Established in 2019 by GrandMaster Priyadharshan Kannappan, Chess Gaja is a remote-first chess academy dedicated to making chess learning enjoyable and accessible to students worldwide. Our team of experienced coaches has guided over 150 students from 15+ countries, fostering not only chess skills but also personal growth.Our team is currently a 5 member team and we all work fully remote.

We are not just creating better chess players, but also better human beings. Our students learn in the presence of LIVE teachers and classmates, from the comfort of their homes, with a personalized syllabus catered to the student's needs.

Chess Gaja truly embodies the startup spirit in terms of problem solving and the freedom to share and execute ideas and to have unique learning from the job every day!

We love to work with people who can teach us something and learn something from our existing team!