IM Saksham Rautela

Hello, everyone! I am Saksham Rautela. I live in Dallas, US. I am an International Freshman at the University of Texas, Dallas (UTD). I am an International Master from India with a peak FIDE Rating of 2480. I love traveling; I have been to 35+ countries. I used to work on chess daily for 7-10 hours (2017-2021). During this period, I have mainly focused on chess and haven’t been regular to school. As a result, I increased my FIDE rating from 1900+ to 2480

I have been playing chess professionally since the early age of 8. I have represented India in many International tournaments across the globe. The major ones are the World Youth Online Chess Championship 2021, Asian Junior Chess Championship 2016, Commonwealth Chess Championship 2017, and many others.

I have worked with many experienced coaches, including GM Andrey Deviatkin (RUS), GM Idani Pouya (IRI), GM Narayanan Srinath (IND), etc., from which I have learned the coaching methodology of these Grandmasters! Along with working on my game. I have worked as a Chess head coach at Q&Q Mentors.

I specialize in working on calculation skills, building repertoire, and positional play.