The HelpChess Fundraiser during 45th Chess Olympiad 2024

by Rasika Ratnaparkhi - 12/09/2024

ChessBase India established the Help Chess Foundation on 21st June 2018. It is an 80G registered Charitable Trust formed to help Indian chess players financially. Till today, we have raised more than Rs. 1 crore with the help of 4000+ contributors. With these funds, we have supported more than 50 chess players. Many players have scored their IM and GM norms after Help Chess support. Every year, our goal is to support more players than the previous year. During the World Cup 2023, we raised around Rs. 12,58,827.55. This year, we raised Rs. 10,26,577.13 during the 45th Chess Olympiad. Read the article to know more. You will also find the names and total amount of all the contributors who have donated money since the start of the Chess Olympiad 2024.

About the HelpChess Foundation

HelpChess Foundation works for the betterment of Indian chess players. For the last 6 years, the funds have been used to provide financial and technical support to the chess players. Many players received coaching from good trainers, some used the money to buy laptops to facilitate their training while some players traveled to high-level tournaments with the help of these funds. Clearly, HelpChess is aimed at boosting chess player’s career. After seeing a huge response from the viewers during the World Cup 2023 livestreams, we are hoping to witness the same or more during the 45th Chess Olympiad 2024 livestreams.

In the year 2023-24, HelpChess raised around Rs. 54 lakh which was the highest amount the NGO has ever raised. Our desire to support the chess players with their training, travel, and participation has also jumped to the next step like every year! Chess is a very expensive sport. Many children give up their chess dreams because their parents can’t afford the expenses associated with the game. Once a child decides to pursue chess, the expenses multiply after each milestone he/she achieves. We want to help these young talents in their journey. We are sure that there are many people like us who has similar desires. That’s why this is a good time for such people to contribute in whatever amount they can.

We have supported 14 players with 14 good-quality laptops!

In a bid to financially support more players, we raised funds during our 45th Chess Olympiad livestreams.

The general layout of the ChessBase India streams for the 45th Chess Olympiad 2024

Right above the video of Sagar is a widget which updates with the name and amount of the people who have contributed

How can you contribute?

You can go to the official website www.helpchess.org. You can become a believer or a big believer in Indian chess after contributing to the cause. If you donate anything above Rs. 50,000, then you become a Big Believer!

As you go to the HelpChess.org website, you will see two options where you can contribute to becoming a believer...

or a big believer.

Impact of your contribution:

First and most important, the money will be utilized for a deserving chess player. However, there will be different perks after becoming a believer and a big believer.

Perks of becoming a Believer:

1. Scholarship money goes to a player in need (selected by HelpChess)

2. Mention in HelpChess blogs (like this one!) and fund report

3. Certificate of Appreciation

4. Regular updates on the players who are sponsored

Perks of Becoming a Big Believer:

1. Scholarship in your name to any player of your choice (if you have a preference)

2. Exclusive Invite to play HelpChess Simul with a top grandmaster

3. Certificate of Appreciation

4. 1:1 Interaction & regular updates on the player you sponsor

Each and every person who contributes immediately gets this certificate of appreciation in their inbox.

A receipt that will help you claim 80G tax benefits when you file your income tax return.

Details of the people who have contributed

At ChessBase India, we have always believed in the highest level of transparency when it comes to raising funds for chess players. We want to ensure that each and every penny that you contribute is used in an appropriate manner. Below we have a list of viewers who have contributed during different days of the 45th Chess Olympiad livestream through the HelpChess website. A big thank you to each one of you and we hope to be able to raise maximum funds so that we can help many more young talents reach their dreams of becoming a grandmaster for the country and beyond.

11th September 2024

Name	Amount (Rs.)
Mayur Jeevan Adwani	2443.94
Atharva Chandkapure	149.47
Niranjan Mahakalkar	99.64
Kian Vaidya	99.64
Nikhil Kumar Roshan	498.22
Skand Tyagi	199.3
Aneesh/Darshan	100.63
Pratik Kumar	100.63
Aarav Verma	99.64
Rishit	98.1
Sahastraksh	100.63
Pankaj Kaushik	100.63
Manjunath Sattigeri	100.63
Anuj Pratap Singh	100.63
Aparajeet Desai	487.31
Krutarth Darji	97.47
Aditya Raj Patel	100.63
Aalap Sanghvi	498.22
Debashis Patel	697.52
Pavan	4982.3
Ayan Basu	498.22
Aakash Zure	418.52
Ramesh Kalshetty	997.45
Sharan Narasimhan	996.46
Arijit Saha	99.64
Priyankit Singh	498.22
Arpan	1229.63
Korgy	995.46
Arpit	1004.43
Hemal Machhi	199.3
Parthajit Shyam	249.11
Aarav Sarbalia	981
Omkar	498.22
Adarsh Bhadauria	974.62
Navdeep	249.11
Akash	499.21
Abhay Rahul	418.52
Pranav Sisodia	997.45
Shubham	100.63
Samik Dhar	997.45
Sounak Bhakta	996.46
Jitendra Jadav	498.22
Rajiv Nair	1954.96
Jai and Nischal	487.31
Shweta Thakur	100.63
Narendar	974.62
Sathyaraj	298.94
Kumar Chandranshu	498.22
Total	29867.19

