Kunte's Chess Academy

A monumental moment for Indian Chess! 🇮🇳♟️
​We are incredibly proud to share that a special postage stamp honoring Grandmaster Abhijit Kunte was officially released by the Postmaster General of Odisha. This prestigious recognition took place at the FIDE Global Conference on Chess in Society and Education.
​Having a legend of his stature as a mentor at our academy is a true honor. His journey continues to inspire us every day!

Mrunalini Kunte Abhijit Kunte Meghana Tembe-Kunte Abhishek Kelkar Apoorva Joglekar Kelkar Purti Aurangabadkar

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Wishing you Merry Christmas from all of us at KCA

Mrunalini Kunte Abhishek Kelkar Abhijit Kunte Meghana Tembe-Kunte Purti Aurangabadkar Apoorva Joglekar Kelkar

Kunte's Chess Academy bags the Best Academy (1st Prize) at the 18th LBHM Memorial Chess Tournament.
Here is our team, led by IM Akshay Borgaonkar, receiving the trophy

Mrunalini Kunte Purti Aurangabadkar Abhishek Kelkar Abhijit Kunte Meghana Tembe-Kunte Apoorva Joglekar Kelkar

We at KCA are thrilled to announce that Akshay has claimed the first spot in the Commonwealth Chess Championship, winning the Under-16 Open category held in Kuala Lumpur. He also finished as a joint winner in the Junior (Under-18) Open Blitz Championship.
With these accomplishments, he secured a *gold medal*, a bronze medal, and the champion’s trophy.
Heartiest congratulations to Akshay! 💐

Mrunalini Kunte Purti Aurangabadkar Abhishek Kelkar Abhijit Kunte Meghana Tembe-Kunte Apoorva Joglekar Kelkar

Heartiest Congratulations to dear Mrunalini tai for achieving Fide Trainer(FT) title.
This is 2nd highest title in the trainer category from FIDE!!

Mrunalini Kunte Purti Aurangabadkar Abhishek Kelkar Vaibhav Aurangabadkar Abhijit Kunte Meghana Tembe-Kunte Apoorva Joglekar Kelkar

🌟 Outstanding Achievement! 🌟

We are overjoyed to share that Nakshatra Gumudavelly has achieved Gold Medal glory in the *lU-9 Girls Section at the 19th Asian Schools Rapid Chess Championship 2025 Scoring an impressive 6 out of 7 points, Nakshatra displayed extraordinary skill, focus, and determination throughout the tournament.

A huge congratulations to Nakshatra on this fantastic achievement! 🏆

🌟 Proud Achievement!🌟

We are happy to share that Kavish Bhattad has won Silver Medal at the Asian School U-7 Rapid Chess Championship 2025, held in Mongolia .

Kavish showed great skill and determination, scoring 6 points out of 7 games. He also played a key role in helping Team India win the Team Silver Medal in the event.

Congratulations to Kavish on this outstanding performance! We are all very proud of his hard work and success. 🏆