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Heartiest Congratulations to Vismay and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 12th March 2023
Please join us to congratulate dear Vismay Sachar for winning 3rd ACA Classical Fide Rated Chess Tournament, which was held in Bahrain.
Vismay was unbeatable, scoring a perfect 5/5 points to take first place.
Heartiest Congratulations to Vihan and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 4th March 2023
Please join us to congratulate dear Vihan Deshmukh for a great performance in Aapulki Chashak Chess Championship (Under 15) Pune, One Day Rapid.
He scored 5 points out of 7 rounds.
Heartiest Congratulations to Satvik and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 2nd March 2023
Please join us to congratulate dear Satvik Bhave for a fantastic performance in Aapulki Chashak Chess Championship (Under 15) Pune, One Day Rapid.
Satvik stood 15th out of 231 players by scoring 5.5 points out of 7 rounds
Heartiest Congratulations to Vismay and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 28st February 2023
Please join us to congratulate dear Vismay Sachar for a great performance in 18th Bahrain Chess Academy Classic Fide Rated Chess Tournament which was held in Bahrain
Vismay increased his rating by ELO 60 points with the score of 5 points out of 7 rounds.
29th Internal Tournament Winners
Date : 21st February 2023
Victorious Chess Academy conducted its 29th Internal Tournament on 11th and 12th February 2023.
Not only the students but also their parents actively participated in the tournament.
We congratulate all the winners of the 29th Internal Tournament and wish them all the very best for their next adventures!
Heartiest Congratulations to Om and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 20th February 2023
Please join us to congratulate dear Om Ramgude for a fantastic performance in Shri Maheshwaranand Saraswati Memorial All India Open Rapid Rating Chess Tournament which was held in Pune, Maharashtra.
Om increased his rating by ELO 103 points with the score of 5.5 points out of 9 rounds.
Heartiest Congratulations to Disha and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 18th February 2023
Please join us to congratulate dear Disha Dhore and her entire team of Savitribai Phule Pune University for a great performance in West Zone Inter-University Women Chess Tournament 2022-23.
Disha scored 5.5/7 rounds for her team, and the team secured 1st position.
Heartiest Congratulations to Vismay and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 13th February 2023
Please join us to congratulate dear Vismay Sachar for a great performance in Chalakudi Below 1600 Inter National FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, which was held at Kerala.
He stood 7th in the U-15 category by scoring 6 points out of 9 rounds.
Heartiest Congratulations to Siddharth Venkatraghavan and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 8th February 2023
Please join us to congratulate dear Siddharth Venkatraghavan for a great performance in Dr. Gandhi Chess Trophy One Day Rapid Chess Tournament U-9.
He scored 5 points out of 7 rounds and secured 6th position in U9 category.
Heartiest Congratulations to Om and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 7th February 2023
Please join us to congratulate dear Om Ramgude for a fantastic performance in 1st V4 Chess International Open FIDE Rating Below 1600 Chess Tournament 2023, which was held at Hyderabad, Telangana.
He scored 6 points out of 9 rounds and increased his ELO Rating by 92 points. Om Stood 4th in ELO Rating 1000 to 1200 and received Rs15,000/- Cash prize.
Heartiest Congratulations to Avadhoot Brahme and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 6th February 2023
Please join us in congratulating dear Avadhoot Brahme for a great performance in 1st V4 Chess International Open FIDE Rating Below 1600 Chess Tournament 2023, which was held at Hyderabad, Telangana.
He scored 6.5 points out of 9 rounds and increased his ELO Rating by 42 points.
Congratulations to our Champions and all the players who have participated and given an outstanding performance.
Date : 3rd February 2023
We are glad to announce that the VCA Blitz Championship – 2023 was successfully completed.
Congratulations to our Champions and all the players who have participated and given an outstanding performance.
Keep it up Champions and stay tuned for more tournaments.
Heartiest Congratulations to Aarav and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 1st February 2023
Please join us in congratulating dear Aarav Dhayagude for a great performance in 14th One Day Rapid State Level Chess Tournament Under 10 Category.
He stood 7th by scoring 5 points out of 7 rounds.
Heartiest Congratulations to Chinmay and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 31th January 2023
Please join us in congratulating dear Chinmay Reddy for a great performance in 14th Vinayak Navayug Mitra Mandal Chess Championship Under 10 Category.
He stood 5th by scoring 5 points out of 7 rounds.
Heartiest congratulations to Om and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 30th January 2023
Please join us in congratulating dear Om Ramgude for a great performance in 14th Vinayak Navayug Mitra Mandal Chess Championship Under 10 Category.
He scored 6 points out of 7 rounds to claim the Championship Title. Om has received a nice trophy and cash price of Rs 2500/-.
Congratulations to our Champions and all the Players
Date : 29th January 2023
We are glad to announce that the VCA Rapid Championship – 2023 was successfully completed.
Congratulations to our Champions and all the Players who have participated and given an outstanding performance.
Keep it up Champions and stay tuned for more tournaments.
Heartiest congratulations to Vismay and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 16th January 2023
Please join us in congratulating dear Vismay Sachar from Bahrain, for a great performance in 31st Bahrain Chess Academy Rapid FIDE Rating Tournament.
He stood 3rd by scoring 6 points out of 7 rounds.
Heartiest congratulations to Chirag Reddy and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 10th January 2023
Please join us in congratulating dear Chirag Reddy for a great performance in Joseph D’souza Memorial Under 10 Rapid Tournament.
