The HelpChess Fundraiser during FIDE Grand Swiss 2025

by Rasika Ratnaparkhi - 13/09/2025

HelpChess is the charitable foundation of ChessBase India that stands firmly behind Indian chess players who need financial support. Over the past six years, the foundation has helped talents with training, laptops, and opportunities that have pushed many players towards IM and GM titles. In 2024-25, we raised Rs. 1.6 crore to help players move forward in their chess journey. Now, with the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 underway, we are once again raising funds to support more promising talents. In this article, you will know how you can contribute, and also find a list of all contributors and their donations since the start of the event.

About the HelpChess Foundation

For the past six years, HelpChess Foundation has been standing behind Indian chess players, giving them the push they need to move forward in their careers. Because of the support we have received from people, many players have been able to access high-level training, and some have received essentials like laptops for their preparation. Every contribution has made a real difference. We are committed to continuing this journey, and every time we see the incredible response from our believers, we feel recharged to keep pushing Indian chess forward!

Players we have supported in 2024-25. Read all about them here.

To support more talented players, we are raising funds during the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 livestreams.

Faces that Indian fans are excited to follow at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025.

How can you support?

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.

Once you contribute, your name will appear on the livestream as a supporter.

The general layout of the ChessBase India livestreams for the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025

Right above the video of Sagar and Amruta is a widget that updates with the names and amounts of the people who have contributed.

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.

People who have contributed during the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025

At HelpChess, we believe in complete transparency when it comes to raising funds for chess players. Every contribution matters, and we want you to know that your support is making a real difference. Below is the list of people who have generously contributed during the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 livestreams. Our heartfelt thanks to each one of you! We deeply appreciate your trust in us, and together, we can continue to empower chess players.

4th September 2025

Date	Name	Amount
04-09-2025 15:30:40	Omkar Shinde	200.19
04-09-2025 15:29:17	Pradeep MA	995.92
04-09-2025 15:18:21	Parth Balothia	99.58
04-09-2025 14:21:54	Deshik B M	149.39
04-09-2025 14:16:16	Aishwarya Shukla	199.2
04-09-2025 14:13:08	Abhay Pratap Singh	497.94
04-09-2025 14:10:54	Monith Shah	485.37
04-09-2025 14:06:59	Naren Ramachandran	497.94
04-09-2025 14:05:33	Amol Naresh G.	497.94
04-09-2025 14:04:13	Shreyas Nayak	99.58
04-09-2025 13:57:26	Dikshant Chauhan	99.58
04-09-2025 13:56:04	Srikanth G	486.34
04-09-2025 13:45:29	Gaurav Mehra	100.57
04-09-2025 13:38:21	zingchess.com	99.58
04-09-2025 10:46:07	Sharath	298.78
04-09-2025 10:45:54	Harsh Rana	1195.12
04-09-2025 10:41:52	Niraj Ghediya	249.96
04-09-2025 10:41:00	ravi srinivasan	298.78
04-09-2025 10:38:26	Kalyan	100.57
04-09-2025 10:37:55	Sagar Joshi	497.94
04-09-2025 10:37:08	Shreyas Nayak	199.2
04-09-2025 10:36:53	Aditya Golatkar	110.54
04-09-2025 10:34:53	Karan Parekh	100.57
04-09-2025 10:24:37	Ankita Das	981

Total: Rs. 8541.58

5th September 2025

Date	Name	Amount
05-09-2025 13:58:03	Yash Kumar	497.94
05-09-2025 13:55:19	Vinay	995.92
05-09-2025 13:54:27	Saroj kumar	497.94
05-09-2025 13:51:17	Amaresh Bhaskaran	995.92
05-09-2025 13:50:10	Sandeep Roy	1991.84
05-09-2025 13:48:32	Anupa Koti	1991.84
05-09-2025 13:48:19	Aniruddha Sukesh Kulkarni	99.58
05-09-2025 13:48:13	Aakash Puttige	995.92
05-09-2025 11:04:02	Nikhil Dolle	497.94
05-09-2025 11:00:10	Lalita SLK Traks	498.93
05-09-2025 10:56:19	Balasubramaniyan	497.94
05-09-2025 10:53:10	Suresh Makker	2091.42
05-09-2025 10:47:49	Prachee Palsule	996.91

