Who is VS Rathanvel, India's 99th chess Grandmaster?

VS Rathanvel, who has become India's 99th chess Grandmaster, hails from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and started playing chess at the age of six. A mechanical engineer by qualification, the 25-year-old now pursues chess professionally, training independently and coaching students online. Rathanvel, whose parents run a wedding card printing business, learnt the basics at the Kovai Kids Chess Academy.