GM
thamizhan
Magesh Chandran Panchanathan
Chennai, India 
Member Since:
Feb 5, 2009
Last Login:
Jan 3, 2012
Profile Views:
21130
Points:
432
Birthday: Aug 10, 1983
About Me:
Hi all, I am Magesh from India. I became a GM in 2005 by tying for first place in the World Open in Philadelphia. I completed my Bachelors and Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas.
I accidentally started playing chess when i was about 7. Just picked up the game from my brother and my parents. I am ever grateful for the fate or whatever people would call it, but playing chess has made me who i am today. I believe in developing one's character more than the craving for success and i believe its a sport that can teach the right ingridients for that.
Submitted by
thamizhan on Sep 20, 2010 9:21pm.
About five years ago, one of my most favorite and one of my most difficult student asked me a casual question over a cup of coffee in Starbucks. “Why is it Ok for people to agree on draws in chess before the start of a game, isn't that match fixing...Read more »