He stood 5th by scoring 6 points out of possible 8 rounds.
Heartiest congratulations to Chinmay Reddy and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 9th January 2023
Please join us in congratulating dear Chinmay Reddy for a great performance in Joseph D’souza Memorial Under 10 Rapid Tournament.
He stood 2nd by scoring 6.5 points out of possible 8 rounds.
Heartiest congratulations to Om Ramgude and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 3rd January 2023
Please join us in congratulating dear Om Ramgude for a great performance in 360 One Mumbai U-13 Junior FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2022, which was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
He stood 3rd in the U-9 category by scoring 5.5 points out of possible 9 rounds .
Heartiest congratulations to Aarav Dhaygude and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 2nd January 2023
Please join us in congratulating dear Aarav Dhaygude for a great performance in Late ShikshanMaharshi Shivajirao konde Memorial Open Chess Tournament Under 10, which was held in Nigdi, Pune.
He secured 2nd Position by scoring 6 points out of possible 7 rounds.
28th Internal Tournament Winners
Date : 18th December 2022
Victorious Chess Academy conducted its 28th Internal Tournament on 18th December 2022.
Not only the students but also their parents actively participated in the tournament.
We congratulate all the winners of the 28th Internal Tournament and wish them all the very best for their next adventures!
Heartiest congratulations to Shriya Gautam and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 12th December 2022
Please join us in congratulating dear Shriya Gautam for a great performance in Haryana State U-14 Girls Chess Tournament 2022.
Shriya Gautam played for the GURUGRAM Team.
She scored 3 out of 3, and the team scored 14.5 out of 20, securing 3rd place.
Heartiest congratulations to Nimit Gautam and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 12th December 2022
Please join us to congratulate dear Nimit Gautam for a great performance in Haryana U-11 boys Offline Chess Championship 2022, which was held in Ambala, Haryana.
He scored 5.5 points out of possible 6 rounds.
Heartiest congratulations to Shrihaan Karmakar and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 12th December 2022
Please join us to congratulate dear Shrihaan Karmakar for a great performance in the Andaman and Nicobar State Selection Trial U-9 Offline Chess Championship – 2022.
He scored 4 points out of possible 5 rounds.
Heartiest congratulations to Dhairya Pandya and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 7th December 2022
Please join us to congratulate dear Dhairya Pandya for a great performance in the London Junior Under 12 Chess Championship 2022, which was held at Twickenham.
He scored 5 points out of possible 6 rounds, and qualified for the London Junior Chess Championship Under 12 Major Finals.
Congratulations Toshali V. and best wishes for future events
Date : 2nd December 2022
Please join us to congratulate WFM Toshali V. ma’am for a great performance in the 41st Andhra Pradesh State Women Senior Team Chess Championship 2022, which was held at Chennai.
She scored a perfect 7/7 points and was placed 1st in the merit list .
Heartiest congratulations to Toshali ma’am and best wishes for future tournaments…
Congratulations Hrudhan Moghe and best wishes for future events
Date : 2nd December 2022
Dear all,
Please join us to congratulate dear Hrudhan Moghe for getting an International FIDE Rating of ELO 1205.
Heartiest congratulations to Keyur Mhetre and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 25th November 2022
Please join us to congratulate our student dear Keyur Mhetre for a great performance in 1st TMCA Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2022, which was held in Chinchwad, Pune.
He scored 5.5 points out of possible 9 rounds, and increased ELO Rating by 121 points.
Heartiest congratulations to Yash Watarkar and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 23rd November 2022
Dear all,
Please join us to congratulate Yash Watarkar Sir and the entire team of MIT – WPU for a great performance in West Zone Inter-University Chess Championship 2022, and they were qualified for University Chess Nationals.
Yash Sir was unbeatable and scored perfect 7/7 points for the team to secure it’s place for the Nationals.
Heartiest congratulations to the entire team and best wishes for Nationals…
Heartiest congratulations to Avadhoot Brahme and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 21st November 2022
Please join us to congratulate our student dear Avadhoot Brahme for a great performance in 1st TMCA Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2022, which was held in Chinchwad, Pune.
He scored 6 points out of possible 9 rounds, and increases ELO Rating by 20 points.
Heartiest congratulations to Om Ramgude and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 18th November 2022
Please join us to congratulate our student dear Om Ramgude for a great performance in the 3rd Dombivli Kalyan International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2022, which was held in Kalyan, Maharashtra.
He secured 8th position in the U-8 category, and he scored 5 1/2 points out of possible 9 rounds.
Congratulations Bhakti Kulkarni and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and best wishes for future events
Date : 16th November 2022
Heartiest congratulations to Bhakti Kulkarni and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa for getting selected to receive the prestigious Arjuna award for their outstanding chess performance! They will receive their awards from the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30th November, 2022.
Your journey in chess is an inspiration to many. Wishing you both all the glory in the world…
Read the full press release by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, including the names of all 25 Arjuna awardees 2022:
Congratulations Shrihaan Karmakar and best wishes for future events
Date : 14th November 2022
Dear all,
Please join us to congratulate our student dear Shrihaan Karmakar for a great performance in Andaman and Nicobar State Open Chess Selection Championship 2022 Tournament, which was held at JNRM Auditorium, Port Blair.
He stood 1st in the U-8 Boys category and in the overall rankings, he ranked 15th.
