Vung Tau,Vietnam

Am here in VUng Tau, Vietnam, as coach for IM(elect) Srinath from Chennai. He is improving quite rapidly as a player and shaping up well. He is playing in the Under 14 boys category. He lost in the first game to a low rated player which was a shocker for both of us!

Anyway he has fought back well and is still in a decent position now. 2 more rounds to go for the finish. Wins on both games should see him very close to the top to were he belongs.

Having quit my job as Deputy Manager in Indian Oil Corporation ltd., a month ago, am feeling like a free bird! I wish to set up a Chess Academy in Chennai, my hometown, in the near future. It should be the best learning center for Chess in India. Thats my ambition. I want to be the Dvoretsky of Indian Chess.