VCA Timeline

2022

• Conducted - 6 Internal Tournaments (From 23rd to 28th)
• Conducted - 5 IITPK U-15 Pune Open Chess Tournaments (Over the Board)
• VCA reached in 27 Countries.
• Celebrated International Chess Day with Tech Mahindra, Pune. (Chess Gala)
• Conducted Chess Fun Fair with Amanora Mall, Pune.
• Conducted - Victorious Chess League (VCL) Season 2
• Visited 44th Chess Olympiad conducted at Chennai

2021

• Our former student Harshit Raja became India’s 69th GrandMaster.
• Our founder, Kapil Lohana’s captaincy for e-Zest team in WORLD CORPORATE chess championship.
• Gargi Sane received National Instructor (NI) title from FIDE.
• Sameer Ghela received Developmental Instructor (DI) title from FIDE.
• Celebrated Chess International Day with students.
• VCA reached in 17 countries.
• Conducted - 6 internal tournaments (From 17th to 22nd)

2020

• Conducted:
  - 11th Internal Chess Tournament.
  - 12th Internal Chess Tournament.
  - 13th Internal Chess Tournament.
  - 14th Internal Chess Tournament.
  - 15th Internal Chess Tournament.
  - 16th Internal Chess Tournament.
• 1st International Shailesh Nerlikar online tournament.

2019

• Conducted:
  - 8th Internal Chess Tournament.
  - 9th Internal Chess Tournament.
  - 10th Internal Chess Tournament.
  - 1st War of Wits Open Rapid Chess Tournament.
  - Rotary Club one day Rapid Chess Tournament.
• Tie up with Little Millennium Pre-school for Chess In School Program.

2018

• Conducted:

-1st Shailesh Nerlikar Memorial State Rapid Chess Championship.
- 1st State Arbiters seminar.
- State open rapid tournament.
- 5th Internal chess tournament.

- 6th Internal Chess Tournament.
- 7th Internal Chess Tournament.

• Started new branches at Hinjewadi, Wakad and Mukund Nagar, Pune, India.

2017

• Launched 1st promotional video of VCA.
• Tie up with Vibgyor High school and First five school for chess in school program.
• Conducted:
- State open rapid tournament.
- 4th Internal chess tournament.

2016

• Started conducting Internal tournaments for VCA students.
• Conducted following events:
- 1st internal chess tournament.
- 2nd internal chess tournament.
- 3rd internal chess tournament.
- Coaching camp at Vidarbha.
• Student of VCA represented India at Catalan circuit tournaments in Spain.

2015

• Represented India at 2nd World Chess Championship for disabled at Germany with our beloved student and a dear friend Late. Shailesh M. Nerlikar.

2014

• Started 6 more branches at Aundh, Baner, Pashan, Magarpatta, Sopan Baug and Nana Peth in Pune, India.
• Student of VCA represented India at World Youth Chess Championship at Durban, South Africa.

2013

• The organisation founded in October 2013 by National Instructor Kapil Lohana with a vision to spread the beautiful game of chess.
• Started with Main branch in Karvenagar - Pune, India.