Shrihaan achieved 6.5 points out of possible 9 rounds.
Heartiest congratulations to Shrihaan and best wishes for future tournaments… 🌸🌸🌸
Congratulations Vismay Sanchar and best wishes for future events
Date : 12th November 2022
Please join us to congratulate our student dear Vismay Sachar for a great performance in the 30th Bahrain Chess Academy (BCA) Rapid Fide Rated Tournament 2022, which was held in Bahrain.
He stood 2nd in the U-14 category, he achieved 6 points out of 7 rounds.
Heartiest congratulations to Vismay and best wishes for future tournaments… 🌸🌸🌸
Heartiest congratulations to Mrudul Rao and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 11th November 2022
Please join us to 🎉👏 congratulate our student dear Mrudul Rao for a great performance in the 51st KVS National Sports Meet 2022-23 (U-17)Tournament.
He scored 6 points out of 8 rounds and stood in 7th position.
Heartiest congratulations to Mrudul and best wishes for future tournaments.🎉🎉
Congratulations Vismay Sanchar and best wishes for future events
Date : 10th November 2022
Please join us to 🎉👏congratulate our student dear Vismay Sachar for a great performance in the 8th BRDCA Online Open Chess Tournament 2022. He stood in 7th position in the U-14 category, he achieved 7.5 points out of 10 rounds. Heartiest congratulations to Vismay and best wishes for future tournaments.
Congratulations Aarya Kadam and best wishes for future events
Date : 3rd November 2022
Please join us to congratulate our student dear Aarya kadam for a great performance in the Council of Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) chess nationals 2022, U-14 girls category tournament, which was held in Amritsar. She represented Maharashtra and Goa at the nationals.
During her selection process, she first went through school team, then zonal and then regionals, held in Mumbai.
She scored 4 points out of 8 rounds for her team. By her great performance she helped the team to win the Gold Medal and a Team Trophy.
Heartiest congratulations to Toshali ma'am and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 2nd November 2022
Please join us to congratulate WFM Toshali V. ma’am for a great performance in the ANDHRA PRADESH STATE SENIOR WOMEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP – 2022 which was conducted in the month of Oct 2022
She scored 6.5 points out of possible 7 rounds to claim the championship title.
27th Internal Tournament Winners
Date : 19th October 2022
Victorious Chess Academy conducted its 27th Internal Tournament on 9th October 2022.
Not only the students but also their parents actively participated in the tournament.
We congratulate all the winners of the 27th Internal Tournament and wish all the very best for their next adventures!
Heartiest congratulations to Shrihaan and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 19th October 2022
Please join us to congratulate dear Shrihaan Karmakar for a great performance in the D.A.V Krida Kendram International Open Fide Rating Rapid & Blitz Chess Tournament – 2022 which was held in Chennai.
He stood 5 out of 9 rounds and secured 9th place in the U-8 category in Rapid merit list.
Well done Siddharth and keep up the good work
Date : 19th October 2022
Please join us to congratulate our student Siddharth Venkat from Magarpatta branch for his wonderful performance in the recently concluded Inamdar Chess Tournament in Pune
Siddharth participated in the Under 9 age category and secured 5th position.
He scored 5 points out of 7, and showed a good fighting spirit by playing every round till the end.
Heartiest congratulations to Rishika and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 17th October 2022
Please join us to 👏🏻 congratulate dear Rishika Bhagia ♚ for a great performance in the Nahar Amrit Shakti tournament which was conducted in #Mumbai.
She stood 1st in the U-9 girls category.
Heartiest congratulations to Disha and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 16th October 2022
Please join us to congratulate dear Disha Dhore for a great performance in the Inter-collegiate Chess Women Tournament at pune. She has secured 1st position and scored 7.5 points out of 9 rounds.
Heartiest congratulations to Vismay and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 16th October 2022
Please join us to congratulate dear Vismay Sachar from Bahrain for a great performance in the Indian Club Chess Tournament. He has secured 11th position out of 140 participants and he stood 1st in the U-14 category. It was a Rapid tournament.
We are very happy and thrilled to announce the WINNERS of the Victorious Chess League (VCL) Season 2
Date : 8th October 2022
A big thank you to all the owners for believing and investing in VCA players. 
Thank you to all players for active participation in the tournament
Together we have successfully completed Victorious chess League – Season 2 
Heartiest congratulations to Vismay and best wishes for future tournaments
Date : 24th September 2022
Please join us to congratulate dear Vismay Sachar from Bahrain for a great performance in the recent BCC Rapid Chess Tournament 2022. He stood second in this tournament.
Congratulate to dear Dhairya Pandya
Date : 16th September 2022
Dhairya stood 3rd in UK U10 online Gigafinals by winning 6 out of 7 games… 💐💐💐
Neil Natrajan for securing joint first position in the U1100 section of the 72nd Oregon Open 2022
Congratulate to dear Neil Natrajan for securing joint first position in the U1100 section of the 72nd Oregon Open 2022
The tournament was held from 3rd to 5th September 2022 in Portland.
Neil scored 5 points and remained unbeatable to claim the title!
Congratulations dear Neil and best wishes for future events… 🌸🌸🌸
Date : 13th September 2022
Congratulations to Vismay Sachar
Date : 7st September 2022
Congratulations to dear Vismay Sachar from Bahrain for a great performance in recently concluded Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2022
Vismay participated in following 3 categories :
▪️ Open Classical – scored 4.5/9
▪️ Junior Classical – scored 5.5/9
▪️ Junior Blitz – 7.5/11
He also managed to click some pictures with elite chess personalities.
