coach, a reputed chess trainer in Mumbai and one of the most sought after chess coaches in India. He and his elder brother Balaji Guttula founded South Mumbai Chess Academy in 1996.[2][3][4]
He was the administration head of the World Junior chess championship that concluded in Mumbai at Hotel Renaissance, Powai in October 2019.
Early life and education[edit]
Durga Nagesh Guttula was born on 11 October 1981 in Mumbai, Maharashtra in a South Indian family to the couple Surya chandra Rao and Aruna. He completed his education in MBA.[5][6] He is married to Kanaka Chandra and has two kids, Shivadikrit and Sumukha Jalsesh.
He learned chess accidentally from his neighbors just like his brother, Balaji Guttula did, in Rajahmundry. He is now the founder of SMCA with his brother and a coach in his academy.[7][8][9][10][11]
Professional chess career[edit]
Durga Nagesh Guttula has coached many players, who won National and International Chess Championships. Some of them are[12][13]
- Siddhanth Lohia[14][15]
- Suhaani Lohia[16][17][18]
- Dev Shah[19]
- Ananyashree Birla[20]
- Armaan Gala[21]
- Ananya Gupta.[22][23]
- Ashwath Kaushik [1]
- Nivaan Khandhadia [2]
- Anishka Biyani
- Aryaveer Pittie
- Avyaay Garg
- Yohan Faridun Dotiwala
References[edit]
- ^ "Durga Nagesh WR Guttula". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "South Mumbai Chess Academy in Mumbai". Youngbutterfly. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "SMCA Scholastic Tournament U10 team". lichess.org. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Rohit Bhardwaj (4 June 2016). "Chess: Scholarship boost for underprivileged kids | Chess News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Pawn Hub: How the web is boosting every chess player's game". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Can young India checkmate the world? Our gameplan for chess domination". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Bureau, T. L. (1 June 2020). "SMCA goes global with online learning of chess". The Lateralz. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ twfindia. "South Mumbai Chess Academy (SMCA) spreads its wings in south India | Trans World Features". twfindia.in. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ PTI. "Over 500 schools to take part in Maharashtra chess tournament". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Over 500 Schools to Take Part in Maharashtra Chess Tournament Beginning from November 14". LatestLY. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Desk, S. C. (27 January 2018). "SMCA Spreads Its Wings - 100 Best Sports News". Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "SMCA". prezi.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 6th All India Open Online Chess Championship 2021". chess-results.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Siddhanth Lohia: Mumbai boy Siddhanth wins bronze in world schools rapid chess | Chess News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "City boy Siddhanth makes the right move at world stage". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "The girl who excels at everything she does – WCM Suhaani Lohia - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ ABPL. "Six year old from Mumbai 6th in world chess players..." www.asian-voice.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "City girl Suhaani hopes to do country proud". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Mumbai prodigy is world schools chess champ!". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "A princess on the board". DNA India. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Vinamrata Borwankar (4 November 2014). "Chess silver for city boy in Cannes youth tournament | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Desk, India TV News (28 May 2013). "Mumbai girl Ananya wins bronze in World School Chess | India News – India TV". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Around Town". The Indian Express. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
External links[edit]
- Nagesh Guttula rating card at FIDE
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