About Us

Joshi’s Chess Academy began with a simple dream to share the beauty of chess with young minds who were curious, creative, and full of potential
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Mr. Abhijit Joshi

Our Story

Joshi’s Chess Academy began with a simple dream to share the beauty of chess with young minds who were curious, creative, and full of potential. What started as a small classroom with a handful of students has now grown into a thriving community of over 400 learners across India and around the world.

But for us, chess is not just a game — it’s a journey. It teaches patience, resilience, confidence, and the courage to think before making a move — on the board and in life. Over the last 20+ years, every student who sat across a chessboard here didn’t just learn strategies… they discovered something powerful within themselves.

Meet Our Lead Instructors

1

Rupesh Sawant

  • Working with the academy for the last 15 years.
  • All India Chess Federation Certified Trainer & World Chess Federation Certified Arbiter.
  • Secured the title of AICF (All India Chess Federation) Trainer for Chess in Schools in 2012
  • Achieved the Title of National Instructor in July 2016
  • Achieved the title of FIDE Arbiter in September 2019.
2

Sachin Rane

  • Working with the academy for the last ten years.
  • All India Chess Federation Certified Trainer & World Chess Federation Certified Arbiter.
  • Secured the title of AICF (All India Chess Federation) Trainer for Chess in Schools in 2021.
  • Achieved the title of FIDE Arbiter in September 2019.
3

Hemant Rane

  • Working with Joshi’s Chess Academy for last Eight years.
  • Attained the Title of Trainer for Chess in Schools from AICF (All India Chess Federation) on 5th July 2021.
  • Attained the Title of Maharashtra State Arbiter on 6th June 2021.
4

Ruchita Sawant

  • Working with the academy for the last eight years
  • Has enough experience of training students from five to fifteen years.
  • tries to develop interest and involves the young students in the game
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Shyam Kapoor

  • Working with the academy for the last ten years
  • Has enough experience of training students from five to fifteen years.
  • Tries to develop interest and involves the young students in the game
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Vinod

  • Working with the academy for the last ten years.
    All India Chess Federation Certified Trainer & World Chess Federation Certified Arbiter.
  • Secured the title of AICF (All India Chess Federation) Trainer for Chess in Schools in 2021.
  • Achieved the title of FIDE Arbiter in September 2019.
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Bhavesh Karnik

  • Working with Joshi’s Chess Academy for last Eight years.
  • Attained the Title of Trainer for Chess in Schools from AICF (All India Chess Federation) on 5th July 2021.
  • Attained the Title of Maharashtra State Arbiter on 6th June 2021.

Number Speaks

100+

Tournaments Conducted

9+

Students From Countries

20+

Years of
Excellence

400+

Active
Students

List Of 90+ Students who achieved International Rating

Sr. No.Name Of StudentFIDE ID No.
1Siddharth Venkatesh5036763
2Aniruddha Oak5095298
3Shirish Hingne5061091
4Miss Radha Joshi25019465
5Vinayak Deshmukh25019333
6Varun Waikar25019708
7Jenil Shah25049445
8Bhavesh Karnik25019473
9Chinmay Gadre35001442
10Shripad Gadre25049526
11Patrick D’souza35001434
12Umakant Zanje35014978
13Pratik S Risbud35014935
14Hrishikesh Kambli35051695
15Aditya Patil35051792
16Ankur Mahesh Gokhale25033352
17Ameya Chitre35051644
18Ketan Amrute35051601
19G. Balachandar35014838
20Gaurav Kumar35057421
21Aditya Oke35086308
22Gaurav Sahani35051822
23Rupesh Sawant35001558
24Miss Hetvi Pethad35006940
25Shreyas Ghadi35062409
26Laukik Pangshe35097245
27Himanshu Chachad35051636
28Miss Surucha Shanbhag46616152
29Dnyaneshwar Gharge35014854
30Dhruv G Kulkarni35007238
31Miss Aditi P Iyer35006843
32Arya Nirag Shah35028855
33Miss Kishita Dhargawe45011168
34Rahul Kamal Joshi45087920
35Atharva Karawade45001375
36Anish Barve45053723
37Vineet Bhole45054762
38Atharva Durgvale45053839
39Aditya Bhide45053758
40Soham Kunte45054070
41Ritesh Prajapati45004790
42Siddharth Kher45054037
43Parth Dixit46686894
44Pranav Ruparel35097393
45Utkarsh Agiwal35096680
46Ajinkya Chitre45053782
47Niranjan Herwadkar46672206
48Mayuresh Barve45012733
49Dabhade Ishan25668668
50Salvi Saurabh 25669443
51Agrawal Kshitij25715631
52Mohapatra Samyak46673466
53Palkar Vaibhavi25754726
54Patil Aditya Ajay45054576
55Parab Om Sushilkumar25797930
56Shinde Aayush25754777
57Aashay R Kher25933337
58Ayush Raj25943545
59Dhamnaskar Shaunak Parag25797905
60Aditya Pranay Kaushal25953028
61Akhilesh Bhute 25948008
62Adwait Dandekar25937669
63Aditya Prashant Kanthe25923943