Heartiest congratulations to Vismay and best wishes for future tournaments… 🌸🌸🌸
Congratulations to Avadhoot Brahme
Date : 1st September 2022
Please join us to congratulate dear Avadhoot Brahme for increasing his rating by ELO 47 points in rating tournament at Hyderabad.
The tournament was held in Bhimavaram, West Godawari District, Andhrapradesh from 4th to 6th Oct 2022
Congratulations dear Avadhoot and best wishes for future events… 🌸🌸🌸
Congratulations to Ayan Karmokar
Date : 1st September 2022
Congratulations dear Ayan Karmokar for getting an International rating with the performance of ELO 1132 at tournament in Hyderabad… 💐💐💐
Congratulations Om and best wishes for future events
Date : 30th August 2022
Please join us to congratulate dear Om Ramgude for securing 2nd position in U-9 category of Maharashtra State Selection Under 11 Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2022 at Ratnagiri, Pune.
He has scored 5 points out of possible 8 rounds to claim the Runners up position in U-9 category.
Pranav Anand becomes India's 76th Grandmaster
The 15-year-old boy from Karnataka scored his first GM-norm in 8th Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival in December 2021. Then he earned his second GM-norm at Vezerkepzo GM March 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. The final GM-norm was scored at Biel International Chess Festival: 2022. He scored the last two GM-norms in just eight games.
He started his World Youth 2022 Under-16 Open campaign with a rating of 2494. In the penultimate round, he defeated IM Emin Ohanyan (ARM) to cross 2500 in the live ratings and become India’s latest GM.
Congratulations to Pranav, his family and his coaches… 💐💐💐
Congratulations to Avadhoot Brahme
Date : 30th August 2022
Congratulations dear Avadhoot Brahme for increasing rating by ELO 22 points in rating tournament at Hyderabad… 💐💐💐
Congratulations to Om Ramgude
Date : 30th August 2022
Congratulations dear Om Ramgude for increasing rating by ELO 100 points in rating tournament at Hyderabad… 💐💐💐
Congratulations to Shrihaan Karmakar for a wonderful performance in the recently concluded Port Blair Open Chess Tournament 2022
Date : 17th August 2022
Congratulate to our student Shrihaan Karmakar for a wonderful performance in the recently concluded Port Blair Open Chess Tournament 2022.
Shrihaan scored an impressive 5 points out of 7 to clinch the 1st prize in the Under 8 Boys category
In all the rounds Shrihaan showed tremendous resilience and in the rounds which he lost as well he fought till the end – True sign of great Chess career ahead.
Congratulations to Shrihaan 💐💐💐
Keep up the good work 👍👍👍
Akshaya B from Chennai for winning State Level School Championship at Chennai.
Date : 16th August 2022
Congratulate to dear Akshaya B from Chennai for winning State Level School Championship at Chennai.
The tournament was conducted by Sudarshanam Vidyaashram on 13th Aug 2022 at Thiruverkadu, Chennai.
Akshaya scored 6.5/7 points to claim the title…
Congratulations Akshaya and best wishes for future events…
Dhairya Pandya from the United Kingdom for getting a very good rating as the beginning of his chess career
Date : 14th August 2022
Congratulate to dear Dhairya Pandya from the United Kingdom for getting a very good rating as the beginning of his chess career.
VCA student Dhairya Pandya (11yrs Old) from the United Kingdom has achieved remarkable ELO 1583 as a starting FIDE rating after completion of 28th 4NCL Congress Minor tournament in London.
Dhairya scored 3.5 points against higher rated players out of possible 5 games.
Congratulations Dhairya and best wishes for future events…
Dr. K.C.G. Memorial International FIDE rating tournament at Chennai.
Date : 13th August 2022
Congratulate to dear Akshaya B. for winning U-16 3rd prize in recently concluded Dr. K.C.G. Memorial International FIDE rating tournament at Chennai.
She scored 6/9 points and received a prize from the education minister of tamilnadu Mr. Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi.
Heartiest congratulations to Akshaya… 💐💐💐
Best wishes for a bright future ahead
Gujarat State Selection Chess TMT Under-7 Boys -2022
Date : 12th August 2022
Congratulate to dear Aarav Gujarathi who stood 2nd in GUJARAT STATE SELECTION CHESS TMT UNDER-7 BOYS -2022
The event was held from 11/06/2022 to 12/06/2022 at Sports Club of Gujarat, Navrangpura Ahmedabad.
Aarav sccored a whopping 6 points out of 7, and has been officially selected for the Nationals which will be played this year itself.
His news is published in today’s Maharashtra Sports newspaper on page number no 14.
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Congratulations to Aarav
Keep up the good work
Andaman Nicobar Islands State Level U15 School Chess Tournament 2022
Date : 9th August 2022
Congratulate Shrihaan Karmakar who secured 5th position in the recently concluded Andaman Nicobar Islands State Level U15 School Chess Tournament 2022, and got selected to witness 44th Chess Olympiad to be conducted in Chennai in the first week of August, 2022.
India will be organising the 44th Chess Olympiad at Mahabalipuram
Chess Olympiad at Mahabalipuram
Date : 19th June 2022
India will be organizing the 44th Chess Olympiad at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu where 188 countries will be participating around the world.
