Player
- 66th Chess Grandmaster of India
- National Record Holder - Youngest National Senior Champion in Indian chess history
- Commonwealth Junior Gold Medalist - 2023
- World Cup Participant
66th Grandmaster of IndiaFIDE Trainer2x TEDx Speaker
The GM who broke Vishy Anand's record. Now coaching yours.
National Record Holder
Youngest National Senior Champion in Indian chess history
16 years, 14 days - breaking the record of Viswanathan Anand.
Coaching champions across Asia. Speaking on the world stage.
#66
India's 66th GM
16 yrs
National Record Holder
3x
Indian Team Coach
2x
TEDx Speaker
30K+
Chess Community
What I do
Coaching. Events. Community.
Chess Coaching
Personal 1-on-1, group sessions, and intensive camps. Online and offline.
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Speaking & Events
Keynotes, simul exhibitions, and chief guest appearances for corporates and institutions.
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Credentials
Player credentials first. Coaching and speaking build from there.
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Coach
- Olympiad Women's Team B Coach - 2022
- Asian Juniors Coach - 2022
- Asian Youth Coach - 2025
- HATSUN Head Coach
- Malaysian Youth Talents & Camps
- Kerala State Camp - 2022-23
- FIDE Trainer Seminar conductor
- Offline Camps across India
Speaker
- TEDx IIITA - IIT Allahabad
- TEDx IIT Kharagpur
- Chief Guest - multiple chess events and tournaments
- Simul Exhibitions - corporate and public events
Press & Media
Covered across India and beyond.
The Hindu
Akash becomes India's 66th Grandmaster
ESPN India
66 GMs and counting: The story of India's chess surge
Sportstar
Prague Chess Festival: G Akash wins tiebreak
Times of India
G Akash becomes India's 66th chess Grandmaster
Business Standard
Akash becomes India's 66th chess GM
Scroll.in
Chess: Tamil Nadu's G Akash becomes India's 66th Grandmaster
ChessBase India
Akash G becomes the 66th GM of India
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