Aruna Chess Academy

I am Aruna Dinakara, a professional chess coach since 2016, an active International FIDE rated chess player and an Arena FIDE Master.

My present FIDE classical rating is 1667.

Formerly, U-18 Karnataka state chess champion (in 2002 and represented state in Nationals) & U-25 Karnataka state chess runner-up (in 2002 and represented state in Nationals).

I'm a voracious reader and a writer. My hobbies include travelling, swimming & playing flute.

You may choose to be trained by me either online (group/one-to-one) or in person (one-to-one). I cater to Basic, Intermediate and Advanced chess courses, both one-to-one and group classes whichever you prefer.

Benefits of playing chess

Improves one's IQ -> stimulates brain, EQ, concentration, memory power, calculation power -> math skills, patience, confidence, attitude -> sportsmanship, openness to consider alternatives, logic, concrete analysis, strategic thinking, tactics, long range planning -> thinking ahead, problem solving ability, eye-brain co-ordination, reading skills, visual - spatial intelligence, complex thinking skills, research skills, self esteem, aesthetic judgement (appreciation for beauty - for starters, observe Knight movement on the board if you're wondering what I mean). Continue reading...

Some interesting quotes about the game

1. Properly taught, a student can learn more in a few hours than he would find out in 10 years of untutored trial and error - GM Emanuel Lasker , Former World Chess Champion.

2. Chess is primarily an art! For how otherwise , can one explain its tremendous attraction ? - GM Michael Tal , Former World Chess Champion

3. In life, as in chess, forethought wins. - Charles Buxton
4. Chess is as much a mystery as a woman - C,J,S.Purdy

5. For surely, of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable! - Assiac

6. There is no other game as so esteemed, so profound and so venerable as chess; In the realm of play, it stands alone in dignity. - unknown

7. We ought to know what we possess and be able to make it serve us in need. - Leibnitz

8. Everyone can play well in a good position, but one must also know how to play well in a bad position. - unknown

Some myths and facts about the game

Myth 1 : Those who play chess become lazy.

Fact 1 : No, those who play chess are better focused. They care about only that matters.

Myth 2 : Chess players are obsessive personalities.

Fact 2 : Are you sure it's bad? Obsession, in the loveliest sense of the word, is a must character to excel in any discipline.

Myth 3 : Chess players don't socialize.

Fact 3 : We do! Just because chess players are not frivolous doesn't mean that we're not social animals.

Myth 4 : Chess is mentally stressful.

Fact 4: No, playing chess makes one mentally super strong!