The 44th Chess Olympiad will be special as first ever Torch Relay is happening for this event!
Our beloved Prime Minister will launch the Torch Relay on 19th June 2022
Best wishes to AICF and entire team for making it a grand success.
2nd prize in UK chess megafinals at Manchester
UK chess megafinals at Manchester
Date : 28th May 2022
Congratulate Dear Pandya Dhairya for winning 2nd prize in UK chess megafinals at Manchester
Dhairya came 2nd with score of 5/6 and he is now qualified to play gigafinals.
U-19 Girls district championship 2022
U-19 Girls district championship 2022
Date : 29th May 2022
Victorious Chess Academy conducted to Akshaya B for winning U-19 Girls district championship 2022
The event was held on 29th May at Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.
Akshaya won the event with perfect score of 4/4 and got selected for state level championship.
Congratulations to Akshaya and best wishes for state championship
2022 Kenilworth Junior Open Tournament
2022 Kenilworth Junior Open
Date : 23rd February 2022
Congratulate Dear Pandya Dhairya for winning Gold medal in Kenilworth Junior Open tournament.
He was unbeaten throughout and scored 5 points out of 5 rounds.
Victorious Chess Academy congratulates Pandya Dhairya for his brilliant performance and wishes him goodluck for future achievements!
23rd Internal Tournament Winners
Date : 2nd February 2022
Victorious Chess Academy conducted its 23rd Internal Tournament on 23rd January 2022.
Not only the students but also their parents actively participated in the tournament.
We congratulate all the winners of the 23rdInternal Tournament and wish all the very best for their next adventures!
VCA Scholarship 2021
Date : 15th January 2022
Victorious Chess Academy conducted VCA Scholarship tournament to encourage the budding champions of the academy.
We are happy to share that VCA Scholarship winners news is published in Daily Maharashtra Sports newspaper.
We congratulate all the winners of the VCA Scholarship 2021 and wish all the very best for their next adventures!
Victorious Chess Academy felicitates GM Harshit Raja
Date : 30th December 2021
Shrihaan Karmakar won 2nd Port Blair Open Chess Tournament U-8 category
Date : 14th December 2021
British Junior Chess Championship
Date : 1st December 2021
Gargi Sane - National Instructor (NI)
Date : 25th November 2021
Congratulations to dear Gargi Sane ma’am for achieving the respectable title of National Instructor (NI) from World Chess Federation – FIDE
She is the first and only female candidate to achieve this title from VCA Pune.
Heartiest congratulations and kudos to your contribution for spreading chess through VCA
21st Internal Tournament Winners
Winners
Date : 3rd November 2021
Victorious Chess Academy conducted its 21st Internal Tournament on 31st October 2021.
Not only the students but also their parents actively participated in the tournament.
We congratulate all the winners of the 21st Internal Tournament and wish all the very best for their next adventures!
Bhavanya Panchumathi from Kuwait
Date : 14th September 2021
One of our brightest students, Bhavanya Panchumathi from Kuwait recently did something illustrious in the chess world.
On the occasion of Kuwait National Day 2020, this 7 years old girl played her 1st international chess tournament in Kuwait and was awarded as the youngest girl in the tournament!
After that she participated in Andhra Pradesh State U10 Girls Chess Tournament 2021 and Online National Schools U07 Girls Online Chess Championship 2021. She stood 2nd in AP State U08 Girls Online Chess Championship-2021.
Victorious Chess Academy congratulates Bhavanya for her extraordinary performance! Sending all the good luck to Bhavanya for her future victories!
19th Internal Tournament Winners
Winners
Date : 3rd July 2021
Victorious Chess Academy conducted its 19th Internal Tournament on 27th June 2021.
Not only the students but also their parents actively participated in the tournament.
We congratulate all the winners of the 19th Internal Tournament and wish all the very best for their next adventures!
Akshaya B wins the School of Sports Chess Club Tournament
Akshaya B
Date : 23rd March 2021
Our beloved student Akshaya B from Chennai has won the School of Sports Chess Club Tournament !
The event was held in Nandanam, Chennai from 20th to 21st March 2021
She was awarded with the certificate and cash prize of Rs.5000/- by renowned Grandmaster from India GM Vishnu Prasanna
Gukesh wins Late Shailesh Nerlikar Memorial Online Blitz Open
GM Gukesh D
Date : 7th July 2020
GM Gukesh D and GM Aravindh Chithambaram both scored 7.5/9, however Gukesh won Late Shailesh Nerlikar Memorial Online Blitz Open due to a better tie-break score. Aravindh was placed second. Six players finished with 7.0/9, out of them IM Terry Renato of Peru secured the second runner-up position according to the tie-break score. Victorious Chess Academy organized this event and sponsored Rs.33000 total prize fund, IM Sagar Shah contributed another Rs.12000 to make the total prize fund Rs.45000.
Total 102 players including 10 GMs, 15 IMs, 2 WGMs and 4 WIMs from India, Ireland, Peru, Russia and USA took part in this event.
Late Shailesh Nerlikar Memorial Online Blitz Open on 27th June
Late Shailesh Nerlikar
(21.05.1977 – 10.03.2018)
Date : 12th June 2020
Victorious Chess Academy presents Late Shailesh Nerlikar Memorial Online Blitz Open 2020 will take place on Saturday with a total prize fund of Rs.33000/-. Entry is free for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. Entry fee for others is Rs.300. The event is open to players all over the world. Registration is now Open.
