In the early 2000s, Ishan Nadkarni was one of the most talented chess players in Mumbai. He reached a peak Elo of 2145, which was quite impressive for a young boy back then. Later he quit chess, joined IIT, and became a successful engineer. Now he has started his own Entrepreneurial enterprise called ImpactRun. In this article, Ishan tells us how chess taught him lessons that were totally invaluable and how he is trying to bring a positive change in the society.