Total: Rs. 12650.04

6th September 2025

Date	Name	Amount
06-09-2025 17:04:43	Mihir Kumar	98.1
06-09-2025 16:40:58	Radhakrishnan M	995.92
06-09-2025 16:39:13	Dhruvin	110.65
06-09-2025 16:39:11	Abhijit Mishra	485.37
06-09-2025 16:37:06	Yash Kumar	497.94
06-09-2025 16:35:38	Yash Kumar	199.2
06-09-2025 16:35:01	Saroj kumar	442.18
06-09-2025 16:28:14	Adwaitvedant Mathkar	4979.6
06-09-2025 16:25:59	Aaruhi S	298.78
06-09-2025 16:25:46	Monojit Dutta	331.64
06-09-2025 16:24:02	Likha Harry	199.2
06-09-2025 16:12:29	Pranay Tiwari	199.2
06-09-2025 16:10:50	G.M.KRISHNA	1992.83
06-09-2025 16:06:44	Krishnan Vinayakam	5163.06
06-09-2025 16:03:51	Suman Kumar	9959.2
06-09-2025 16:02:50	Prahalad	497.94
06-09-2025 16:00:36	DX-ORTON	497.94
06-09-2025 15:59:02	Kunal Kher	4979.6
06-09-2025 15:56:20	Deeja	246.62
06-09-2025 14:39:25	Ramesh Nair	995.92
06-09-2025 14:38:29	ChakraDev Singh	99.58
06-09-2025 14:35:32	Rahatbir Singh Chattha	490.5
06-09-2025 12:45:08	ADITYA KUMAR	99.58
06-09-2025 12:43:51	Prasad	995.92
06-09-2025 12:41:11	RAJAGOPAL KONDAMUDI	199.2
06-09-2025 12:37:29	Balaji Sundararajan	995.92
06-09-2025 12:36:39	Ajay Peruvala	199.2
06-09-2025 12:33:55	Shreyas Nayak	99.58

Total: Rs. 36350.37

7th September 2025

Date	Name	Amount
07-09-2025 14:29:01	Vikram Kapoor	995.92
07-09-2025 12:59:40	Rahatbir Singh Chattha	196.2
07-09-2025 11:06:49	Yash Kumar	99.58
07-09-2025 11:02:40	Raghav Mittal	497.94
07-09-2025 10:58:25	Achuthan Anil	200.19
07-09-2025 10:57:56	Hugh Janus	485.37
07-09-2025 10:52:09	Gukesh’s Fan	497.94
07-09-2025 10:47:55	Ritesh Menghani	497.94
07-09-2025 10:47:32	Prafulla Mahure	498.93
07-09-2025 10:44:58	Naven (not from IIT)	100.57
07-09-2025 10:43:37	Ashish Rawat	1991.84
07-09-2025 10:43:26	Bhanu	498.93
07-09-2025 10:39:27	George Sebastian	490.5
07-09-2025 10:39:24	Prateek Pandey	498.93
07-09-2025 10:36:30	Shreeram IIT KHARAGPUR	100.57
07-09-2025 10:34:57	Nilesh Sinha	249.96
07-09-2025 10:34:46	zingchess.com	99.58
07-09-2025 10:32:17	Kaudi Rangar	99.58

