Balaji Guttula

Balaji Guttulla
CountryIndia
Born (1979-05-20) 20 May 1979 (age 45)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
TitleFIDE Master (2009)
Peak rating2320 (July 2005)

Balaji Guttula (born 20 May 1979) is an Indian chess player[1][2] holding FIDE Master and FIDE Trainer title.[3] He achieved his peak rating of 2320 in 2005 and was conferred with the title of FIDE Master in 2009. He has coached and mentored many students like Kush Bhagat,[4][5] Shiven Khosla, and Suhaani Lohia[6][7][8] in a coaching career spanning over two decades.[9][10][11][12][13][14] He founded South Mumbai Chess Academy in 1996 with his brother Durga Nagesh Guttula.

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  2. ^ "The chess games of Guttula Balaji". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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  4. ^ "Mumbai boy Kush Bhagat wins bronze in Paris Chess Meet". The Times of India. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Maharashtra wins 3 medals in National School Chess Championship". The Times of India. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Mumbai schoolgirl Suhaani becomes Woman Candidate Master". The Times of India. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Mumbai's Aditya Patil, Suhaani Lohia secure bronze at Asian School Chess". The New Indian Express. PTI. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  8. ^ "This 8-year-old Indian girl bagged a bronze medal in Commonwealth Chess Championship 2017". India Today. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Our Team - SMCA Chess". smca64.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  10. ^ "SMCA - Learn From India's Top Certified Chess Coaches". South Mumbai Chess Academy. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  11. ^ Das, Ashish (26 November 2016). "Yesha Shah - 100 Best Sports News". Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championships 2010". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  13. ^ "bhaven shah: Mumbai boys Bhaven, Hriday win bronze at World Schools Chess". The Times of India. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Hyderabad International rating below 2000 February 2013 India FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.