Summer Chess Camp in association with The Learning Tree
Posted on : 19th May 2020
Are your children getting bored by staying at home in this lockdown situation? Then we have exciting news for them. Victorious Chess Academy has organized a summer chess camp in association with The Learning Tree from 19th May to 24th May from 12 to 1 pm, at the cost of just 1000 rupees per student. This is a golden opportunity to learn from experts.
Avirat Chauhan won the first prize in the Under 7 category
Date : 11th March 2020
Please join us once again congratulate Avirat Chauhan (Magarpatta branch) for winning the recently concluded Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial One Day State Rapid Chess Tournament - Under 7 category Avirat clinched the title by surprising all his opponents and winning ALL the 6 rounds. in the process of which Avirat also defeated a 1205 rated player. Congratulations Avirat, keep up the good work and All the very best for the future tournaments.
48th NESSP Scholastic Chess Tournament
Date : 11th March 2020
Rajit Naik from USA, an online student of Victorious Chess Academy for winning the recently concluded 48th NESSP Scholastic Chess Tournament at Groton, Massachusetts, USA. Rajit had participated in the Advanced section of the tournament and remained
unbeaten to score 3 points out of 4 which included 2 wins and 2 draws. Rajit has been taking Online Chess coaching from Victorious Chess Academy for the last several months under the guidance of Gargi ma'am, one of the senior trainers of Victorious Chess Academy, and has proven that he has a bright future ahead of him in Chess.
Congratulations Rajit and all the very best for the upcoming tournaments.
VCA Scholarship 2019
Date : 13th February 2020
What keeps you motivated ? 😍 We believe encouragement in every field is key to success. The students of VCA really worked hard to prove that their work needs a recognition.In the form of VCA scholarship, we have added one more feather to their hats.We declared scholarship in two sections, Beginners section and Intermediate- Advanced section. In both sections scholarship gets to one girl and one boy. Each winner gets a scholarship of Rs. 5000/- and a beautiful trophy. Here we have the winners of VCA Scholarship 2019. In Beginners Section - Winner in Boys Category : Meher Khedkar In Intermediate and advanced section - Winner in Boys Category : Soham Tilekar Winner in Girls Category : Disha Dhore Congratulations to all three winners.
Blitz Round Robin Chess Tournament
Date : 29th December 2019
Blitz Round Robin Chess Tournament was successfully conducted on Sunday, 29th December 2019. The event was conducted as per the latest laws of FIDE. 8 rated chess players participate in the tournament. Winners of the tournament:
- WIM Aakanksha Hagawane
- Vikas R Sharma
- Keval Nirgun
- Anuj Dandekar
- Siddhant Tamhankar
The Golden jubilee chess tournament
Date : 14th December 2019
The Golden jubilee chess tournament of VCA and Rotary Club was successfully conducted on Saturday, 14th December 2019 as an Open Rapid chess Tournament. The event was conducted as per the latest laws of FIDE.
The Guests of Honour were –
Mr. Abhijit Joag,
Mr. Arun Kudale,
Mr. Dhananjay Hirwe,
Mrs. Radhika Waghmare,
Mrs. Nandini Joag,
Mr. Kapil Lohana.
Main Prize winner :
1. Nagare Akhilesh
2. Nirgun Keval
3. Shelke Omkar
4. Om Nagnath Lamkane
5. Rohan Bharat Joshi
6. Himanshu S Chhabra
7. Nayak Biswajit
8. Godbole Shardul
9. Phatak Aanjaneya
10. Shejal Sahil Sanjay.
The 6th Foundation Day of Victorious Chess Academy
Date : 13th October 2019
Victorious Chess Academy has completed 6 years successfully. We would like to thank everyone for being part of this epic journey to spread the beautiful game of chess! Keep smiling... Keep teaching and playing chess...Wishing you all Very Happy Foundation Day...
WAR of WITS - First corporate chess event of Victorious Chess Academy
Date : 13th October 2019
Vedant Kale won the first prize in the Under 6 category
Date : 2nd October 2019
Great news! One of the Victorious Chess Academy student - Vedant Kale (age 6 years) won the first prize in the Under 6 category of the recently concluded One day Rapid Chess Tournament at Khadki. Vedant played in the under 8 categories and most of his opponents were elder than him. Vedant scored 5 points out of 7 and which included 4 wins and 2 draws. Vedant has been taking Chess coaching from Victorious Chess Academy for the last several months along with personal coaching from Shiva Sir from Victorious Chess Academy. Victorious Chess Academy congratulates Vedant for this great achievement and wishes him all the best for the upcoming tournaments.
