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Venkatachalam  Kameswaran , B.Sc., B.L       Chess profile at a glance

• India’s first International Arbiter (1980) !
• Received the life time achievement   “  2016  FIDE Arbiter Award “ for being 35 years of International  experience  at Baku, Azerbaijan

• Retired as Income-tax /Sports  officer  conducting  tournaments not only in chess but also other sports disciplines from Athletics to Weightlifting  for Civil Services and Central Revenues  Sports Board  from Zonal to National  

• A fortunate chess guru for Viswanathan Anand  , 5-time world chess champion , in his formative ages  and also to  GM Baskar Adhiban  at the start.

• Accompanied as official coach for both Anand  ( World Juniors ,Helsinki and Llyods Bank, London )      Krishnan  Sasikiran (Asian Juniors Under 16 Doha )  and the Indian Team ( Asian Championship, Cebu, Philippines, 2007))

6)    Participated in  National and International chess tournaments 

7)     His games were published  in International magazines and websites

8)    He held organizational/ official posts in the Chennai District, Tamil Nadu State  and  All India                 Chess Federation.

                          9)     He trained 1000s of chess children through Children’s Club, The Mylapore Club,Luz   ,                                                                                      P.S.Senior Secondary School , Solar Chess Club  (all Mylapore) , Jain School(Vepery) to                                                 mention a few. He is even now  at the age of 76  imparting chess to his students in                                                        Kameswaran Chess Academy, West Mambalam

10) He is a free lance chess journalist having reported for the PTI, UNI, The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Mail, The Sports Star, The Aside  etc .

11) He is now the chief Administrator for a face book group “ World Chess News and Updates”  with 6 year running and 21,500 members

12) Also associated with chess institutions  for the  Visually impaired , Physically    handicapped  and  the silenced (hard of speech and  hearing )   and their chess players

13) A chess philatelist

14) Honorary Member, Tamil Nadu State Chess Association