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Can the average human neck carry 80 medals at the same time?
I don't know. But if there's one person who does, it's Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly (peak 2676 FIDE).
Revered as "The Royal Bengal Tiger," Surya has won 40 gold, 21 silver, and 6 bronze medals in individual events. His performance in team competitions also sparkle with honors — 12 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze finishes.
That's 86 medals in total!
As if that's not enough, Surya also added 6 national championships and the 2009 Asian Continental Chess Championship to his resume.
But while Surya impresses as a player, chess fans and professionals around the world recognize him as the trusted second of the 15th World Champion Viswanathan Anand.
Surya was part of the four-man team which helped Vishy win his World Chess Championship matches against Vladimir Kramnik (2008), Veselin Topalov (2010), and Boris Gelfand (2012).
His nickname? "The Anti-Computer Guy."
When preparing openings, Team Anand never settles for the top moves by the computer. Everyone has access to the strongest chess engines and cutting-edge hardware. So it's only a matter of time before the competition catches up.
That's why — when Surya is building the World Champion's opening repertoire — he always leads with his own strategic and positional know-how first...and only then does he check the soundness of his ideas with the computer.
Not only does Surya's approach uncover unexpected moves and complete middlegame plans, which even the strongest chess engines miss. It also enabled Team Anand to outsmart other teams of super-GMs and analysts — one of which included a 131,000-processor supercomputer from Bulgaria's defense department.
But the best part?
You're only a few clicks away from gaining this championship-winning competitive advantage yourself, because...
Surya created his Chessable courses with the same strong work ethic and "anti-computer" strategy he's been known for.
For serious and ambitious students of the game, it doesn't get any better than this:
You get your hands on some of the best-kept secrets from Team Anand's opening files. Plus, Surya's move-by-move breakdowns "burn" his strategic understanding into your brain — so you, too, can play the opening (and arising middlegames) like a champ.
But don't take our word for it. See for yourself when you sign up for Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly's courses below.
