Courses for
all Levels
10+ Years
of Experience
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Coaches
Students from
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Services Offered by
Chess Pathshala
About Us
“Pathshala” is the Indian word for school and yes this is the place where you can learn, train and improve your chess!
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Chess Pathshala is an online academy founded by Grandmaster Swapnil Dhopade and his wife National Instuctor Sonakshi Dhopade to provide quality chess coaching to young kids who want to learn and excel in chess.
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GM Swapnil is the coach of the Indian Women’s Chess team and also Raunak Sadhwani who became a Grandmaster at the age of just 13 years and 9 months! He is also the author of multiple chess books and courses. He has written books and courses for famous publications like Chessable and Quality Chess.
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GM Swapnil Dhopade designs all the chess courses offered by Chess Pathshala. The coaches working in our academy are personally trained by our head coach, GM Swapnil Dhopade.
"Working with Swapnil Sir has
led to the improvement of my
Endgame technique. He helped
me to improve my visualization
in the middlegame so that I can
calculate deeper"
"I would like to congratulate Swapnil for starting his academy Chess Pathshala. His work during the chess olympiad 2018 was amazing. He is very dedicated and creative in finding new ideas"
"Swapnil is a very positive, genuine, dedicated and hard-working trainer. He has started 'Chess Pathshala' and I am sure he will be a wonderful trainer for many upcoming kids. They can take his guidance and training to achieve their goals"
GM Raunak Sadhwani
GM Koneru Humpy
GM Dronavalli Harika
"Working with Swapnil Sir has led to the improvement of my Endgame technique. He helped me to improve my visualization in the middlegame so that I can calculate deeper"
"Working with Swapnil Sir has led to the improvement of my Endgame technique. He helped me to improve my visualization in the middlegame so that I can calculate deeper"
"Swapnil has a strong understanding of the game and is always positive. He helped me with my opening preparation and decision-making. Working with Swapnil helped me enhance my opening repertoire, gain confidence to handle various middlegame & time management issues!"