Ravindra Dongre, the strong man of Maharashtra chess, is a household name, not only in the Indian chess fraternity, but also on the international platform. He has become synonymous with one of the biggest chess tournaments in the county - The Mumbai Mayor's Cup. With a strong player pool, qualitatively and quantitatively it is a high class tournament. His contribution to Maharashtra chess is immense. In this article Nagesh Guttula has some questions for Dongre that give you an idea about the vision and efforts that go into organizing one of the biggest events of the country.