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MGD1 is a chess management firm based out of Pune, India. We manage chess talent & teams, organise tournaments and build technology.
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Chennai Grand Masters 2023 – India’s strongest ever Classical Super Tournament
It’s the last month of the year but we are ending the chess calendar of events on Indian soil with a bang!
WR Chess clinches FIDE World Rapid Team 2023 with a round to spare, Freedom second and MGD1 third
WR Chess won FIDE World Rapid Team Championship 2023 when they defeated ASV AlphaEchecs Linz 5-1 in the penultimate round.
Secured $1.5 million dollar 5 year sponsorship deal for India’s star chess player Arjun Erigaisi
Arjun Erigaisi has had an amazing year 2022 for his chess! In spite of his powerpacked recent performances
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2025 has been a rollercoaster of a ride!
Firstly Arjun. We are proud! Your alchemy will turn all the Bronze to Gold in the coming future! We’re sure of it.
To all our players Charvi, Sarayu, Sahiti, Vantika, Adhiban, Srinath, Harika, Leon. It’s our privilege to manage you!
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Congratulations Arjun! ❤️
Wins Bronze 🥉at the 2025 World Rapid Championship! 👏🏻
@ArjunErigaisi becomes the first Indian 🇮🇳 after Vishy Anand to win a medal at World #RapidBlitz in the open section! 🙌🏻
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Decided to come to Goa for the first week of the FIDE Chess World Cup to unwind and finally meet so many people I’d only known online and it turned out to be such a great decision.
On the very first morning, I met @IndieChess. We instantly clicked shared tons of ideas, bonded
