I am the Founder and CEO of Chess University LLC, the world's leading online chess academy with its primary website located at https://ChessUniversity.com
My journey in the chess education world began when I became a #1-selling coach on Chess.com. I later became President of Chess.com University and started offering "super-premium" services, that went beyond Chess.com's core offerings.
In summer of 2014, I organized the world's first online chess camp featuring 2012 Vice Wold Chess Champion GM Boris Gelfand.
Towards the end of 2014, I created the Prodigy Program which today is Chess University's flagship offering as well as the world's undisputed #1 chess course. Five-time World Chess Champion GM Viswanathan Anand started teaching in the Prodigy Program in 2016 and has been helping Chess University / ChessUniversity.com revolutionize online chess learning since then. In 2017, 13th World Champion Anatoly Karpov taught a live lesson in the Prodigy Program.
Instructors formally or presently associated with Chess University include: Five-time World Champion GM Vishy Anand, 13th World Champion GM Anatoly Karpov, GM Boris Gelfand, GM Alexei Shirov, GM Roman Dzindzichashvili, GM Alex Yermolinsky, GM Erwin l'Ami, IM Mark Dvoretsky, IM Nazi Paikidze, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM Daniel Rensch, IM David Pruess, FM Dalton Perrine, FM Elliott Liu, FM Arne Jochens, Kairav Joshi, and many others.
Join the Chess University group if you are interested in learning chess from the best!
Visit ChessUniversity.com to learn about our courses and other services.
Outside the chess world, I am also an educational entrepreneur with interests in bringing top STEM education to schools around the world.
Outside of my present career, the subject that interests me most is astrophysics. I've studied the orbital dynamics of our solar system in the past and enjoy reading about the latest research done to find exoplanets.
I love working and partnering with great people and great businesses. Contact me if you'd like to improve at chess or work together on something else!
Best,
Kairav Joshi
President and CEO
Chess University LLC
Hello Everybody! After teaching two long classes for Chess.com University, I am back with a single-day chess seminar: Chess 101: The Game of Chess Level: This seminar is aimed at players below the 1200 USCF/FIDE level. When: Saturda...
Starting tomorrow, my two favorite chess players will be battling it out over the board for the 2013 World Chess Championship. Magnus Carlsen is presently the best chess player in the world but is his skill enough to overcome Vishy Anand's superi...
Chess.com University's best-selling courses: Chess 012: Strategy and Tactics for 1200 - 1500 ELO Players Chess 013: Opening Proficiency for 1200 - 1500 ELO Players are both once again available for purchase! This time, the courses are availab...
Dear Chess Enthusiasts, After the completion of Chess 012: Strategy and Tactics for 1200 - 1500 ELO Players, Chess.com University's best-selling course till date, I announced Chess 013: Opening Proficiency for 1200 - 1500 ELO Players. The purpo...
GM Roman Dzindzichashvili is offering a course on openings. Initially, this class was going to be on custom opening repertoires but upon suggestions from Chess.com University members, we have decided to offer in-depth coverage of important open...
Chess.com University's Chess 012: Strategy and Tactics for 1200 - 1500 ELO Players concluded last week. This course was taught like an online college class and turned out to be Chess.com University's best-selling course till date. The course at...
One of my brightest students, 8-year-old Rowan James, finished in 3rd place at the 2013 Canadian Youth Chess Championship for the age 8 and under section. That's right! He finished 3rd at Nationals! Rowan has qualified to play in the World Youth...
By Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili: Dear members of Chess.com University, My name is Roman Dzindzichashvili and I have joined Chess.com University as an instructor for advanced chess players. I would like to announce my first Chess.com Unive...
World famous GM Roman Dzindzichashvili is joining Chess.com University as an instructor! Roman Dzindzichashvili is a former champion of the U.S.S.R. and two-time winner of the U.S. Chess Championship. He has trained numerous grandmasters and w...
As of now, 20 students have preregistered for Chess 012: Strategy and Tactics for 1200 - 1500 Players! There is still room for 10 more students. Don't know what a Chess.com University "class" is? Please view the following two posts: http://www....
On June 28th, I started a little twitter contest on chess.com and today we have a winner! The number I had chosen between 0 and 1000 was 350. Ryachris, a chess.com member, won the 1st Twitter Challenge by guessing the number 349. This mean ryac...
The first class offered by Chess.com University is: Chess 012: Strategy and Tactics for 1200 - 1500 ELO Players. I, Kairav Joshi, will be the instructor for this class. This is NOT a Chess.com University seminar. A Chess.com University ...
Chess.com University, an organization founded by IM David Pruess and IM Daniel Rensch is now shifting gears from offering traditional chess seminars to now offering chess classes! What is a Chess.com University chess class? A Chess.com Univer...
Click here to view the full review on KairavAcademy.com Summarized Chess Book Review: Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual - 3rd Edition I often receive emails asking for chess book recommendations. I have decided to review books I have found useful over ...
On June 28th, I started a Twitter contest: I recently opened a Twitter account and will be using it to post links to free chess ebooks, latest content on my chess/tutoring website, and keep everybody updated about my chess coaching and academic t...
I recently opened a Twitter account and will be using it to post links to free chess ebooks, latest content on my chess/tutoring website, and keep everybody updated about my chess coaching and academic tutoring services. In order to gain a few...
Click here to view the full article at KairavAcademy.com How much are the individual chess pieces worth? Pawns are 1, Bishops & Knights are 3, Rooks are 5, and Queens are 9, right? All done? Nope. The value of the pieces change t...
Click here to view the full review on KairavAcademy.com Chess Book Review: How to Reassess Your Chess 4th Edition I often receive emails asking for chess book recommendations. I have decided to review books I have found useful over the last f...
Click here to view the full review on KairavAcademy.com Summarized Chess Book Review: The Amateur’s Mind – Turning Chess Misconceptions Into Chess Mastery I often receive emails asking for chess book recommendations. I have decided to review boo...
I recently stumbled upon 5 chess ebooks that I believe are out of copyright and free to download legally. http://kairavacademy.com/chess-center/free-chess-ebooks/
Hello chess lovers! I'm happy to announce the next installment of my opening repertoire series: Chess 216: Opening Repertoire for Intermediate Players Part 6, Sicilian Najdorf & More! Level: This seminar is aimed at players rated be...
In my previous article, I compiled Chess.com resources for improving tactical skill for intermediate players (1400 - 1800). This article is aimed at players above 1800 elo strength but anybody who has finished doing everything recommended in my p...
After publishing an article on Chess.com resources for improving tactical skill, I received numerous requests to write up a sequel. This time the target audience consists of those who completed all the tactical training recommended in the first a...
Hi chess friends! The new schedule for Chess.com University seminar Chess 215: Opening Repertoire for Intermediate Players Part 5, Sicilian Defense 1 has been finalized. Level: This seminar is aimed at players rated between 1250 and 1800 USCF...
