Balaji Guttula (born 20 May 1979) is an Indian chess player[1][2] holding FIDE Master and FIDE Trainer title.[3] He achieved his peak rating of 2320 in 2005 and was conferred with the title of FIDE Master in 2009. He has coached and mentored many students like Kush Bhagat,[4][5] Shiven Khosla, and Suhaani Lohia[6][7][8] in a coaching career spanning over two decades.[9][10][11][12][13][14] He founded South Mumbai Chess Academy in 1996 with his brother Durga Nagesh Guttula.
| Balaji Guttulla | |
|---|---|
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| Country | India |
| Born | 20 May 1979 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Title | FIDE Master (2009) |
| Peak rating | 2320 (July 2005) |
Early life and education edit
Balaji Guttula was born on 20 May 1979 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, in a South Indian family. He did his primary schooling at AES School in Wadala. He then shifted to Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. He returned to Mumbai after completing his 10th standard, according to his interview.
Balaji learned to play Chess from his neighbours accidentally, in Rajahmundry at the age of 11 and began participating in the tournaments at 15. He is a Director and the Chief Coach at South Mumbai Chess Academy, Mumbai.
Coaching career edit
Balaji is a coach for competitive tournaments from nearly two decades and has accompanied the Indian Team as an official delegate to the Asian Schools Chess Championship held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2019.
Balaji has trained over a hundred students some are listed.[15]
- CM Kush Bhagat[16]
- IM Shiven Khosla
- WCM Suhaani Lohia[17]
- Bhaven Shah[13]
- CM Advait Bagri
- AIM Siddhanth Lohia
- CM Rishab Shah[18]
- Aditya Patil[19]
- Adhvay Dhoot[20]
References edit
- ^ "Trainer titles awarded for FIDE Trainers seminar". Chessbase.in.
- ^ "The chess games of Guttula Balaji". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Guttula Balaji". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Mumbai boy Kush Bhagat wins bronze in Paris Chess Meet". The Times of India. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Maharashtra wins 3 medals in National School Chess Championship". The Times of India. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Mumbai schoolgirl Suhaani becomes Woman Candidate Master". The Times of India. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Mumbai's Aditya Patil, Suhaani Lohia secure bronze at Asian School Chess". The New Indian Express. PTI. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "This 8-year-old Indian girl bagged a bronze medal in Commonwealth Chess Championship 2017". India Today. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Our Team - SMCA Chess". smca64.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "SMCA - Learn From India's Top Certified Chess Coaches". South Mumbai Chess Academy. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Das, Ashish (26 November 2016). "Yesha Shah - 100 Best Sports News". Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championships 2010". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ a b "bhaven shah: Mumbai boys Bhaven, Hriday win bronze at World Schools Chess". The Times of India. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Hyderabad International rating below 2000 February 2013 India FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Felice, Gino Di (16 January 2018). Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-3361-9.
- ^ "Mumbai chess prodigy Kush Bhagat creates history in UAE tourney". The Economic Times. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Mumbai schoolgirl Suhaani becomes Woman Candidate Master". The Times of India. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Mumbai boy Rishab Shah wins Singapore Open U-12 chess title". The Times of India. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Mumbai's Aditya Patil, Suhaani Lohia secure bronze at Asian School Chess". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "8-year old Indian chess prodigy Advay Dhoot stuns international chess circuits". ANI News. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
External links edit
- Balaji Guttula rating card at FIDE
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