Full name Prathamesh Sunil Mokal Role Chess Player | Name Prathamesh Mokal Country India | |
Born 1 October 1983 (age 40)
Pune, Maharashtra, India ( 1983-10-01 ) Title International Master Chess (2003) | ||
A couple of tips for chess parents by IM Prathamesh Mokal
Prathamesh Mokal (born 1 October 1983) is an Indian chess player. He is an International Master as well as FIDE Trainer. He is also a black belt (Sho Dan) in karate and koryū.
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He was a part of live web video commentary during the World Junior Chess Championship 2014. held in Pune.
Prathamesh reviewed the latest version of the most popular professional chess software ChessBase13. He gives a trainer's perspective while explaining some of its fundamental functions. He also annotated the games in the article written by Sagar Shah on Al Ain tournament.
Chess career
- 3rd place at Thailand Open Chess 2010.
- 1 Grandmaster (GM) norm – 2009
- National Challengers Champion – 2007
- 6 times National Premier Qualifier – 2002 to 2010
- 7 times State Champion in various age groups – 1992 to 2002
- International Master (IM)- 2003
- Commonwealth Junior Bronze medalist Commonwealth Chess Championship - 2003
- Asian Junior Joint Champion – 2003
- Bronze at U-14 Nationals (Both Classical and Rapid) Silver at U-18 Nationals
Coaching
Prathamesh was a Coach of Mumbai Movers team in the Maharashtra Chess League, held in Pune in June 2014.
His student Saloni Sapale won silver in the World Amateur Chess Championship, (Women) held at Singapore in April–May 2014.