In December 2021, he began lessons with Grand Master Priyadharshan Kannappan at Chess Gaja. When Vaseegaran started classes, he was rated 2013, and now he is a National Master, trying to get his IM norms. He is currently ranked 13th in the USCF U-15 rankings.

Vaseegaran is the co-champion in the 2022 K-8 National Championship and the Blitz Championship.

Priyansh joined academy at the end of August 2021 with USCF rating of 1325, he managed to improve his rating to 2171.

In the process of big rating jump, he won the Houston Fall Championship Amateur section with a perfect 5/5. on October 2022 with his great performance in Gambito. He achieved the National Master title.

Aaryan joined Chess Gaja in May 2019 and became a National Master in October 2022 with his back-to-back winning performances. This is an incredible accomplishment for any chess player and is a testament to his dedication and skill.

Vihaan started chess classes at Chess Gaja in November 2021, quickly reaching an 1800 rating in May 2022. He is currently ranked 22nd in the U-11 USCF rankings. Vihaan is coached by one of our grandmasters in the academy. Vihaan has been consistently ranking in the top of his age category lists for the past 3 years, and he has been featured in Minnesota's news publication Post-Bulletin for his chess achievements.

Ruhan became a part of the academy in July 2023, with a USCF rating of 1756. In just 5 months, he remarkably raised his rating to 1972 USCF. He is ranked 42nd in the U-12 USCF rankings. Ruhan is taking 1-1 classes from Grand Master Priyadharshan Kannappan. Ruhan’s performances at recent Gambito Events in San Diego have been remarkable, and we are hoping that he will soon break through the 2000 rating barrier!

Anish started his chess journey at Chess Gaja in July 2021, rated 1189 USCF. He has steadily progressed with disciplined hard work and now has a USCF rating of 1726. Anish was trained by GM Priyadharshan. He is currently training with one of our 2250+ rated academy coaches. Gaining 500+ points in 2 years is an enormous achievement, and we hope Anish will break through 1800 soon and start working towards the 2000 rating goal!

Gurugrahan started his Chess Gaja journey with a USCF rating of 1088 in April 2022. Now he has a rating of 1660. He is currently ranked 15th in the U-8 USCF rankings. Gurugrahan is coached by one of our 2275+ rated coaches in the academy. He was also part of our highly successful Top-10 GranMaster class program. We are confident that Gurugrahan will soon break through the 1700 rating and continue to climb up the rating ladder.

Mihika Krishnan joined Chess Gaja in July 2021, when she had a USCF rating of 1132 and she is currently rated 1635. She is ranked 41st in the USCF U-13 Girl rankings. Mihika is coached by one of the senior 2350 rated coaches. Mihika is one of the top performing female students at Chess Gaja Academy!

Manav is one of our champion students from Australia, with a rating of 1366. Manav joined Chess Gaja in June 2023 with a FIDE rating of 1294. In just 5 months, he has gained 90 rating points and is one of our rapidly improving players in Australia. One of his recent big performances was the 75 point rating gain in the Hosworth Foundation Tournament in Sep 2023. Manav is coached by one of our 1750+ rated coaches in the academy.