𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 Beginner 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝟔𝟒 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬

The New Chess Capital of the World Is Here — and It Speaks Tamil
In a modest room in Chennai, the clatter of clocks and the quiet clinks of chess pieces echo louder than city noise. Here, a 7-year-old calculates ten moves ahead, and a teenager studies endgames like sacred scripture. It’s not a scene from a movie — it’s Madras School of Chess, a place where talent is trained, dreams are disciplined, and legends are built.

India is not just playing catch-up in the world of chess anymore. It’s rewriting the script.

And at the very heart of this renaissance is Chennai — the spiritual and now strategic capital of Indian chess.

♟ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
Until a few decades ago, chess in India was an elite game — admired but rarely pursued seriously. That changed forever when Chennai-born Viswanathan Anand became India’s first world champion in 1995. Since then, he has inspired generations, now lovingly called “Vishy’s kids”, to pick up the board with purpose.

From Anand to today’s youngest World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, the lineage continues to flourish — and Madras School of Chess is proud to be part of this powerful story.

The pandemic, Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, and the explosion of chess on YouTube and Chess.com brought the game back to global limelight. But in India — and particularly Chennai — chess wasn’t a newfound trend. It was already a grassroots revolution in progress.

🧠 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢? 𝐀 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬
There’s a reason Chennai produces champions.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲.

✔️ Parents in Chennai enroll their children as young as 3.5 years old.
✔️ Schools offer time off for tournaments.
✔️ Local businesses sponsor travel for young prodigies.
✔️ Communities respect chess as seriously as academics.

Even the government pitches in — top-performing players are offered public sector jobs with full benefits. That’s unheard of in many parts of the world.

And then there are academies like ours — Madras School of Chess, co-founded by GM Vishnu Prasanna, the former coach of Gukesh. We don’t just teach children how to move pieces. We build thinkers, tacticians, and problem solvers.

🎓𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦
Step into one of our training sessions and you’ll witness something rare — a classroom buzzing without noise. Eyes glued to boards. Brains in overdrive. Laughter after blunders. Cheers for clever traps.

Here, children are not judged by grades — they’re celebrated for creativity, calculation, and composure.

We believe every child has the potential to be a chess champion — not through pressure, but with patience, mentorship, and consistent effort.

Our founder GM Vishnu Prasanna’s coaching philosophy centers on:

Individualized training

Exposure to real tournaments

Mental fitness and discipline

A love for the game — before the medals

🌍 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞
While India celebrates its 85 grandmasters and international success, there remains one challenge: accessibility.

Most chess literature, training software, and lessons are in English — a language not spoken fluently by a majority in India. That’s why Tamil-based coaching, YouTube channels, and community-based chess centers are crucial.

At Madras School of Chess, we bridge this gap with:

Tamil and English dual-language coaching

Affordable classes to reach rural and urban children

Parent awareness sessions to promote healthy support, not pressure

Online classes to train kids across borders

Because talent isn’t limited to language. And a champion can rise from anywhere — if given the chance.

🌟 The Power of Parents, Passion and Purpose
Ask any grandmaster how they made it — and you’ll find a family behind their success.

Gukesh’s father paused his medical career to travel with him.

Praggnanandhaa’s mother carries homemade food to global events.

Countless others, quietly, sacrifice time and income for their children’s game.

At Madras School of Chess, we honor that partnership. We train the child, but also guide the parent — to create a balanced, stress-free, and joyful chess journey.

🏁𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐬
India — and Chennai — is no longer a silent observer in the chess world. We are loud, proud, and strategic.

With a growing pool of young talent, accessible coaching, government support, and a cultural embrace of chess, we’re not asking if India will become the number one chess nation — we’re asking when.

And maybe, just maybe, the next world champion is sitting in one of our classrooms at Madras School of Chess right now — quietly sharpening their mind for the final move.

🔔 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
Whether your child is just starting out or already making waves, Madras School of Chess is here to nurture their journey.

📍 Based in Chennai
📚 Online & Offline Classes Available
👑 Trained by National Masters and Grandmasters
🧩 For Kids, Teens, and Curious Adults

♟️ CONTACT US:
🎯 Make your next move the best one yet – join Madras School of Chess, where champions begin!

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