Ahmedabad · Gujarat · India

Where Masters Are Made

Train with FIDE-rated chess professional Jalpan Bhatt  25+ years transforming passionate beginners into state, national, and international champions.

Peak Rating 2078

Coaching since 2013

AICF Certified Basic Trainer

About the Coach

Jalpan Bhatt

A chess player since childhood, Jalpan Bhatt has spent over two decades mastering the deepness of the game and sharing it with the next generation. A certified AICF Basic Trainer and FIDE-rated player with a peak rating of 2078, he has represented Gujarat State at the national level numerous times.

Since 2013, Jalpan has been training players from grassroots to advanced levels. His method focuses on building long-term strategic thinking, identifying each student’s unique strengths, and fostering a warm, positive environment where complex ideas become clear.

He has passed the All India Chess Federation Basic Trainer Examination for Chess in Schools, and his students have competed and won at state, national, and international championships around the world.

Personal Achievements

Jalpan as a Player

Competing at the highest levels while coaching real-world experience brought directly into every lesson.

2025 · All India

3rd

Karnavati Club All India Open Classical FIDE Rating Tournament

Open Category

2022 · State

1st

Gujarat State Team Selection Men Chess Tournament

State Champion

2019 · State

1st

Gujarat State Rapid Championship

State Level

2016 · National

3rd

25th National Youth Under-25 Open Chess Championship

Guwahati, Assam

2016 · National

1st

17th National Cities Team Championship

Team 1st + Individual Board Prize 1st

Govt. of Gujarat

Award

Maharaja Jaydeepsinh Senior Award

Sports, Youth & Cultural Dept. 2015–16

2015 · State

1st

Gujarat State Open Rapid Selection for National

State Rapid Champion

2013 · International

1st

Brain Power U-2000 International Rating Tournament

International Rating Event

Student Champions

Our Stars

From local district titles to World School Championships Jalpan’s students carry Gujarat’s flag on the global chess stage.

Dhanasvi Thanki

Dhanasvi Thanki

U-7 Girls Category · 2026

  • 🥇 1st — Nexus Open Grand Chess Festival 2026 (U-7)
  • 🥈 2nd — Gujarat State Selection U-7 Girls 2026
  • 🥈 2nd — Ahmedabad District U-7 Girls 2026
  • 5th — Ahmedabad District U-9 Girls 2026
Rayna Ajay Patel

Rayna Ajay Patel

FIDE Rated · Udgam School

  • 🥉 World School Chess Championship, Greece 2023 (U-7 Girls)
  • 🥇 Gold — Asian Schools Championship, Sri Lanka 2022
  • 🥇 Gold — Asian Schools Championship, Sri Lanka 2022
  • 🥉 3rd — MPL National Schools Championship 2023 (U-7)
  • 🥇 1st — Gujarat State Selection U-7 Girls 2023
  • 🥇 1st — Gujarat State U-9 Girls Inter School 2025
  • 🥈 2nd — Gujarat State Selection U-11 Girls 2026
  • 5th — Commonwealth Championship, Malaysia 2024 (U-8)

Dhyana Patel

National & International Medallist

  • 🏆 Team 1st — Women's President's Cup, USA 2026
  • 🥇 Gold — World Schools Girls U-11, Russia 2016
  • 🏆 National Champion — 32nd National U-13 Girls 2018
  • 🥇 Gold — Western Asia Youth Championship 2018
  • 🥇 Gold — Western Asia Youth Championship 2018
  • 🥉 Bronze — Western Asia Championship 2018, Uzbekistan
  • 🥉 Bronze — Commonwealth Championships 2017, New Delhi

Himanshi Rathi

Asian Para Games Medallist

  • 🥉 Bronze — 4th Asian Para Games, Standard Women B1, Hangzhou, China 2023
  • 🥉 Bronze — 4th Asian Para Games, Rapid Women B1, Hangzhou, China 2023

Vrandesh Parekh

Western Asia Youth Champion

  • 🥇 Gold — Western Asia Rapid Championship 2018, Uzbekistan (U-14)
  • 🥉 Bronze — Western Asia Youth Championship 2018, Uzbekistan
  • Board Prize — National Team Championship 2025

Dhvit Mehta

U-11 Inter School Category

  • 🥈 2nd — Gujarat State U-11 Inter School Chess Selection for National 2025
The Journey

A Career in Chess

As a Player (1998 – Current)

1998
Began playing chess — a lifelong passion ignites.
2004 – 2007
Multiple Gujarat State 1st positions in U-14, U-16 Rapid, and U-19 categories.
2010
1st at Gujarat State FIDE Rating Selection (National U-19) and Team Championship.
2013
1st — Brain Power U-2000 International Rating Tournament.
2014 – 2015
Back-to-back Gujarat State Open Rapid Champion — Qualified for Nationals both years.
2016
3rd — National Youth U-25 Open (Guwahati). 1st Team + Board Prize — 17th National Cities Team Championship. Received Maharaja Jaydeepsinh Senior Award from Govt. of Gujarat.
2019 & 2022
1st — Gujarat State Rapid. 1st — Gujarat State Team Selection.
2025
3rd — Karnavati Club All India Open Classical FIDE Rating Tournament.

As a Coach (2013 – current)

2013
Started coaching at Brain Power Chess Academy, Ahmedabad. Won U-2000 International Rating event same year.
2016
Dhyana Patel wins Gold at World Schools Girls U-11, Russia.
2017
Dhyana Patel — Gold × 2, Western Asia Youth Championship. Bronze at Commonwealth Chess, New Delhi.
2018
Dhyana Patel: National U-13 Girls Champion + Gold × 2 / Bronze, Uzbekistan. Vrandesh Parekh: Gold + Bronze, Western Asia U-14, Uzbekistan.
2021
Passed AICF Basic Trainer Examination for Chess in Schools.
2023
Rayna Patel — Bronze at World Schools, Greece. Himanshi Rathi — Bronze × 2, Asian Para Games, Hangzhou, China.
2024 – 2026
Rayna & Dhanasvi dominate state circuits. Dhyana Patel wins Women's President's Cup (Team 1st), USA. Multiple national qualifiers.
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Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

FIDE ID: 5019800

AICF Certified Basic Trainer

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