He quickly established himself as a leading national level player in the sub-junior category and achieved a FIDE rating of 2120. He has represented the State of Tamil Nadu in several national tournaments. Although he has not pursued chess as a professional career, his love for the game continues and he regularly participates in local tournaments. He is currently working as an investment banker wit
h Asia's top investment bank and was amongst the youngest students to graduate from the 2005 MBA batch of the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. Combining his love for chess and children, he has launched VCA, a weekend coaching class to make chess child friendly through fun and innovative learning techniques.
