IM Siddharth Ravichandran

Hi, This is Siddharth Ravichandran - an IM with one GM norm and an experienced chess coach. I have done my Masters in the US. Fluent in English and able to explain the concepts in a simple language.

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.
www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/Siddharth-achieves-maiden-GM-norm/article16811777.ece/amp/

m.timesofindia.com/top-stories/Siddharth-upsets-GM-Ziaur-Rahman-shares-lead-with-Russian-GM/articleshow/5510002.cms

m.timesofindia.com/sports/chess/Siddharth-Ravichandran-holds-top-seed-Mchedlishvili-Mikheil/articleshow/20430547.cms

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

Those who are interested in coaching, feel free to contact me at siddy2006@gmail.com.

Have taken guest lectures in many chess academies.

I would be able to show improvement in the student's overall understanding of chess and give an improvement of atleast 200 Elo points (provided you are less that 2400 FIDE rated). I will ensure that the student is solid with the fundamental principles before going deep into analysis of complex variations.

I would initially go through your last 3 tournament games and based on them, we will proceed forward with the coaching. For beginners/intermediate level players, the focus would primarily would be on calculation techniques and visualization (as they give immediateresults) . Then we will focus on positional play, strategy and endgames and finally touch upon openings/theory and how to prepare against opponents.