Ashwin Subramanian

Ashwin Subramanian is a Software Engineering Manager in the Hi-Tech Industry leading a large team of engineers to deliver mission critical enterprise software. He has been actively participating in the Global Chess Festival from 2017 onwards, visiting Budapest each year since then for the festival. At the opening ceremony of the 2019 festival, Ashwin and his family created & performed to an Indian classical chess themed song titled “Sabse sundar hai yeh khel” (“The Most Beautiful Game”) showcasing Indian classical music and dance. As a technology evangelist Ashwin has actively supported the technology needs of several chess players globally, including helping the Indian Chess Olympiad team rapidly address internet disconnection issues with an innovative software based solution, Speedify, in 2020. He also supports chess foundations such as the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation, Chessbase India and the ChessGurukul Charity. 

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A Heart-Racing Experience! (4)

3/7/2024 – Magnus Carlsen has been the World #1, since 2011! Apart from his tremendous chess talent, he also has a relatively higher HRV: his heart rate is typically between 75 bpm – 95 bpm, which enables him to balance alertness (for tactical danger and opportunities) and calmness (to optimize logical thinking and decision-making)! Calm heartbeats during critical moments lead to better decisions!
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A Heart-Racing Experience! (3)

3/1/2024 – Did you know that your brain makes up just 2% of your body’s weight, but accounts for 20% of its energy use. During a chess game you can burn a lot of calories by just thinking. Intel project manager (and avid chess researcher) Ashwin Subramanian uses the latest monitoring data to analyse the process. He says it is critical for all players to “eat right”. And to also do specific breathing exercises, which have measurably improved his play.
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A Heart-Racing Experience! (2)

2/29/2024 – In the recent Freestyle event, heart rates of the players were measured in classical chess, with slow time controls. In bullet and blitz formats, where intuition prevails, heart rates remain relatively low compared to slower time controls like Rapid or Classical, which allow more contemplation during critical positions. Here are observations provided by the leading expert on the heart rate data shared during the Weissenhaus event.

A Heart-Racing Experience! (1)

2/26/2024 – Chess is often considered a calm and quiet game, where the only sound is the clicking of the pieces. But what if we could hear the heartbeat of the players, and see how their body reacts to the tension and excitement of the game? That is exactly what was done in the Freestyle Chess 2024 event in Weissenhaus, where the heart rate of some of the world’s best chess players were monitored as they faced each other! We start this series with a look back at how it all started. | Photo Lennart Ootes

Biofeedback in Chess – Part 1

10/6/2021 – Did you know that playing competitive chess affects your heart rate and increase your blood pressure? That you can burn hundreds of calories just sitting at the chess board for a couple of hours? Ashwin Subramanian is a Software Engineering Manager in the Hi-Tech Industry. He is an avid chess player, and is studying the value of biofeedback in chess during his personal time.
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