Vishnu Prasanna Vasanthan Perumal is an Indian

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grandmaster and coach.

Chess career

Vishnu began playing chess at the age of 12 after being introduced to the game by his mother. He won the 2013 Chennai Blitz Championship, remaining undefeated throughout the tournament and defeating grandmasters J. Deepan Chakkravarthy, Adhiban Baskaran, and Shyam Sundar M.

Coaching

In 2013, Vishnu turned to coaching shortly after earning the Grandmaster title. He is best known for having coached grandmaster

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, whom he first met in July 2017. In November 2022, Vishnu and his wife launched a chess club in the

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neighborhood of Chennai. The club was inaugurated by

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. Vishnu started coaching

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasanthan Perumal, Vishnu Prasanna Living people 1989 births Indian chess players Chess Grandmasters Sportspeople from Chennai Chess Olympiad competitors Chess coaches