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GM Arjun Kalyan

"A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you don't want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be."

LocationChennai India
LanguagesEnglish (US), தமிழ்
RatingFIDE: 250928512736
Hourly rate50 USD
AvailabilityAccepting students
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About me

I am Arjun Kalyan from Chennai, India (22 y/o). I recently pivoted from being a professional chess player to focusing on other interests. I am usually very observant in assessing your strengths and weaknesses. I have a lot of good material on different aspects of the game from my experience as a competitive player. I am known to be a very well prepared player and I am excited to share my opening ideas to interested students! I have published a Chessable course on the Italian - www.chessable.com/kalyans-lethal-italian/course/162971/. I have also published 10 courses on Modern Chess which you can check here- www.modern-chess.com/authors/kalyan-arjun.

Playing experience

I became an IM in the year 2018 and GM in the year 2021. My current Fide Elo is 2509 and my peak Elo is 2537. I have been playing chess professionally over the past 5 years and have won many events around the world.

Teaching experience

I was part of the medal-winning Indian team at the Chess Olympiad 2022 in Chennai, as an assistant coach. I was also one of the coaches of the team for Asian Games 2022 in China where we won silver.

Other experiences

I have published a Chessable course on the Italian - www.chessable.com/kalyans-lethal-italian/course/162971/. I have also published 7 courses on Modern Chess which you can check here- www.modern-chess.com/authors/kalyan-arjun.

Teaching methodology

I usually start with analysis of your games to understand your strengths and weaknesses. We can then mutually decide to work on a few specific areas. I have a lot of good material in the opening which I have prepared over the years.