COO, Creative Head, WIM Elect, photographer, graphic designer, financial manager, and more than that, a great person. Co-founder of ChessBase India, Amruta Mokal turns 34 years old today. She has worn so many hats, and none of them were ever easy. However she has always climbed these hurdles with sheer willpower, and her creativity is what moulds the world around her. She is responsible for growth of ChessBase India. Supriya Bhat, who is Amruta's close friend and an integral part of the ChessBase India team, decided to pen down this article to tell you about the person Amruta Mokal is. Get to know some fascinating things about her and also read about the wishes that some of her closest friends in the chess world have sent.

Things are shaping up like a Bollywood thriller at the SBI Life AICF Women Grandmaster's Round Robin tournament in Mumbai. After nine rounds we have a sole leader - Guliskhan Nakhbayeva of Kazakhstan, who had a great day on the 17th of June as she scored 2.0/2 and took her tally to 7.0/9. But she cannot yet breathe easy as Mongolian top seed Batkhuyag Munguntuul is right on her heels with 6.5/9 and the duo meet each other in the tenth round. It is going to be a mouth watering clash!