12th September 2024

Name	Amount (Rs.)
Devarghya Ray	99.64
Akash Bose	250.1
Arpit	506.19
Bojja Srikanth	1112.05
Deb	996.46
Sajal Madan	996.46
Gurudas	4982.3
Ishan Joshi	996.46
Evans Dsouza	4982.3
Sahil Sharma	996.46
Kaushal Kumar	99.64
Abhinav Shetty	996.46
Swapnesh Gawas	996.46
Vaibhav Savla	9964.6
Aniruddha Mondal	498.22
Sarvesh Mishra	1107.06
Bhavesh Waghela	996.46
Jerin Sojan	196.2
Girish	110.6
Shwetanuj Saha	1494.68
Aman	122.57
Anonymous	2871.79
Ankit Sanghvi	1962
Sony Shaju	197.3
Praveen Kumar	996.46
Dhruv	498.22
Sree Aslesh	7971.68
Total	46998.82

13th September 2024

Name	Amount (Rs.)
Aniruddha Saikia	1992.92
Vaibhav Savla	9964.6
Prafful	498.22
Shreekant Ghude	1992.92
Anju Sachdev Sachdev	3089.02
Harsh Vardhan	498.22
Srikant Ramaswamy	1992.92
Pranav	997.45
Parv Parkhiya	4982.3
Amit Mantri	49823
Gopi Krishna	12068.22
Vamsi Krishna	1094.79
Shoyab khan	110.6
Varini Arjun Koppala	110.6
Shiva Kumar	498.22
Mayank Arjun Koppala	110.6
Aaryansh Sreepada Kowluri	498.22
Saiteja reddy	974.62
Magnus Kalicharan Amravatiwale	110.6
Aditya Kulkarni	494.23
Aaruhi Kowluri	249.11
Manish	997.45
Shani Kumar Soni	122.57
Abhishek Singh	110.6
Nikhil Rao	997.45
SD	99.64
Sriskandh Subramanian	4983.29
Arnav Tyagi	99.64
Vipul Kothiya	1096.1
anonymouschessguy	129.53
Total	100787.65

14th September 2024

Name	Amount (Rs.)
Gautam Ghosh	110.6
Saketh Telkapalli	496.9
Vignesh Shankar	490.5
Anuj Sharma	1229.63
Hemsekhar Tirumalasetty	586.9
Dhyanesh Srivastava	150.46
Anonymous	499.21
Bhawesh Jha	4983.29
Hiyansh Sharma	97.69
Ashish Jain	1096.1
Monith Shah	996.46
Rajagopal Ramanathan	491.48
Mihir Kumar	98.1
Avant Jain	499.21
Prashant Jambunathan	538.08
P V P Kumar	249.11
Shashank Udupa	100.63
Ananya Gupta	110.6
Nikhil Bafna	9775.8
Amrit M	487.31
Aalind Shrivastava	298.94
Nishant	4982.3
Laishram Imocha	553.03
IM Machu Dipariha	99.64
Aditya	997.45
Pawan Kumar	97.47
Total	30116.89

