Praggnanandhaa’s invisible second: The making of Vaibhav Suri

 FIDE Master Prasenjit Dutta, a former prodigy from Tripura, runs a chess academy in New Delhi. He mentored Vaibhav Suri, India’s 27th Grandmaster, whose dedication and positional mastery shaped his rise. Today, Suri focuses entirely on supporting young phenom R Praggnanandhaa, applying his deep strategic insight as a coach, analyst, and mentor behind the scenes of elite international chess. FIDE Master Prasenjit Dutta, a former prodigy from Tripura, runs a chess academy in New Delhi. He mentored Vaibhav Suri, India’s 27th Grandmaster, whose dedication and positional mastery shaped his rise. Today, Suri focuses entirely on supporting young phenom R Praggnanandhaa, applying his deep strategic insight as a coach, analyst, and mentor behind the scenes of elite international chess.