Hi, This is Siddharth Ravichandran - an IM with one GM norm and an experienced chess coach.
Achievements:
- Finished joint first in the world open U 2400 held in Philadelphia, USA in the year 2009.
- Finished third in the Chennai Open International Grandmaster chess tournament in the year 2009.
- Joint winner of New York state chess championship in the year 2010.
Coaching:
I have produced a few state and national champions in the USA, Ireland, Canada, Singapore and India. The FIDE rating of a few of my students went from 1600 to 2400.
Best student results:
1. Mithun Pranav - world's youngest rapid rated player and Singapore national champion
2. Rafael - represented Ireland in the world championship U-10.
3. Maya Kanesh - represented Canada in the U-8 world championship.
4. Have taken special training sessions for Arjun Kalyan who has become an IM now with 2 GM norms
Some sample YouTube videos:
Opening principles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VW5P8sgvq0
Position evaluation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFmBbqP13v0
Those who are interested in coaching, feel free to contact me at [email protected].