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Shyam Sundar

@shyam_chess

Grandmaster in Chess! Chess player and also a Chess trainer! Former Asian Jr champion and Commonwealth medalist. Views expressed are personal:)

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The last couple of months has been very tough personally and also professionally dealing with different kinds of people ,false hopes and unnecessary politics. However the last 10 days have been like icing on the cake. lichess.org/@/spidy92/blog…

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Coach Shyam Sundar has built his academy – Chess Thulir in Chennai – as a space where young players can learn to love the game without the weight of expectations. “First 7 hours are dedicated to chess, but after that, we play cricket or badminton for 2 hours.”

Coach <a href="/Shyam_chess/">Shyam Sundar</a> has built his academy – Chess Thulir in Chennai – as a space where young players can learn to love the game without the weight of expectations.

“First 7 hours are dedicated to chess, but after that, we play cricket or badminton for 2 hours.”
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BREAKING NEWS: Srihari LR becomes India's 86th Grandmaster Shyaamnikhil P became India's 85th Grandmaster on 12th May, 2024. After 368 days of no new GMs, Srihari LR from Tamil Nadu becomes the country's latest Grandmaster today, 15th May 2025! Srihari had 2 GM norms and had

BREAKING NEWS: Srihari LR becomes India's 86th Grandmaster

Shyaamnikhil P became India's 85th Grandmaster on 12th May, 2024. After 368 days of no new GMs, Srihari LR from Tamil Nadu becomes the country's latest Grandmaster today, 15th May 2025!

Srihari had 2 GM norms and had
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🚨 HUGE BREAKING: India gets its 86th Grandmaster! 🤩 Srihari L.R secured his final grandmaster norm at the 2025 Asian Individual Open Chess Championship! Congratulations to Srihari, his family and his coach GM Shyam Sundar 👏

🚨 HUGE BREAKING: India gets its 86th Grandmaster!

🤩 Srihari L.R secured his final grandmaster norm at the 2025 Asian Individual Open Chess Championship! 

Congratulations to Srihari, his family and his coach GM Shyam Sundar 👏
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Harikrishnan A Ra scores his second GM-norm at Lince Andújar Chess Open 2025 IM @Harikrishchess scored 7/9 to finish third overall in this tournament. He drew with GM Brandon Jacobson and GM Nikita Meshkovs en route his second GM-norm. He crossed 2500 in a published rating list

Harikrishnan A Ra scores his second GM-norm at Lince Andújar Chess Open 2025

IM @Harikrishchess scored 7/9 to finish third overall in this tournament. He drew with GM Brandon Jacobson and GM Nikita Meshkovs en route his second GM-norm.

He crossed 2500 in a published rating list
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Congratulations Bharath for winning the world open and 20K USD! A few months ago Aswath won Grenke open and 20k Euros! It feels great to see my boys winning such strong events regularly! :)

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India's latest GM! Congratulations Harikrishnan! We have been working for 3 years and I'm glad that IM-GM transformation happened successfully:) Happy and grateful to have produced 2 back to back GMs:) The journey goes on :)

India's latest GM!
Congratulations Harikrishnan! We have been working for 3 years and I'm glad that IM-GM transformation happened successfully:)
Happy and grateful to have produced  2 back to back GMs:)
The journey goes on :)
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Breaking News: Harikrishnan A Ra becomes India's 87th Grandmaster @Harikrishchess earned his final GM-norm at 5th La Plagne Masters 2025. He scored an unbeaten 7/9, performed at 2610, drew against GM Yuri Solodovnichenko🇺🇦, GM Alberto David🇮🇹 and GM Iniyan Pa🇮🇳 en route his

Breaking News: Harikrishnan A Ra becomes India's 87th Grandmaster 

@Harikrishchess earned his final GM-norm at 5th La Plagne Masters 2025. He scored an unbeaten 7/9, performed at 2610, drew against GM Yuri Solodovnichenko🇺🇦, GM Alberto David🇮🇹 and GM Iniyan Pa🇮🇳 en route his
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In World Chess Cup 2023, Praggnanandhaa made it to the finals. In Women's World Chess Cup 2025, it's even better - Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy have set up an all-Indian finals. The common factor is the head of Delegation and coach of India - GM Shyam Sundar Sundar in both the

In World Chess Cup 2023, Praggnanandhaa made it to the finals. In Women's World Chess Cup 2025, it's even better - Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy have set up an all-Indian finals. The common factor is the head of Delegation and coach of India - GM <a href="/Shyam_chess/">Shyam Sundar</a> Sundar in both the
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While we don't have IM Sagar Shah present in Batumi for the Women's World Cup and making videos, we have a competent replacement. The coach and head of Indian Delegation, GM Shyam Sundar Sundar M shares with us a vlog covering the amazing food in the official hotel!