Akash Ganesan — Co-Founder

I am a chess grandmaster, coach and business strategist with over 20 years of experience in playing chess at national and international levels. As the founder of Madras School of Chess and Castle Red, I have created online platforms that provide quality chess content and coaching to students across 11+ countries. Madras School of Chess is one of the leading online and offline chess coaching academy, with 500+ students. Castle Red is the official chess club of the College of Engineering, Guindy, established in 2022 and entirely run and managed by students. As VP of Chess & Content at Circle Chess, I lead the development of Caissa, an AI-powered personalized chess coach that merges pedagogy with gamification I am also a FIDE Trainer, a prestigious title that I earned after participating in the FIDE Trainers online seminar organized by the Asian Chess Federation in 2021. As a FIDE Trainer, I have coached the Indian Women's B-Team in the Chess Olympiad 2022, where we finished in the 8th position out of 162 countries, and the Indian team in the Asian Juniors Chess Championship 2022, where we won gold and silver medals. My passion for chess has also led me to represent India in the World Cup, the Asian Championship, and more than 15 countries, where I have gained valuable international experience and recognition. I hold the national record for being the youngest national senior chess champion, breaking Viswanathan Anand's previous record, and I am also a Commonwealth Junior Gold Medalist. My mission is to continue pursuing my passion for chess and contributing to the growth of the game in India and beyond.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Chess Education and Coaching Expert with a strong focus on AI integration.

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Experience: 5 yrs 10 mos

Skills

Artificial Intelligence (ai)
Strategy
Player Development
Training

Career Highlights

FIDE Trainer with international coaching experience
Youngest national senior chess champion in India
Founder of leading chess coaching academies

Work Experience

Madras School of Chess

Founder (1 yr 11 mos)

CircleChess

Vice President – Chess Content & Learning (2 yrs 3 mos)

Hatsun Chess Academy

Head Coach (3 yrs 4 mos)

Castle Red

Founder (4 yrs 2 mos)

FIDE - World Chess Federation

FIDE Trainer (4 yrs 6 mos)

PiggyRide

Brand Ambassador (1 yr 6 mos)

ChessGrad

Founder (3 yrs 2 mos)

FIDE - World Chess Federation

International Grandmaster (5 yrs 10 mos)

International Master (7 yrs 9 mos)

Education

Bachelor of Engineering at College of Engineering, Guindy

Akash Ganesan

Co-Founder

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India5 yrs 10 mos experience

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Key Highlights

FIDE Trainer with international coaching experience
Youngest national senior chess champion in India
Founder of leading chess coaching academies

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Chess Education and Coaching Expert with a strong focus on AI integration.

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Artificial Intelligence (ai)StrategyPlayer DevelopmentTraining

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Experience

5 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

4 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Madras school of chess

Founder

Jun 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Hybrid

Madras School of Chess is the merger of three legendary academies: Chess Grad, Creative Minds, and GMVCC. Together, we're setting a new global standard in chess education.

Circlechess

Vice President – Chess Content & Learning

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru · Hybrid

CircleChess is dedicated to improving the chess learning experience through our AI-powered platform.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BrandingContent ManagementEvent ManagementStrategy

Hatsun chess academy

Head Coach

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · Tiruttangal, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

Hatsun Chess Academy (HCA), located in Tiruttangal, India, is a serious chess program run by Hatsun. It provides aspiring young chess players with professional training under the watchful eyes of Grandmasters and skilled coaches. This program has been instrumental in developing champions, bringing home international medals and national titles.

Sports TeamsPlayer DevelopmentTrainingFitness TrainingChild Development

Castle red

Founder

Mar 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 2 mos · Guindy, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

CastleRed is the official chess club of the College of Engineering, Guindy, established in 2022, entirely run and managed by students, and is inclined to be a welcoming platform for folks who wish to master their skills.
CastleRed endeavors to serve as a gathering place for CEG’s young minds who are passionate about chess and are determined to upgrade their competence.

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FIDE Trainer

Nov 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

Participated in the FIDE Trainers online seminar 27-29th August organized by Asian Chess Federation and received the coveted FIDE Trainer title on meeting the necessary requirements. The seminar was conducted by well-established players including World Champion GM Vladimir Kramnik, GM Ivan Sokolov, GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, GM Alexander Khalifman, GM Artur Jussupow, GM Aleksey Dreev.

Piggyride

Brand Ambassador

May 2021 – Nov 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Associated as a Brand Ambassador in one of the top emerging Edutech startups of India. Created a well-tested world-class chess curriculum for kids to understand the chess fundamentals. Proactively organizing monthly chess tournaments and workshops to encourage more kids to pick up the beautiful game of chess.

Chessgrad

Founder

Apr 2021 – Jun 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

ChessGrad was one of the leading online chess coaching platforms. It was started during the pandemic providing free quality chess content through various online platforms. We had built around 5000+ followers across various platforms.
As the number of enquires for chess coaching increased we introduced online chess coaching. We were able to reach across 11+ countries and enrich 100+ students in this short span of time.
At Present Chessgrad has evolved!
We've successfully merged with two leading academies in Chennai, GMVCC and Creative Minds, to create the Madras School of Chess. This strategic move has allowed us to significantly expand our reach and establish a powerful global presence in the chess education landscape.

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2 roles

International Grandmaster

Promoted

Jul 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 10 mos

India's 66th Chess Grandmaster. Scored 4 Grandmaster norms and crossed 2500 in live rating to complete my grandmaster title requirements in march 2020. Received the title from FIDE in July 2020.

International Master

Oct 2012 – Jul 2020 · 7 yrs 9 mos

Won the National Premier Championship of India (doubling as Zonal 3.7 (India)) to qualify for the World Cup (2013). I was awarded the International Master title and a Grandmaster norm.