Our Board of advisors are professionals and are distinguished in their areas of expertise. The advisors have very graciously agreed to Volunteer and work Pro Bono for Subhadra Academy for Innovation.

NEERAJ KUMAR MISHRA – Chess

Neeraj is a distinguished Chess Player. He is a renowned chess player of India and is very popular amongst the chess playing fraternity. He has been an international chess Master-1991, FIDE trainer since 2008 & FIDE Arbiter since 2022.Some of his rankings at the international level are: ASIAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP New Delhi1983 BRONZE (TEAM), ASIAN, JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Hong Kong 1985 SILVER, PARKWAY IM TOURNAMENT Singapore 1989 2ND, ASIAN CITIES RAPID (FOR JAMSHEDPUR) Dubai 1992 SILVER (SCORED 8/9), ASIAN CITIES (FOR JAMSHEDPUR) Dubai 1992 4TH (TEAM). He also has the unique distinction of being selected as a Coach to Indian team for the Asian Youth Chess Championship 2022 at Bali, Indonesia to be held in October 2022. He is the guiding light and advisor to Subhadra Academy for Innovation Society in the field of chess and sports.

Paul Leblanc – (Technical Advisor) - Chess

  • Commander (retired) Royal Canadian Navy
  • National Arbiter
  • Canadian Armed Forces Chess Champion 2011 and 2012
  • Treasurer, BC Chess Federation
  • Governor, Chess Federation of Canada
  • Treasurer, Victoria Chess Club

Vishal Kumar Minz- Chess

Vishal is a chess player and FIDE Arbiter. He has experience of being both a Chief as well as a Deputy Chief arbiter in many national as well as state level competitions like Olympic Day Blitz Championships organised by the Jharkhand Olympic Association in association with the All-Jharkhand Chess Association. He was also the Deputy Chief Arbiter for the Inter Divisional Chess Championship (Online, National level) organised by TATA Steel, Jamshedpur. Arbiter for the National Senior Women, Junior Open and Junior Girl’s Online Championship organised in 2021 by the All-India Chess Federation. Arbiter of Asian Youth Online chess championship in 2021 organized by the Asian Chess federation and many more of such tournaments. Vishal is also certified by FIDE for the Advanced level Certification in Arbiter Training Programme of Online/Hybrid Tournaments. In academics, Vishal is pursuing a degree in B.Tech -Electrical and Electronics Engineering.