user avatar
Rakesh Kulkarni
@itherocky
Chess International Master | Director of @chesscom_in & @chesskidindia | Shiv Chhatrapati Awardee | Commonwealth Medalist x 2 | Twitch Partner Streamer
Mumbai,India
Chess.com
Joined December 2009
2,732
Following
7,912
Followers
Posts
  • Pinned
    user avatar
    Rakesh Kulkarni
    @itherocky
    Dec 8, 2024
    The crowd ERUPTS as GUKESH WINS!!! 😍 #DingGukesh
    00:00
    449K
  • user avatar
    Rakesh Kulkarni
    @itherocky
    Sep 22, 2024
    BREAKING!! Indian women 🇮🇳 beat Azerbaijan to clinch Gold at the 45th #ChessOlympiad DOUBLE GOLD for India! 🇮🇳 Both Indian men and Women win GOLD at the #ChessOlympiad2024 ❤️
    225K
  • user avatar
    Rakesh Kulkarni
    @itherocky
    Jan 9, 2022
    BREAKING! India 🇮🇳 gets it's 73rd Chess Grandmaster in Bharath Subramaniyam! Congratulations Bharath! 🥳
  • user avatar
    Rakesh Kulkarni
    @itherocky
    Aug 8, 2022
    Superstar MS Dhoni 🇮🇳 will be attending the closing ceremony of the #ChessOlympiad 😍
  • user avatar
    Rakesh Kulkarni
    @itherocky
    Aug 21, 2022
    HISTORY! 17-year-old Praggnanandhaa 🇮🇳 beats World Champion Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 in a match! ❤️ @rpragchess beats Carlsen in the blitz playoff 2️⃣-0️⃣ (2-2 in regulation) The first time by an Indian! 🙌🏻 Pragg finishes a well-deserved 2nd at the #FTXCryptoCup and earns $37,500 😍
  • user avatar
    Rakesh Kulkarni
    @itherocky
    Sep 21, 2024
    BREAKING!! INDIA WIN GOLD!! 🥇 at the 45th Chess Olympiad!! 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇳 win their first-ever OTB #ChessOlympiad ❤️
    24K
  • user avatar
    Rakesh Kulkarni
    @itherocky
    Jul 7, 2021
    BREAKING! World's #1 Junior, GM Alireza Firouzja has officially become a French citizen now. @AlirezaFirouzja stopped representing Iran in late 2019 and played under the @FIDE_chess flag since then. Big boost for French 🇫🇷 Chess!
  • user avatar
    Rakesh Kulkarni
    @itherocky
    Sep 29, 2021
    Glenn Maxwell to Chris Morris: Don't have a go at the youngster (Bharat) Have a go at me! 🙌🏻 Respect @Gmaxi_32 ❤️ @RCBTweets #RCB #RCBvsRR
  • user avatar
    Rakesh Kulkarni
    @itherocky
    Jan 27, 2022
    Great news for India 🇮🇳 Both Chess and Cricket will be part of the upcoming Asian Games in 2022.
  • user avatar
    Rakesh Kulkarni
    @itherocky
    Sep 22, 2024
    The Dream Team!! 🇮🇳❤️ Congrats Indian women on winning the Women’s Chess Olympiad! ❤️🙌🏻 #ChessOlympiad2024
    25K
  • user avatar
    Rakesh Kulkarni
    @itherocky
    Jul 7, 2021
    Happy Birthday @msdhoni ❤️ ⬇️ Here is the World's Largest Chess Piece Mosaic with Dhoni's photo! 🙌🏻 #HappyBirthdayMSDhoni
  • user avatar
    Rakesh Kulkarni
    @itherocky
    Aug 30, 2020
    This is the #Chess version of @sachin_rt & @imVkohli India's captain @viditchess and the legend @vishy64theking "Viswanathan Anand has carried the burden of the nation for more than 30 years. It was time we carried him. Chak de India!” 🇮🇳 @FIDE_chess #ChessOlympaid
  • user avatar
    Rakesh Kulkarni
    @itherocky
    Jun 5, 2022
    BREAKING! Indian superstar Viswanathan Anand 🇮🇳 beats World Champion Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 in a thrilling Armageddon! @vishy64theking becomes the sole leader of #NorwayChess 😍 What a Player!! 🙌🏻
  • user avatar
    Rakesh Kulkarni
    @itherocky
    Dec 12, 2024
    18-year-old @DGukesh becomes the 18th World Champion!! ❤️ The Indian 🇮🇳 fans go WILD as Gukesh WINS the @FIDE_chess WORLD Championship 2024 😍 #DingGukesh
    00:00
    32K