Sharpen your castling skills during these chess clubs in Mumbai

The 44th Chess Olympiad will take place in Chennai subsequent month imprinting a useful arise for a foe in India. We’ve curated a list of chess clubs where Mumbaikars can whet their castling skills

Prepare to block off: Sharpen your castling skills during these chess clubs in Mumbai

An open contest by Upstep academy. Pic Courtesy/ Janki Kagda

A splendid flame set off from Delhi’s Red Fort on Jun 20 to symbol a rough credentials for a Chess Olympiad to be hold in Chennai subsequent month. It is a homecoming for a foe that traces a origins to a ancient Indian house game, chaturanga. With names like Viswanathan Anand, Koneru Humpy and a new prodigy, R Praggnanandhaa, India now stands during a fork of a new legacy. While Mumbai has been a homeground of cricket, it hides within a still alleyways a lush chess community. We symbol out hotspots conflicting a city and a suburbs for chess afficianados to check out.

ChessBase India

One of a largest chess portals in a country, Chess Base India, also conducts unchanging competitions in a city. Phoenix Market City in Kurla is their unchanging haunt where they accumulate each weekend for an open competition. The portal also offers entrance to reading material, tutorials and masterclass series.
On: Saturdays; 5 pm to 7 pm  
At: Phoenix Market City, Lal Bahadur Shastri Road, Kurla West
Log On To: chessbase.in

Joshi’s Chess Academy

For those in a MMR region, this chess academy has turn a informed name in Thane’s chess circles. With some-more than 12 establishments in a region, it offers 
beginners, modernized learners and amateurs an event to ambience a stratagems and incisiveness of veteran chess play by  instructions designed and delivered by FIDE approved trainers.
At: Multiple outlets conflicting Thane
Log On To: chessacademy.co.in
Call: 9699125204
Cost: Rs 1,200 monthly

Dark Knight Chess Club

If there was a hunt to find chess champions in Mumbai, IIT-Bombay would be a suitable starting point. Established in 2013, their in-house bar has given hold lean in competitions within and outward a institute. The bar also binds unchanging online coaching sessions for amateur and modernized turn students within a campus.
At: Indian Institute of Technology, Adi Shankaracharya Marg, Powai
Log On To: @dkcc_iitb on Instagram
Call: 9869504539

Union apportion Kiren Rijiju receives a Chess Olympiad flame from Viswanathan Anand. Pic courtesy/ Twitter
Union apportion Kiren Rijiju receives a Chess Olympiad flame from Viswanathan Anand. Pic courtesy/ Twitter

South Mumbai Chess Academy, Mahalaxmi

Founded by Balaji Guttula, a academy is a premier name in a city’s chess circles. Since 1996, a centre has already constructed utterly a few Candidate Masters with flourishing reputations, and International Master Shiven Khosla. With offline and online training, demonstrations by FIDE (International Chess Federation) professionals, this is a place to conduct to for any determined grandmasters in a city.
On: Monday to Saturdays; 9.30 am to 6.30 pm
At; South Mumbai Chess Academy, 201, Turf Estate, nearby Famous Studio, Mahalaxmi West
Log On To: smca64.com
Call: 9821493956

PJ Hindu Gymkhana, Marine Lines

This establishment in Marine Lines is famous for a purpose in Mumbai’s sacred cricketing history. Yet, a membership also offers entrance to several indoor sports, including chess. The gymkhana frequently binds events with a Bombay Chess Association, and also conducts in-house tourneys for members.
On: Monday to Saturday, 6.30 am onwards
At: PJ Hindu Gymkhana, Netaji Subhash Road, conflicting Marine Lines railway station
Log On To: pjhindugymkhana.com
Call: 22812126

Chembur Gymkhana

This gymkhana is a good place to work a grey cells for residents of a eastern suburb and around. Affordable and accessible, a venue offers comforts for chess amateurs to use their skills and accommodate people who share a identical passion for a sport.
At: Chembur Gymkhana, 16th Road, Chembur
Log On To: chemburgymkhana.in
Call: 62305555
Cost: Rs 150 onwards

Upstep Chess Academy 

In an increasingly practical world, even this indoor diversion has left online. This online chess academy competence be a good place to start. Founded as a Chanakya Chess Club, a establishment has turn a practical height  post-pandemic. In further to training and organising tournaments, a immature students mount a possibility to correlate with Viswanathan Anand, each 3 months
Log On To: upstepacademy.com
Call: 9321565741
Cost: Rs 1,800 onwards 

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