Vishnu Prasanna V.

Vishnu Prasanna Vasanthan Perumal is an Indian chess grandmaster and coach.

In this Indian name, the name Vasanthan Perumal is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Vishnu Prasanna.
Vishnu Prasanna V.
CountryIndia
Born (1989-08-12) August 12, 1989
Chennai, India
TitleGrandmaster (2013)[1]
Peak rating2543 (September 2017)

Chess career

Vishnu began playing chess at the age of 12 after being introduced to the game by his mother.[2]

He won the 2013 Chennai Blitz Championship, remaining undefeated throughout the tournament and defeating grandmasters J. Deepan Chakkravarthy, Adhiban Baskaran, and Shyam Sundar M.[3]

Coaching

In 2013, Vishnu turned to coaching shortly after earning the Grandmaster title. He is best known for having coached super-grandmaster Gukesh D, whom he first met in July 2017.[2]

In November 2022, Vishnu and his wife launched a chess club in the Anna Nagar neighborhood of Chennai. The club was inaugurated by Viswanathan Anand.[4]

References
  1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. "Deep Thoughts on Chess Improvement by Gukesh's coach GM Vishnu Prasanna".
  3. "Vishnu Prasanna emerges Chennai Blitz champion". September 26, 2013.
  4. Shah, Sagar (February 10, 2023). "Vishy Anand inaugurates GM Vishnu's Chess Club in Anna Nagar".
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