| Nagesh Guttula | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Durga Nagesh Guttula |
| Country | India |
| Born | 11 October 1981 Mumbai, India |
| Peak rating | 1681 (October 2024) |
Durga Nagesh Guttula (born 11 October 1981) is an Indian chess player with an International FIDE rating.[1] He is also a Chess Coach, a reputed chess trainer in Mumbai and one of the most sought after chess coaches in India.Most of his students frequently win medals and accolades at the state, national, and International levels.He is the Chief Coach and Director of World’s Biggest Chess Academy, “SMCA Chess School” located at Russian Centre in Pedder Road, Mumbai, India.He and his elder brother, Balaji Guttula, founded the South Mumbai Chess Academy, a renowned brand known as SMCA,in 1996, conceptualised by their father, Surya Chandra Rao Guttula.He is the Chief Coach of SMCA[2][3][4]
He was the administration head of the World Junior chess championship that concluded in Mumbai at Hotel Renaissance, Powai in October 2019.
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- ^ "SMCA Scholastic Tournament U10 team". lichess.org. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Rohit Bhardwaj (4 June 2016). "Chess: Scholarship boost for underprivileged kids | Chess News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 April 2022.