Samarth Rao became champion of Physically Disabled section
Date : 14th July 2019
Victorious Chess Academy's online student Samarth Rao became champion of the Physically Disabled section in recently concluded FIDE World Junior Chess Championship for disability players. The event was conducted in New Jersey, USA from 09th to 14th July 2019 He was getting guidance of following coaches: - Late. Prof. V Shastri Honnavar - Mr. Prasad Hedge Sirsi - Mr. Jothiprakasam, Madurai - Mrs. Srinidhi Sripati, Chennai - Mr. Swaraj Palit, Jharkhand - Mr. Halsagar Chincholimath, Belgum - Mr. Ajith MP, Mysore - Mr. Kapil Lohana, Pune And a technical support from Mr. Sagar Shah, Chessbase India It is a proud moment for the entire Nation. We wish dear Samarth a heartiest congratulations and a great future ahead. - Team Victorious
Started Series of Saturday Rapid Chess tournaments
Date : 8th June 2019
Victorious Chess Academy has started Series of Saturday Rapid Chess tournaments which is open for all... Series states that in this year every Saturday there will be a tournament. Register yourself now... For further details kindly see the brochure below. Thank you. - Team Victorious
Opening ceremony of VCA Hall
Date : 7th June 2019
We are glad to share that Victorious Chess Academy has taken a remarkable step in the direction of spreading the beautiful game of chess. The organisation has designed a new VCA Hall in karvenagar for the promotion of chess events. The series of Classical, Rapid and Blitz events will be conducted in the same premises. The Opening ceremony was held on 7th June (Friday) by Prof. Medha Tai Kulkarni (MLA) Medha Tai had appreciated the efforts of entire team of VCA.
Anirudh Daga's remarkable performance in the Chess tournaments.
Date : 31st January 2019
Happy to announce that one of our students has continued to show his remarkable performance in the Chess tournaments played in the last few months. His success journey in Chess continues.... Anirudh Daga, a 10 year old kid, who resides in Singapore has been taking Online chess coaching from Victorious Chess Academy since past one year. Constant guidance from our beloved Kapil Lohana Sir has helped him achieve this great performance. Just a couple of months back Anirudh's international rating was 1574 and as of today, Anirudh's rating would be around 1900 (The exact rating is not yet published as his last tournament ended on 31st July). This means Anirudh secured an increase in his rating points by a whopping more than 320 points in just 3 tournaments. Victorious Chess Academy wishes Anirudh all the very best in the upcoming tournaments and is surely an inspiration to the other students of Victorious Chess Academy.
Disha Dhore's remarkable performance in the Pune Zonal Chess Tournament
Date : 24th September 2018
Congratulate Disha Dhore for her remarkable performance in the recently concluded Pune Zonal Chess Tournament . Disha Dhore from Pune secured 2nd place in the Under 19 Girls category, by scoring 5 points out of 6 which included 4 wins and 2 draws. The tournament was conducted at Nutan Engineering and Research College, Talegaon, and was organized by District Sports Office, Pune under the recognition of Pune District Chess Association. Disha Dhore has been taking Chess coaching from Victorious Chess Academy since last several years under the guidance of her Chess coach Kapil Lohana. Well done Disha and keep it up !!
Sairaj Gaikwad does well in district rapid
Date : 2nd August 2018
Sairaj Gaikwad, student of Victorious Chess Academy, won 1st prize in Under 11 category in district rapid chess tournament conducted on 29th july in Wai.
Parthi Vinchwekar wins at state tournament
Date : 20th June 2018
Parthi Vichwekar, a 6 year old prodigy from Victorious Chess Academy recently participated in the Under 11 Maharashtra State Selection tournament, and won the 2nd Prize in Under 7 category. Parthi has been pursuing chess coaching from Victorious Chess Academy since last one year and her passion and interest in chess proves that a future Chess Star is in making.
119 Elo points in one tournament
Date : 20th June 2018
A student of Victorious chess academy, Tejas Joshi scored 119 Elo points in Mumbai mahapaur chashak tournament. He scored 6.5 points in 10 rounds. Now his rating is 1683.
Winner of below 1800
Date : November 2017
Many congratulations to senior member of Victorious Chess Academy dear Satyam Warude Sir for winning 1st prize in ELO 1600-1800 category of Rapid Rating Chess Tournament held at Shrirampur.
VCA Girls win in state selection
Date : October 2017
Congratulations to dear Saiarya Katkar and Disha Dhore for winning Inter school State selection tournament. Saiarya and Disha stood 1st & 2nd respectively and got selected for State level Inter school Tournament.
Remarkable performance at district inter-school - Disha Dhore
Disha Dhore from Pune won the recently concluded Under 19 Girls District level Inter- School Chess Championship held at Pune. Disha dominated almost all his opponents by claiming 8.5 points out of 9. The championship was organized by Pune District Sports Office at Pathare School Sports Complex, Kharade, Pune. The 17 year old Disha is studying in 12th Standard in Abasaheb Garware College, Pune, and also is a student of Victorious Chess Academy whereby she is practicing Chess under the guidance of his Chess Coach Kapil Lohana”.
Success story of Ameya
Date : 1st September 2016
Dear all, We are glad to inform you about one more success story from Victorious Chess Academy. An Intelligent boy who is studying in 11th class and preparing for IIT entrance exam decided to participate in District School Selection Tournament without compromising with studies! He was unable to attend first round due to Unit Test in school and therefore could attend only 8 rounds out of possible 9. With his strong will to win and for the love of chess, he won all rounds with perfect score of 8/8 and emerged as a Champion! He is none other than our beloved dear Ameya Munemane who won U-19 District School Championship conducted from 27th to 30th Aug 2016 at Kharadi, Pune. Many congratulations for this achievement! & Best wishes for future! - Team Victorious
Hatrick
Date : 15th September 2016
We are glad to share the current success of students from Victorious Chess Academy.
-Yashwant Telang from Akola has won three tournaments in a row. The first event Title for Yashwant was at Palakmantri Buddhibal Chashak held at Akola on 4th Sep 2016. The Second Title was won by Yashwant in the event "Chess Festival" conducted by Janata Bank held at Akola on 11th Sep 2016 & Finally, Yashwant added one more feather in his hat after winning the Title in Amaravati division zonal selection for U-17 Boys at Amaravati on 13th Sep 2016.
