Balaji Guttula Explained

Balaji Guttulla
Country:India
Birth Date: df=y 20 May 1979
Birth Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Fideid:5009910
FIDE Master (2009)
Peakrating:2320 (July 2005)

Balaji Guttula (born 20 May 1979) is an Indian chess player[1] [2] holding FIDE Master and FIDE Trainer title.[3] He achieved his peak rating of 2320 in 2005 and was conferred with the title of FIDE Master in 2009. He has coached and mentored many students like Kush Bhagat,[4] [5] Shiven Khosla, and Suhaani Lohia[6] [7] [8] in a coaching career spanning over two decades.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] He founded South Mumbai Chess Academy in 1996 with his brother Durga Nagesh Guttula.

Early life and education

Balaji Guttula was born on 20 May 1979 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, in a South Indian family. He did his primary schooling at AES School in Wadala. He then shifted to Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. He returned to Mumbai after completing his 10th standard, according to his interview. Balaji learned to play Chess from his neighbours accidentally, in Rajahmundry at the age of 11 and began participating in the tournaments at 15. He is a Director and the Chief Coach at South Mumbai Chess Academy, Mumbai.

Coaching career

Balaji is a coach for competitive tournaments from nearly two decades and has accompanied the Indian Team as an official delegate to the Asian Schools Chess Championship held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2019.

Balaji has trained over a hundred students some are listed.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trainer titles awarded for FIDE Trainers seminar . Chessbase.in.
  2. Web site: The chess games of Guttula Balaji . 2022-03-04 . www.chessgames.com.
  3. Web site: Guttula Balaji . 2022-03-02 . ratings.fide.com.
  4. Web site: 8 March 2019 . Mumbai boy Kush Bhagat wins bronze in Paris Chess Meet . 2022-03-02 . The Times of India . en.
  5. Web site: 2 February 2018. Maharashtra wins 3 medals in National School Chess Championship . 2022-03-02 . The Times of India . en.
  6. Web site: 18 July 2016 . Mumbai schoolgirl Suhaani becomes Woman Candidate Master . 2022-03-02 . The Times of India . en.
  7. News: Mumbai's Aditya Patil, Suhaani Lohia secure bronze at Asian School Chess . 2022-10-05 . The New Indian Express . PTI . 30 July 2017.
  8. Web site: 12 July 2017 . This 8-year-old Indian girl bagged a bronze medal in Commonwealth Chess Championship 2017 . 2022-03-02 . India Today . en.
  9. Web site: Our Team - SMCA Chess . 2022-03-02 . smca64.com.
  10. Web site: SMCA - Learn From India's Top Certified Chess Coaches . 2022-03-02 . South Mumbai Chess Academy.
  11. Web site: Das . Ashish . 2016-11-26 . Yesha Shah - 100 Best Sports News . 2022-03-02 . en-US.
  12. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championships 2010 . 2022-03-02 . chess-results.com.
  13. Web site: 2 May 2017 . bhaven shah: Mumbai boys Bhaven, Hriday win bronze at World Schools Chess. 2022-03-02 . The Times of India . en.
  14. Web site: Hyderabad International rating below 2000 February 2013 India FIDE Chess Tournament report . 2022-03-02 . ratings.fide.com.
  15. Book: Felice, Gino Di . Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016 . 2018-01-16 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-3361-9 . en.
  16. News: Mumbai chess prodigy Kush Bhagat creates history in UAE tourney . The Economic Times . 2022-03-04.
  17. Web site: 18 July 2016. Mumbai schoolgirl Suhaani becomes Woman Candidate Master . 2022-03-04 . The Times of India . en.
  18. Web site: 12 December 2014. Mumbai boy Rishab Shah wins Singapore Open U-12 chess title. 2022-03-04 . The Times of India . en.
  19. Web site: Mumbai's Aditya Patil, Suhaani Lohia secure bronze at Asian School Chess . 2022-03-04 . The New Indian Express.
  20. Web site: 8-year old Indian chess prodigy Advay Dhoot stuns international chess circuits . 2022-03-04 . ANI News . en.

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