Aniruddha Deshpande
FIDE Master (FM)

Peak FIDE Rating: 2327
International Master Norms: 4

Chess Achievements

State Chess Championships

• Under-19 — Satara, September 2002 — 1st
• Under-17 — Ahmednagar, July 2005 — 1st
• Under-19 — Nashik, August 2005 — 1st
• Under-19 — Pune, August 2007 — 1st
• Open — Mumbai, August 2008 — 1st

National Chess Championships

• 2nd Position — Under-19, 27th National Team Chess Championship, Vijayawada, 2003
• Gold Medal — 50th National School Games, Delhi, 2004
• Gold Medal — Best Performance on 1st Board, Inter-University National Championship, Kanpur, 2007
• 9th Position — Under-19 National Chess Championship, Aurangabad, 2007

International Chess Experience

• Asian Junior Championship — 2008
• International Chess Tournaments, Spain — 2009 and 2011
• International Chess Tournaments, Spain — 2015
• Experience of many international tournaments in Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Andorra, Norway, Uzbekistan, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Italy, Vietnam, and Malaysia from 2015 to 2026.

International Master Norms

• 1st IM Norm — Hyderabad Open, 2013
• 2nd IM Norm — Delhi Parsvanth Open, 2015
• 3rd IM Norm — Dubai Open, 2015
• 4th IM Norm — Rochefort, France, 2023

Coaching Experience

Aniruddha brings extensive tournament experience and competitive knowledge to his coaching. His experience across State, National and International competitions helps students develop stronger chess understanding, strategic thinking, calculation skills, tournament discipline and confidence at the board.