Meet Arena International Master Aniket Kathpal
With 7 years of 1-on-1 and group coaching experience and Arena International Master credentials, Aniket delivers tailored assessments, custom lesson plans, and live game analysis to fast-track your progress.
🔑 Credentials
• 🏅 Arena International Master (AIM)
• 🏅 Arena FIDE Master (AFM)
• 🏅 Arena Candidate Master (ACM)
• ⚖️ National Arbiter (Canada)
• ⏳ 7 Years Coaching Experience
• ♟️ Chess.com Coach
• 🎓 M.Sc. in Mathematics
• 📍 BC Chess Federation Member-at-Large
• 🌐 Voting Member, Chess Federation of Canada
• 👥 Coached 1,000+ Students Worldwide
📈 Peak Ratings
• Chess.com: 2154 (Top 0.3% Worldwide)
• Lichess.org: 2151
• Chess Federation of Canada (CFC): 1911
(Top 0.3% Nationally)
🏆 Tournament Highlights
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🥇3rd place, Fraser Valley Classical 4 Blitz, Langley - November 2025
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🥇1st place, Best Coast Blitz 2025, Langley - November 2025
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🥇3rd place, FVCC Monthly Blitz, Langley - October 2025
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🥇1st place, FVCC Monthly Blitz, Langley - September 2025
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🥇2nd place, Okanagan Valley Rapid 5, Kelwona, Canada - September 2025
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🥇1st place, FVCC Monthly Blitz, Langley - August 2025
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🥇2nd place, Fraser Valley 3 Blitz, Langley - June 2025
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🥇 1st place, Spring Classic Open, Langley, BC, Canada – June 2025
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🥇 1st place, Spring May Blitz Tournament, Langley, BC, Canada – May 2025
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🎖️ Best Unrated Player, Summer Classical Open, Langley, BC, Canada – June 2023
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🥇 Gold medal (1st place), College Games (Guru Nanak College), Ferozepur, India – April 2022
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🥇 1st place (U-21), Open Ferozepur Chess Tournament, Ferozepur, India – August 2021
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🥇 1st place (U-21), 1st Open Ferozepur Chess Tournament, Ferozepur, India – November 2019