Vishnu Prasanna V. | |
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Country | India |
Born | Chennai, India | August 12, 1989
Title | Grandmaster (2013) [1] |
Peak rating | 2543 (September 2017) |
Vishnu Prasanna Vasanthan Perumal is an Indian chess grandmaster and coach.
Vishnu began playing chess at the age of 12 after being introduced to the game by his mother. [2]
He won the 2013 Chennai Blitz Championship, remaining undefeated throughout the tournament and defeating grandmasters J. Deepan Chakkravarthy, Adhiban Baskaran, and Shyam Sundar M. [3]
In 2013, Vishnu turned to coaching shortly after earning the Grandmaster title. He is best known for having coached super-grandmaster Gukesh D, whom he first met in July 2017. [2]
In November 2022, Vishnu and his wife launched a chess club in the Anna Nagar neighborhood of Chennai. The club was inaugurated by Viswanathan Anand. [4]
Vishnu Prasanna V. | |
---|---|
Country | India |
Born | Chennai, India | August 12, 1989
Title | Grandmaster (2013) [1] |
Peak rating | 2543 (September 2017) |
Vishnu Prasanna Vasanthan Perumal is an Indian chess grandmaster and coach.
Vishnu began playing chess at the age of 12 after being introduced to the game by his mother. [2]
He won the 2013 Chennai Blitz Championship, remaining undefeated throughout the tournament and defeating grandmasters J. Deepan Chakkravarthy, Adhiban Baskaran, and Shyam Sundar M. [3]
In 2013, Vishnu turned to coaching shortly after earning the Grandmaster title. He is best known for having coached super-grandmaster Gukesh D, whom he first met in July 2017. [2]
In November 2022, Vishnu and his wife launched a chess club in the Anna Nagar neighborhood of Chennai. The club was inaugurated by Viswanathan Anand. [4]