-Sanika Telang played fantastic Chess to score perfect 5/5 points in Amravati division zonal selection for U-14 Girls but had to settle for second place according to Buchol's system.
-Disha Dhore stood 3rd in *Pune division zonal selection tournament for U-17 Girls conducted at Solapur from 13-14th Sep 2016.
-Ameya Munemane once again proved that he can balance between Chess and Studies by getting selected in Pune division zonal selection tournament for U-17 Boys conducted at Solapur from 13-14th Sep 2016.
Many congratulations to all students on current success. All above-mentioned players will represent their respective zone in forthcoming State level selection tournament to be held at Akola from 19th to 22nd Sep 2016. All the best kids!- Team Victorious
Secured 3rd position in District inter-school
Its time to play in nationals !
Date : 18th November 2016
Dear all, We are glad to share with you the current success of dear Saiarya Katkar in recently concluded state selection tournament at Amravati, Maharashtra. She scored 7.5 points out of possible 9 rounds and increased her ELO rating with 87 points to qualify for National U-15 Girls category. Saiarya is studying in 10th class and also preparing for IIT Entrance Exam. She believes chess helps her to get better in studies and to improve as a person. Saiarya will represent Maharashtra State in upcoming National selection event at Delhi from 20th Nov 2016. Many congratulations on current success! & Best wishes for National event !! - Team Victorious
Physically challenged but mentally very tough
Date : 1st November 2015 – Shailesh Nerlikar – “An International rated player of chess”
We are very happy to share with you the success story of Shailesh Nerlikar, a go getter person by nature. His physical disability could not stop him achieving his dream. a resident of Uchgaon, a taluka place in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra.
Shailesh was a normal kid till the age of 5 yrs. Once he fell ill and his health deteriorated from that moment. He used to recover for a month or so after some medication, but get unwell again. Once a doctor diagnosed that Shailesh was suffering from calcium deficiency.
Just when life seemed the bleak and dark, Shailesh managed to discover chess in his life! Shailesh could not sit while playing, but he would lie down on the side and make his moves. Sometimes he would use a stick to make his moves.
Remarkable performance in Spain
Date : 12th August 2016
Dear all, We are glad to inform you that dear Siddhant Gaikwad is back in India after an excellent performance in Catalan circuit at Spain. He played five International events in Spain from 25th June to 10th Aug 2016, which includes the following: 1. Montcada Open 2. Barbera Open 3. Sant Marti Open 4. Sitges Open 5. Badalona Open Siddhant started his dream run in Catalan circuit with rating ELO 2003 and has gained 372 ELO points. As a results his live rating is ELO 2375 points! We are very much thankful to all generous people, friends, Chess promoters, and all members of the Victorious family for their contribution to help Siddhant to achieve his dream in Chess. "Small contribution from your side has made a big difference in Siddhant's life." Siddhant is ready to work hard to achieve his dream in Chess and seeking blessings of all of you to stay motivated. Thank you very much! - Victorious Chess Academy, India
Success in district school selection
Date : 26th August 2016
Dear all, We are glad to inform you about the success of three budding champions of Victorious Chess Academy in recently concluded District school selection tournaments in Akola and Pune district of Maharashtra. Dear Sanika Telang, Yashwant Telang, and Disha Dhore got selected for Zonal Level School Selection Tournaments. Sanika Telang won U-14 Girls category with the outstanding performance of 6/6 points and remained unbeatable in the event. Disha Dhore played excellent chess in U-17 Girls category to win the Title with 6.5 points out of possible 7 rounds. Yashwant Telang had to settle down for the 2nd position this time with a good score of 5.5 out of 6 rounds. Disha Dhore and Yashwant Telang are studying in 10th class and can successfully manage their time between studies, chess, and physical activities. Sanika Telang likes to play chess & she is studying in 7th class. Congratulations kids for great performance in school Championships. All the best for Zonal event!! -Team Victorious
Telang siblings success
September 2018
September 2018 In the recently concluded District level Inter school Chess Championship at Akola, the Telang siblings made a remarkable performance. Yashwant Telang won the under 19 category by scoring 5.5 points out of 6. Sanika Telang secured second position in the under 14 category by scoring 6.5 points out of 7, whereas Rohini Telang secured 4th position in the under 14 category by scoring 6 points out of 7. Also, in Akola - Amravati Regional Inter school Chess championship, Yashwant Telang secured 2nd position in the under 19 category, whereas Sanika Telang secured 2nd position in the under 14 category. Yashwant, Sanika and Rohini have been taking Chess coaching from Victorious Chess Academy under the guidance of their Chess coach Shri Kapil Lohana".
Victorious news in Loksatta
Harsh Jeswani and Ashish Gupta won beginners and intermediate category respectively in the chess tournament conducted by Victorious Chess Academy. Karan Kumar and Yash Joshi came 2nd and 3rd in beginners category. Amey Munemane and A. Panchwadkar came 2nd and 3rd in Intermediate category. Nivaan Khandadia won the best player prize. Gargi Kulkarni won the best girls prize. Hrishaya Dhadage and Parthi Vinchwekar came 2nd and 3rd in girls category. The tournament is successfully conducted in Swiss league format under National Instructor Kapil Lohana.
Victorious girls rocking in Under 19
Nivaan and Mokshada Mahajan
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