15th September 2024

Name	Amount (Rs.)
Nagarjuna Koppala	110.6
Dani Daniels	99.64
Satyam More	445.41
Subhrajoy Dutta	2989.38
Dibyajyoti Panda	498.22
Harshit Bhargava	498.22
Anjali Gojamgunde	498.22
Aakash Singh	200.29
Deep Shah	4887.9
Harsh Vardhan Kalani	490.5
Chanchal Agrawal	996.46
Kshitij	2499.11
Shivansh	99.08
Ananda Subramaniam	498.22
Manivannan Radhakrishnan	99.64
Kartiksinh Barad	997.45
Rakesh Misri	498.22
Danish Zehen	99.64
Preshit Rasal	996.46
Varenya	996.46
Hardik thacker	110.6
Varenya	99.64
Aniket Hegde	99.64
Varenya	99.64
Saksham Bhatt	996.46
Anshuman Ghaisas	997.45
Varenya	99.64
Tanmoy Das	2702.02
Prajneya Kumar	3321.2
Ritvik	997.45
Rammohan Kale	981
Prafful Meena	1107.06
Akhil Sehgal	99.64
Santosh Nalanagula	1494.68
Neeraj Dama	694.42
Anurag	2361.61
Mia Khalifa	100.63
Parameshwar Ganapathi	996.46
Bhavya Ganatra	498.22
Mihir Durve	2871.79
Rama	1494.68
abt	6944.33
Vivek	100.63
ego	3986.83
Brunette Bhabhi Ji	100.63
Mrs. Sangita Margaj	2491.14
Total	54346.61

16th September 2024

Name	Amount (Rs.)
Mayank and Varini Arjun	110.6
Vaibhav Khanna	996.46
Danish Zehen	99.64
Vipul Kothiyal	1096.1
Subrajoy Dutta	2923.88
Avinash	498.22
Vrund Patel	981
Amit Mathur	1992.92
Aditya Golatkar	100.63
Nehak	99.64
Vedant	99.64
Prashanth Sankisa	996.46
Vedant	99.64
Sehajdeep Singh	268.05
Y Shal I	110.6
Nikhil Bafna	5376.68
Soumitra Mishra	4982.3
Smita Deshmukh	9964.6
Rahul Mukerji	997.45
Vishal Sarkar	1962
Abhikalp	110.6
Vijayasai Chitluri	199.3
Vishwanath Mohan Kinekar	499.21
Sahil Apage	6.97
Total	34572.59

18th September 2024

Name	Amount (Rs.)
P Chandra Shekar	490.07
Vishy	99.64
Shreyansh	99.64
Ravi Teja Chunduri	487.31
Retty Velayoudam	996.46
Prakash K Seshadri	997.45
Nimish Agrawal	996.46
Abhishek M	100.63
Vamsi Mohan Koka	244.53
Kalyan Dasgupta	498.22
Jogaiah	100.63
Ishan	1354.18
Macho D'parihan	99.64
Vikas Srivastava	9964.6
Vyan Banchhor	498.22
Noobie Negariyal	298.94
Sanjay Sampath	498.22
Vivek Joshi	1089.89
Rajaram C	498.22
Ankit Divekar	1494.68
Raaga	2781.12
Priyanshu Kharya	499.21
Mihir Ogale	491.48
Dev Shah	2932.74
Madhur	498.22
NamirYazhu	119.87
Surendra Bubukwar	981.98
Yash	4088.95
Danish Zehen Fam bro	99.64
Kalpak Raut	996.46
Y Shall I	100.63
Jaswanth S	249.11
Kulashekar Prabhandam	1112.05
Ayush Naithani	3321.2
Anil Sikhwal	498.22
Prafful	1107.06
Bhavneet Singh Chadha	4982.3
Aniket Ansingkar	1992.92
Yash	2294.74
Surya Verma	996.46
Vikram	996.46
Santosh N Nene	996.46
Deepak Kini	997.45
Dheeraj Wal	1992.92
Yogesh Pillare	996.46
Ritesh Singh	97.47
Thrilok Aashish	99.64
Ajay Joshi	1082.81
Pramod E	1494.68
Pawan	996.46
Total	60802.8

19th September 2024

Name	Amount (Rs.)
Prakhar Sharma	4873.14
Pritish Dake	996.46
Anchith Joshi	997.45
Naresh Chaudhary	2491.14
Rohan Kaikini	487.31
Shriram S	4888.88
Prahadeesh	9775.8
Srinath H L	99.64
Parth Durgude	99.64
Tharun	100.63
Piyush Jolly	298.94
Piyush Jolly	996.46
Subhrajoy Dutta	2923.88
Dinesh Padala	996.46
Parth Gadgil	4887.9
Ajit Gole	1962
Smaran	1710.92
Hemant Urdhwareshe	2491.14
Sandeep	1094.79
Pranay Sawant	1992.92
Bharath shetty	1992.92
Kapil	4982.3
Priyank	1949.26
Rishabh Tiwari	1992.92
Krishna Sandeep	996.46
Vignesh Sekar	199.3
Pallavi Shriyan	100.63
Ajay B	996.46
Rishi K	150.46
Indeevar	498.22
Vivek Anand	4982.3
Deepak	4982.3
Sanah Baradwaj	499.21
Aaditya Rakheja	4982.3
Nihar V	200.29
Parshu Narayanan	4982.3
Total	78653.13

