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Vishnu Prasanna V.

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Vishnu Prasanna V.
CountryIndia
Born (1989-08-12) August 12, 1989 (age 35)
Chennai, India
TitleGrandmaster (2013)[1]
Peak rating2543 (September 2017)

Vishnu Prasanna Vasanthan Perumal is an Indian chess grandmaster and coach.

Chess career

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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]

Coaching

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b "Deep Thoughts on Chess Improvement by Gukesh's coach GM Vishnu Prasanna".
  3. ^ "Vishnu Prasanna emerges Chennai Blitz champion". September 26, 2013.
  4. ^ Shah, Sagar (February 10, 2023). "Vishy Anand inaugurates GM Vishnu's Chess Club in Anna Nagar".
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