Harshit Raja, an up-and-coming chess Grandmaster, shares his journey from learning chess at a young age in Pune to achieving his Grandmaster title after overcoming many challenges.
He discusses his training with various coaches, his early tournaments, and the moments that shaped his chess career, including his International Master title in 2017 and his perseverance through the pandemic.
Harshit also reflects on his time studying in the U.S., balancing academics and chess, and his evolving interest in commentary and coaching.
He shares his passion for freestyle chess, the impact of different chess variants, and his plans to continue improving his game while contributing to the chess community.
Soon, we can witness his chess coaching skills in his upcoming ChessBase training course, which is a basic course on how to play against 1.e4 with the Black pieces.
