Ramachandran Ramesh is an Indian chess grandmaster. In 2002 he won the British Championship and in 2007 he won the Commonwealth Championship. He is famous for his commentary at the 2013 World Chess Championship. He is known by the nicknames “RB Ramesh” and “Master Master”.
Wiki/Biography
Ramachandran Ramesh was born on Tuesday, April 20, 1976 in Chennai, India (age 47 years 2023). His zodiac sign is Taurus. He completed his education from Shrine Vailankanni High School, Chennai in 1992. Later graduated from University of Madras, Chennai.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Hair color: gray
Eye color: black
family
Ramachandran Ramesh was born into a Brahmin family in Chennai, India.
Parents and siblings
There is no information about Ramachandran Ramesh’s parents and siblings.
Ramachandran Ramesh’s parents
wife and children
Ramachandran Ramesh married chess grandmaster Aarthie Ramaswamy on August 29, 2003. They have two children, a daughter named Varsha (17 years old) and a son named Karthik (12 years old).
Ramachandran Ramesh and Aarthie Ramaswamy in Vietnam in 2003
Ramachandran Ramesh and his son Kartik
Ramachandran Ramesh and his daughter
religion
Ramachandran Ramesh believes in Hinduism.
sign
Ramachandran Ramesh’s signature
Profession
chess
Ramesh started playing chess at the age of 12, inspired by the success of Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand. During his career as a professional chess player, he held several titles, including FIDE Master (FM) in 1995 and International Master (IM) in 1996. He was also a member of the Indian chess team in 1996. As a professional chess player, he has won many chess championships, such as the 2002 British Championship and the 2007 Commonwealth Championship. In 2004, he became the Grandmaster title awarded to chess players by FIDE, the world chess organization. His world ranking is 1218.
In 1998, Ramesh started teaching chess to young students and helped them win championships. According to him, Aarti Ramaswamy was his first student. At the age of 22, Ramesh was invited by the All India Chess Federation (AICF) to accompany the Indian youth team to the Asian Youth Championship in Iran. Ramesh’s wife Aarthee is also a member of the team. After returning home, Aarthee’s parents asked Ramesh to help Aarthie practice chess because there was no formal chess coach or mentor at that time. They played chess together for a year. Later, Aarthie won the World Under-18 Championship, which set the stage for him. Winning a lot of media attention and bringing in many new young players to look to Ramesh for guidance. After that, he began working privately with many players at home. According to him, 90% of the players he worked with were initially recognized as chess players, which further inspired him to start teaching chess professionally and become a mentor.
Ramachandran Ramesh and his students win 44th Chess Olympiad, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin
In 2008, he quit his job at Indian Oil Corporation and took a break from his career to start Chess Gurukul, a chess academy in T. Nagar, Chennai. Chess Gurukul has since produced many Indian chess world champions such as R Praggnanandhaa and Bharath Subramaniyam, who achieved the title of International Master in 2019 at the age of 11 years and 8 months. At the 2015 World Youth Championship, India won five gold medals with all the winners of the Gurukul Chess Academy.
Ramesh with R Praggnanandhaa
Ramesh came to international attention for his official commentary at the 2013 Anand vs. Carlsen World Chess Championship (co-starring Susan Polgar).
writer
In September 2021, he published his first book “Basic Chess: Logical Decision Making”. In his book, he provides tips on how to use logical reasoning to guide decision-making.
Ramachandran Ramesh’s first book
In May 2022, he published his second book titled “Improving Your Chess Calculations: Ramesh Chess Lessons – Volume 1”.
Awards
- In January 2024, he was awarded the Dronacharya Award in Chess.
Ramachandran Ramesh receives Dronacharya Award from President of India Draupadi Murmu
- In 2022, he won the Chessable 2022 Best New Writer Award.
- In 2022, he won the Book of the Year Award for Improving Your Chess Calculations.
- In June 2022, he was awarded the Talent Creator Award by Sri Chandrasekhrendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya University.
Ramachandran Ramesh (second from right) received the award at Sri Chandrasekhrendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya University
- In November 2022, he received the Sports Coach of the Year Award 2022 from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi.
Ramachandran Ramesh winning photos
- In January 2020, Ramesh was awarded the Coach of the Year Award by Sports Star magazine in Mumbai.
Ramachandran Ramesh (second from left) wins Coach of the Year Award 2020 in Mumbai
- In August 2018, he received the Chennai Champion Award from KSA in Chennai.
Facts/Trivia
- He is also known as the Pep Guardiola of chess.
- Ramachandran Ramesh is a dog lover.
Ramachandran Ramesh and his dog
- His favorite actor is Sivakarthikeyan.
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