with Vishnu Prasanna and Srinath coaching while playing in tournaments. Gukesh started playing chess when he was about seven. He won the U-9 title in the Asian Schools Chess Championship in 2015.

with Vishnu Prasanna and Srinath coaching while playing in tournaments. Gukesh started playing chess when he was about seven. He won the U-9 title in the Asian Schools Chess Championship in 2015.

Until he was of reasonable strength, Gukesh’s former coach Vishnu Prasanna didn’t introduce chess engines into his preparation. They would, however, analyse games played between engines.

One of those chess clubs is run by Vishnu Prasanna. He says the success of some of his students, like the current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, has turbocharged enrollments. PRASANNA ...

"His parents have sacrificed a lot," Gukesh's childhood coach Vishnu Prasanna told PTI in April after he became the youngest challenger to the world title as a 17-year-old. "While his father has ...

By Class 4, Gukesh was fully immersed in his chess training, and his dedication to the game grew from there. Under the guidance of two more coaches, Vijayanand and Vishnu Prasanna, Gukesh honed ...