GM Tejas Bakre
Chess Advisor
Tejas Bakre became a Grandmaster in 2004, the first from Gujarat and 11th in India. He is also a FIDE Senior Trainer. His key achievements include winning the Asian Sub-Junior Championship in 1997, the Asian Junior Championship twice, and three gold medals at the 1998 World Youth Olympics. He has represented India globally, earning awards from the Sports Ministry and setting a Guinness World Record in 2010. As a coach, Tejas has trained numerous top players, including Grandmaster norm holders and International Masters. His student Hetul Shah set a Guinness World Record by defeating a Grandmaster at age 9. Tejas also coached Team India at the 2022 Chess Olympiad. Most recently his student IM Vantika Agrawal won a gold medal at the recently concluded Chess Olympiad.
