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Meet our Coaches

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  • Peak FIDE Rating: 2616.

  • Georgian champion 2009.

  • Main coach of the Georgian Women's National team at the Olympiads in 2008. They got the gold cup and became Olympic champions!

Brand Ambassador of Leopard Chess School

Grandmaster
Tornike Sanikidze

  • Peak FIDE Rating: 2602.

  • Croatian champion 1994.

  • Member of Croatian team on Olympic Games (1998 and 2000) and European Championship (1997)

  • Plays occasionally on team competitions in Croatia, Austria and Germany league.

Grandmaster since 2005

Grandmaster

Davor Rogic

  • International FIDE instructor awarded by the World Chess Federation

  • Gold medal winner in Indian national team chess championship 2016.

  • Represented India in commonwealth chess championship in 2012 & 2015.

  • Represented India International Tournaments held in Newyork, Philadelphia, Barcelona, Bilbao, switzerland, dubai, sharjaha and Colombo.

  • Participated in Asian Cities Chess Championship in srilanka. 

  • Entire India FIDE Rated champion. (vadodara ,Gujarat)

  • 7th KCA International FIDE rated champion (kottayam,kerala)

  • All India FIDE champion (shimoga, karnataka)

  • Former kerala state Senior Champion

National Master of USA (USCF rating- 2261)

International FIDE rated player( 2208)

Arjun K

  • 10 times National champion, member of Georgian Olympic Team

  • Two times European champion under 18 age category

  • Tied first place at World youth chess championship and got bronze medal at World Junior Chess Championship

  • Winner of many international tournaments including 2019 Philadelphia open

  • Top 10 at National level

Fide Rating 2319

Woman Grandmaster

Nino Khomeriki

  • Peak International Fide Rating of 2126.

  • Represented India in World Junior Chess Championship

  • Former Kerala State Junior Chess Champion

  • Kerala state school games Gold Medallist

  • SGFI under 19 Nationals Bronze Medalist

  • Delhi University Chess Champion.

  • Represented Kerala in Various  tournaments

  • Finished top 3 in various International Fide rated tournaments.

  • Increased 200+ rating points in one Grand Master Chess tournament

  • Won various All Kerala Open Chess Championships.

Equivalent USCF rating 2189 Equivalent CFC rating 2208

Represented India in World Junior Chess Championship

Peak internationa Fide rating of  2126

Abhijith M

  • Chess Association Master of Chinese Chess Association (棋协大师）with 8/9 1st place in the rank match.

  • 2020 Canadian University Chess Championships U1800 Section Team Champion.

  •  2020 Hart House Reading Week Open U1900 Section Co-champion with 5/6

  • Hamissauga CFC online 7 championship, champion with 4.5/5 and a performance rating of 2148.

Peak CFC Rating 1862

2020 Canadian University  chess champion

Ruibin Li

  • Champion in World Open B category, Philadelphia

  • Coach of U-8 Canadian Youth Rapid girl champion and U-10 Canadian Youth qualifier champion

  • Ernakulam District School Games Gold Medalist.

  • Represented Kerala in the National Cities TeamChampionships.

  • Won various tournaments in Kerala, Mississauga ,Toronto , Chicago

National Instructor Title Awarded by the World Chess Federation (WCF)

Registered coach of Canadian Chess Federation.

Rohith S

  • Asian Schools chess Championship 2013, SriLanka:Triple Gold(Standard,blitz, rapid)

  • World Youth Chess championship, 2008, Vietnam: Team Gold

  • National School Chess championship 2013, Chennai: Gold 

  • SGFI National Schools Chess Championship 2015, Nalgonda: Silver

  • SGFI National Schools Chess Championship 2014, Salem: Silver

  • Inter IIT Chess Championship 2019, Kharagpur: Team silver+ Best player board prize

  • Top 5 finishes in several National and international events including Commonwealth age category prize, Asian Schools, Asian Youth Chess Championships and various National under 7 to under 19 Championships

  • Women's state chess champion: 2016

Women Fide Master(WFM) title holder.

15 time state champion

Hilmi

  • Kerala State Champion 7 times under various categories

  • KTU University champion

  • SGFI under 19 National Bronze Medalist

  • Represented India in Asian Under 8 games and Commonwealth games

  • Nationals under 7- 5th position

  • Represented Kerala in U- 7 , 9 , 11, 13 , 17, 19categories National Chess championship

  • Finished top 3 in international fide rated tournaments

  • Winner of various international fide chess championship

Equivalent USCF rating 2221

Equivalent CFC rating 2238

Peak international Fide Rating 2158

Athul

Grandmaster

Grandmaster from since 2005.

