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Rakesh Kulkarni

@itherocky

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Chess International Master
Director of @chesscom_in & @chesskidindia
Shiv Chhatrapati Awardee
Commonwealth Medalist x 2
Twitch Partner Streamer

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Happy Birthday Anand Sir! 🥳

THANK YOU for being such an amazing inspiration, motivation and torch bearer for Indian and World Chess! 🙌🏻

Indian Chess would be nowhere without you! Thank You for bringing Chess home! ❤️
Grateful to you for inspiring me to take up chess, play it professionally and now growing the game to India and the world! 🙌🏻
You’re the father of Indian Chess! 🙏🏻
You’re the Best! ❤️

#vishyanand #happybirthday #birthday #vishy #anand #chess #chesscom #chesscomindia #grateful taken in Chennai, India by @itherocky

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2 years ago

Congratulations Team India! 🇮🇳

Super proud and excited for Indian Chess!! ❤️
Grateful to be celebrating with these superstars! 🙌🏻
Thank You to each and everyone for making this happen!

Such a fun, exciting and successful event with ever-lasting memories! 😍

#chessolympiad #chessolympiad2024 #chess #Chesscom #Chessnews #Jaihind #jaihind🇮🇳 #india #indianchess taken in Budapest, Hungary by @itherocky

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Congratulations to Team Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 on winning the 2026 Chess Olympiad! taken in Samarkand Uzbezkistan by @itherocky

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Childhood Gukesh scripts Indian Win over Germany at Olympiad!! taken in Samarkand Uzbezkistan by @itherocky

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4 days ago

Pragg and Gukesh help India 🇮🇳 defeated the Netherlands 🇳🇱 3-1 #chessolympiad

[Chess, Chess Olympiad, India, Team India, Pragg, Gukesh, World Champion, Uzbekistan] taken in Samarkand by @itherocky

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8 days ago

Our commentators are all set!

IM Tania Sachdev
GM Sahaj Grover
NM Sahil Tickoo

On-site exclusive coverage by IM Rakesh Kulkarni!

Here's your chance to do your bit by dropping a word and let's see if they will use it during the broadcast. Check slide 3!

#FIDEOlympiad #ChessOlympiad by @itherocky

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15 days ago

An evening at @officialglobalchessleague, the IPL of Chess!♟️🏆What an amazing experience to watch Chess superstars live in action! 🏟️🤩Thanks to our very own International Master @itherocky for this honor & privilege!!👑 🫶🏻And the icing on the cake was to get a picture with Javokhir Sindarov🏅🇺🇿
#proudsis #proudfam ✨
#GCL ♟️
@wwwchesscom ♟️ by @itherocky

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22 days ago

Goin With the Trend 😈🤪
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#fyp #chess #trending #chessgame #chessbaseindia by @itherocky

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Paisa ya Pehchaan?🤣
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#fyp #chess #ravikishan #trending #chessbaseindia by @itherocky

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a month ago

Heyy, I’m that CREATOR FRIEND🤭
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#reels #fun #creator #friend #india by @itherocky

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2 months ago

Heart rate peaking ft. Aravindh Chithambaram! 💓 by @itherocky

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2 months ago

See a new person every time you watch the reel😂❤️

#explore #reels #trending #bollywood #dance by @itherocky

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