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{{Short description|Indian chess player (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox chess biography
|name=Durga Nagesh Guttula ( Chess Coach Durga)
|birth_date={{birth date and age|11 October 1981|df=y}}
|birth_place = Mumbai, India
|country=India
|full_name=Durga Nagesh Guttula
|FideID=45016070
|image=Nagesh Guttula teaching his student.jpg
|image_size=200px
|peakrating = 1706 (July 2025)
}}
'''Durga Nagesh Guttula''' (born 11 October 1981) is an Indian [[chess player]] with an International [[FIDE|FIDE rating]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Durga Nagesh WR Guttula |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/45016070 |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=ratings.fide.com}}</ref> He is also a Chess Coach, a reputed chess trainer in Mumbai and one of the most sought after chess coaches in India.Most of his students frequently win medals and accolades at the state, national, and International levels.He and his elder brother, [[Balaji Guttula]], founded the [[South Mumbai]] Chess Academy, a renowned brand known as SMCA, in 1996, conceptualised by their father, [[Surya Chandra]] Rao Guttula.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Mumbai Chess Academy in Mumbai |url=https://youngbutterfly.in/class/south-mumbai-chess-academy-in-mumbai/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Youngbutterfly |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SMCA Scholastic Tournament U10 team |url=https://lichess.org/team/smca-scholastic-tournament-u10 |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=lichess.org |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Rohit Bhardwaj|date=4 Jun 2016 |title=Chess: Scholarship boost for underprivileged kids {{!}} Chess News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/chess-scholarship-boost-for-underprivileged-kids/articleshow/52583048.cms |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

He was the administration head of the [[World Junior Chess Championship|World Junior chess championship]] that concluded in [[Mumbai]] at Hotel Renaissance, [[Powai]] in October 2019.

== Early life and education ==

Durga Nagesh Guttula was born on 11 October 1981 in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]] in a [[Dravidian peoples|South Indian]] family to the couple Surya chandra Rao and Aruna. He completed his education in [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-14 |title=Pawn Hub: How the web is boosting every chess player's game |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/pawn-hub-how-the-web-is-boosting-every-chess-player-s-game/story-aoHcpmrQcqmh3UwOpD7CnN.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-14 |title=Can young India checkmate the world? Our gameplan for chess domination |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/can-young-india-checkmate-the-world-our-gameplan-for-chess-domination/story-8JFDrWVOs9SyAIV6rPFhPL.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> He is married to Kanaka Chandra, they have two children, Shivadikrit and Sumukha Jalsesh."

<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=T. L. |date=2020-06-01 |title=SMCA goes global with online learning of chess |url=https://thelateralz.com/smca-goes-global-with-online-learning-of-chess/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=The Lateralz |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=twfindia |title=South Mumbai Chess Academy (SMCA) spreads its wings in south India {{!}} Trans World Features |url=https://www.twfindia.in/sports-details/23/south-mumbai-chess-academy-smca-spreads-its-wings-in-south-india.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=twfindia.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=Over 500 schools to take part in Maharashtra chess tournament |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/chess/over-500-schools-to-take-part-in-maharashtra-chess-tournament |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-10 |title=Over 500 Schools to Take Part in Maharashtra Chess Tournament Beginning from November 14 |url=https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/over-500-schools-to-take-part-in-maharashtra-chess-tournament-480348.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=S. C. |date=2018-01-27 |title=SMCA Spreads Its Wings - 100 Best Sports News |url=https://www.sportscrunch.in/smca-spreads-wings-pune/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Professional chess career ==
Durga Nagesh Guttula has coached many players, who won National and International Chess Championships. Some of them are<ref>{{Cite web |title=SMCA |url=https://prezi.com/p/ar3ogh0cdajb/smca/?fallback=1 |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=prezi.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 6th All India Open Online Chess Championship 2021 |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr574522.aspx?lan=1 |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

* Siddhanth Lohia<ref>{{Cite web |agency=PTI|date=19 Jun 2014 |title=Siddhanth Lohia: Mumbai boy Siddhanth wins bronze in world schools rapid chess {{!}} Chess News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/mumbai-boy-siddhanth-wins-bronze-in-world-schools-rapid-chess/articleshow/36820430.cms |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=City boy Siddhanth makes the right move at world stage |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/city-boy-siddhanth-makes-the-right-move-at-world-stage |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>
* Suhaani Lohia<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-26 |title=The girl who excels at everything she does – WCM Suhaani Lohia - ChessBase India |url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/profile-of-wcm-suhaani-lohia |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=www.chessbase.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ABPL |title=Six year old from Mumbai 6th in world chess players... |url=https://www.asian-voice.com/Sport/Six-year-old-from-Mumbai-6th-in-world-chess-players |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=www.asian-voice.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=City girl Suhaani hopes to do country proud |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/city-girl-suhaani-hopes-to-do-country-proud |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>
* Dev Shah<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mumbai prodigy is world schools chess champ! |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/headlines/mumbai-prodigy-is-world-schools-chess-champ |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>
* Ananyashree Birla<ref>{{Cite web |title=A princess on the board |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-princess-on-the-board-1049535 |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>
* Armaan Gala<ref>{{Cite web |author=Vinamrata Borwankar|date=4 Nov 2014 |title=Chess silver for city boy in Cannes youth tournament {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/chess-silver-for-city-boy-in-cannes-youth-tournament/articleshow/45029983.cms |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
* Ananya Gupta.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=India TV News |date=2013-05-28 |title=Mumbai girl Ananya wins bronze in World School Chess {{!}} India News – India TV |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/mumbai-girl-ananya-wins-bronze-in-world-school-chess-23351.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-05-28 |title=Around Town |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/around-town-804/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
* Ashwath Kaushik [https://thelateralz.com/world-youth-rapid-chess-indias-ashwath-kaushik-bags-historic-gold/]
* Nivaan Khandhadia [https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/pune-s-prodigy-aarush-dolas-wins-gold-at-world-school-chess-meet/story-NUPDIqU8zBd1y1RYQSiBdO_amp.html]
* Anishka Biyani
* Aryaveer Pittie
* Avyaay Garg
* Yohan Faridun Dotiwala

== References ==
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==External links==
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Gurupratap Rajan at 13:49, 1 May 2026