20th September 2024

Name	Amount (Rs.)
Swathi & Sammy	997.45
Saurabh Sharma	499.21
Mayank Nagendran	4890.84
Manan	1993.91
Ganaraj Permunda Ramakrishna	99.64
Monish	2952.2
Pranav Hegde	99.64
Dr Deepak Gore	499.21
Rajeev Jayaram	1992.92
Gaurav	10961.06
Keerthan N Gupta	100.63
Samrat Sagardeep Ghosh	499.21
Nishant	10961.06
Namratha Karanth	997.45
Vipul Kothiyal	1096.1
Nikhil Shrotri	997.45
Suraj Shendage	150.46
Kumar Gaurav	20925.66
Ashwin	1992.92
Partha Roy	9775.8
Evans Dsouza	9964.6
Saketh	997.45
Srinath	996.46
Noob Avnish	99.64
Subhransu Dam	499.21
Goriparthi Mohan Gangadhara Rao	98.42
Prasad Dash	402.56
D S Bist	1096.1
India FTW	1089.89
Praneeth	996.46
Hemanth K	49823
Total	138546.61

21st September 2024

Name	Amount (Rs.)
Nitin Kumar	499.21
Akhilesh Nagare	2492.13
Rituparno	190.32
Rangesa,Arakere	1494.68
Dharmendra Soni	29.89
Ganesh	996.46
Anirudh	997.45
Sharad Bhat	1940.09
Raviteja	2101.53
Samarth Pusalkar	200.29
Gaurav Arya	491.48
Pratichi Majumdar	4982.3
Madhu	498.22
Mohit Kukreja	99.64
Subhrajoy Dutta	2989.38
Namratha Karanth	997.45
Jayendranath R	499.21
Arijeet Mukherjee	97.69
Ashokkumar M.	2016.82
Total	23614.24

22nd September 2024

Name	Amount (Rs.)
Chandresh Sanghavi	4920.34
Chandresh Sanghavi	4920.34
Rohan Gupta	996.46
Nitish	498.22
Balachandar sundaram	997.45
Jatinder Mohan Saluja	996.46
Senthil Velavan	528.13
Joshua Jeba Kumar	99.64
Need Coldplay Tickets	149.47
Mayur Bhambhani	4982.3
Saurabh Badhai	4982.3
Darshan Kansagara	498.22
Gaurav Somvanshi	99.64
Saurabh	110.6
Shastri Vaishampayan Mohapatra	996.46
Varad B Sakhale	249.11
Gokulakrishna	996.46
Priyanka Vastupal Sheth	9781.7
Siva Bala Kumaran	99.64
Nagarajan	99.64
Sanjay Kumar Singh	974.62
Akshay	498.22
Hari Ananthakrishnan	996.46
Abhishek	997.45
Bhaskar Iyer	996.46
Gautam Nevatia	4888.88
Rutveek Kapadia	490.5
Ankit	996.46
Suraj Gattani	2491.14
Suvam Paikaray	199.3
Srinidhi R	981
Mia Khalifa	100.63
Roopa Misri	9964.6
Shrihari	996.46
Karan Soni	996.46
Eknath Janardan Marathe	996.46
Viswanath K	4982.3
Dilip Yadav	2054.15
Pranav Sisodia	11071.66
Aarush	997.45
Mayur Gondhalekar	9965.59
Utsav Mehta	1096.1
Dhairya and Vaidehi	1962
Vivek Joshi	48879.98
Gold for India	2016.82
Vikas Soni	4887.9
Shashidhar Reddy	149.47
Sachin Mahendrakar	1992.92
Sasidhar Kondaraju	1992.92
Sameer Suri	50819.46
Satyabrata Behera	4890.84
Utkarsh Gangal	996.46
Sanketh Shetty	9964.6
Ravi Anuganti	4982.3
Total	228270.6

CA Dharmen Shah, owner of DB Shah & Associates contributed Rs. 2,00,000. He is also the financial advisor of ChessBase India. He is a Sports fanatic who started developing an interest in chess during the World Championship match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in 1972. He is a Big Believer of HelpChess Foundation and ChessBase India!

Total funds raised: Rs. 10,26,577.13

Special Thanks:

Supriya Bhat (Head of Sales and Marketing at ChessBase India): The person behind keeping all the records of every contributor.

Adarsh Bhadauria (Senior software developer at ChessBase India): The person who makes sure that every contributor will receive a certificate and receipt in their inbox.

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