About us
 

Director : IWM Mrunalini Kunte – Aurangabadkar
Hon Advisor : GM Abhijit Kunte
Prakash Kunte, Managing Trustee Buddhibal Kreeda Trust
 

IWM Mrunalini Kunte – Aurangabadkar


IWM Mrunalini Kunte – Aurangabadkar

Awards :
1. Awarded the International Women’s Master in 1996 at Chess Olympiad held at Armenia
2. Chhatrapati Puraskar – By Govt of Maharashtra in 1990.


Achievements in chess :

International Level
1 Represented India in Chess Olympiad in 1996 at Armenia
2 Represented India in Chess Olympiad in 1994 at Moscow
3 Represented India in Chess Olympiad in 1992 at Manila.
4 Bronze Medal at Asian Junior Girls in 1991, Philippines
5 Bronze Medal at Asian Junior Girls in 1993, Australia
6 World Sub – Junior 6th in 1989 at USA
7 World U-18, 10th in 1990 at Singapore
8 World U-20 8th in 1991, Romania
9 Apart from this participated in several Asian, World and other open tournaments all over the world.


National level :

1 National Women’s Champion – 1996 Salem
2 National Junior Champion – 1990 Vijayawada(with record score of 9/9)
3 National Sub – Junior Champion 1988 at Pondichery (with record score of 7/7)

Chess Coaching :

- Into chess coaching for more than 10 years
- Director and Chief coach of Kunte’s Chess Academy
- Working with Symbiosis Spa Chess School (Pune) for last 3 years
 

IWM Mrunalini Kunte – Aurangabadkar


Chess Arbriter :
Topped the senior National arbiters Examination in January 2008

GM Abhijit Kunte
 

GM Abhijit Kunte, Advisor for Kunte Chess Academy

Awards


1. Late Shri Raja Mantri Puraskar, as a Best Player of Pune City 1994-95, Awarded by Shahid Bhagatsing Mitra Mandal, Pune.

2. Late Shri Sunil Tambe Kreeda Puraskar, as a Best Player of Pune City 1994, Awarded by Navmaharashtra Sangh, Pune.

3. International Marathon Award as a Best Junior Player Of Pune City, 1993-94, Awarded by International Marathon, Pune.

4. Shri Shivchatrapati Award, 1998-99, Awarded by Maharashtra State Government.

He Started playing Chess at the age of 8.

• Became India’s 4th Grandmaster in the year 2000 and second from Maharashtra.
• Four Asian (Three Team and one Individual) medals (1 Gold ,2 silver, 1 bronze).
• Two Commonwealth (individual) medals. (1 silver, 1 Bronze).
• Member of Indian Team for past 10 years.
• Represented India in last consecutive four Chess Olympiads.
• Member of Indian Team which one Gold Medal at Asian Team Chess Championship at Iran. This is India’s 1st Gold Medal.
• Winner of Canadian Open at Kitchner 2006.
• British Champion 2003. (Became last Indian /foreigner to win the event as British Chess Federation stopped all foreign participation in this 83 year old tournament)
• One Gold and one Bronze medal at Junior level (Individual) .
• Two times National Champion .1997 and 2000
• Seven age group National Titles.
• National record of winning National Junior three times in a row. 1995-96-97.
 

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