  • Grandmaster from since 2005.

  • Peak FIDE Rating: 2602.

  • Croatian champion 1994.

  • Member of Croatian team on Olympic Games (1998 and 2000) and European Championship (1997)

  • Plays occasionally on team competitions in Croatia, Austria and Germany league.

Davor Rogic

Woman Grandmaster

Fide Rating 2319

  • 10 times National champion, member of Georgian Olympic Team

  • Two times European champion under 18 age category

  • Tied first place at World youth chess championship and got bronze medal at World Junior Chess Championship

  • Winner of many international tournaments including 2019 Philadelphia open

  • Top 10 at National level

Nino Khomeriki

Peak international Fide Rating 2158

Equivalent USCF rating 2221

Equivalent CFC rating 2238

  • Kerala State Champion 7 times under various categories

  • KTU University champion

  • SGFI under 19 National Bronze Medalist

  • Represented India in Asian Under 8 games and Commonwealth games

  • Nationals under 7- 5th position

  • Represented Kerala in U- 7 , 9 , 11, 13 , 17, 19categories National Chess championship

  • Finished top 3 in international fide rated tournaments

  • Winner of various international fide chess championship

Athul

International FIDE rated player( 2208)

National Master of USA (USCF rating- 2261)

  • International FIDE instructor awarded by the World Chess Federation

  • Gold medal winner in Indian national team chess championship 2016.

  • Represented India in commonwealth chess championship in 2012 & 2015.

  • Represented India International Tournaments held in Newyork, Philadelphia, Barcelona, Bilbao, switzerland, dubai, sharjaha and Colombo.

  • Participated in Asian Cities Chess Championship in srilanka. 

  • Entire India FIDE Rated champion. (vadodara ,Gujarat)

  • 7th KCA International FIDE rated champion (kottayam,kerala)

  • All India FIDE champion (shimoga, karnataka)

  • Former kerala state Senior Champion

Arjun K

Peak international Fide rating of  2126

Equivalent USCF rating 2189 Equivalent CFC rating 2208

Represented India in World Junior Chess Championship

  • Peak International Fide Rating of 2126.

  • Represented India in World Junior Chess Championship

  • Former Kerala State Junior Chess Champion

  • Kerala state school games Gold Medallist

  • SGFI under 19 Nationals Bronze Medalist

  • Delhi University Chess Champion.

  • Represented Kerala in Various  tournaments

  • Finished top 3 in various International Fide rated tournaments.

  • Increased 200+ rating points in one Grand Master Chess tournament

  • Won various All Kerala Open Chess Championships.

Abhijith M

2020 Canadian University  chess champion

Peak CFC Rating 1862

  • Chess Association Master of Chinese Chess Association (棋协大师）with 8/9 1st place in the rank match.

  • 2020 Canadian University Chess Championships U1800 Section Team Champion.

  •  2020 Hart House Reading Week Open U1900 Section Co-champion with 5/6

  • Hamissauga CFC online 7 championship, champion with 4.5/5 and a performance rating of 2148.

Ruibin Li

Registered coach of Canadian Chess Federation

National Instructor Title Awarded by the World Chess Foundation (WCF)

  • Champion in World Open B category, Philadelphia

  • Coach of U-8 Canadian Youth Rapid girl champion and U-10 Canadian Youth qualifier champion

  • Ernakulam District School Games Gold Medalist.

  • Represented Kerala in the National Cities TeamChampionships.

  • Won various tournaments in Kerala, Mississauga ,Toronto , Chicago

Rohith S

15 time state champion

Women Fide Master(WFM) title holder.

  • Asian Schools chess Championship 2013, SriLanka:Triple Gold(Standard,blitz, rapid)

  • World Youth Chess championship, 2008, Vietnam: Team Gold

  • National School Chess championship 2013, Chennai: Gold 

  • SGFI National Schools Chess Championship 2015, Nalgonda: Silver

  • SGFI National Schools Chess Championship 2014, Salem: Silver

  • Inter IIT Chess Championship 2019, Kharagpur: Team silver+ Best player board prize

  • Top 5 finishes in several National and international events including Commonwealth age category prize, Asian Schools, Asian Youth Chess Championships and various National under 7 to under 19 Championships

  • Women's state chess champion: 2016

Hilmi

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