Total: Rs. 8100.47

8th September 2025

Date	Name	Amount
08-09-2025 22:00:59	Suyash Sunil Gawade	1946.96
08-09-2025 16:22:07	Love you Amruta	331.64
08-09-2025 15:32:16	Avanesh Patrikar	2489.78
08-09-2025 15:22:54	Pookie Sagar	221.09
08-09-2025 15:02:22	SAGAR MOKEL	442.18
08-09-2025 14:59:22	Amruta shah	331.64
08-09-2025 14:23:21	Raju Akula	248.97
08-09-2025 14:22:49	SAMAY RAINA	110.54
08-09-2025 14:20:48	Vijay	100.57
08-09-2025 14:18:20	Dukesh gommaraju	221.09
08-09-2025 14:07:49	Allen Joy	497.94
08-09-2025 14:05:05	Prasanna	99.58
08-09-2025 14:02:49	Nikaru Hakamura	981
08-09-2025 14:01:52	Viswanath Govindan	9959.2
08-09-2025 13:56:16	D Chatterjee	4425.86
08-09-2025 13:55:52	Chessbaseindiarocks	97.09
08-09-2025 13:53:41	Ashok Waran	4853.78
08-09-2025 13:53:25	Subbarao Mula	498.93
08-09-2025 13:52:51	chandan pulavarthi	199.2
08-09-2025 13:52:43	Jayakrishna N	9741.6
08-09-2025 13:51:34	Avnish Kumar Singh	543.76
08-09-2025 13:51:11	Vedant	99.58
08-09-2025 13:51:09	D Naik	996.91
08-09-2025 13:49:34	Mridul Sharma	99.58
08-09-2025 12:07:42	GK annayya	112.58
08-09-2025 11:38:20	VIPUL LAD	996.91
08-09-2025 11:30:25	Aakash Puttige	981.98
08-09-2025 11:05:06	Rohit Azad	995.92
08-09-2025 10:41:41	Rahatbir Singh Chattha	196.2

Total: Rs. 42822.06

9th September 2025

Date	Name	Amount
09-09-2025 17:13:28	Avanesh Patrikar	994.92
09-09-2025 16:52:34	Avanesh Patrikar	1001.9
09-09-2025 14:45:16	Avanesh Patrikar	1001.9
09-09-2025 14:41:13	Avanesh Patrikar	992.92
09-09-2025 14:34:45	Avanesh Patrikar	1001.9
09-09-2025 14:33:36	Mahesh Parab	996.91
09-09-2025 14:30:42	Avanesh Patrikar	1001.9
09-09-2025 14:29:07	Avanesh Patrikar	499.93
09-09-2025 13:03:50	kini	996.91
09-09-2025 13:00:49	Amruta	142.41
09-09-2025 12:36:43	anand joglekar	497.94
09-09-2025 12:01:25	devtools.tech	1991.84
09-09-2025 11:56:46	Avanesh Patrikar	2489.78
09-09-2025 11:36:27	Amrutha	122.51
09-09-2025 11:35:14	Shah Sagar	200.19
09-09-2025 11:32:25	Sagar Shah	497.94
09-09-2025 11:31:51	Sagar Shah	199.2
09-09-2025 11:28:50	Sagar Shah	995.92
09-09-2025 11:26:47	Thank you Sagar Shah	498.93

Total: Rs. 16125.85

10th September 2025 - Rest day

11th September 2025

Date	Name	Amount
11-09-2025 16:03:46	Avanesh Patrikar	331.64
11-09-2025 15:15:24	Avanesh Patrikar	331.64
11-09-2025 14:26:23	Shobi Veleri	498.93
11-09-2025 14:07:56	Tirthonkor Saikia	2456.91
11-09-2025 14:03:25	GM H Raja Rating	2443
11-09-2025 12:29:05	Chess Codes	1493.86
11-09-2025 12:09:24	Dr Rajaram Londhe	497.94

Total: Rs. 8053.92

12th September 2025

Date	Name	Amount
12-09-2025 16:24:37	Amarnath Jasti	995.92
12-09-2025 16:20:01	Shriyansh Singh	100.57
12-09-2025 16:14:03	Aditi Patrikar	99.58
12-09-2025 16:13:31	Shriyansh Singh	99.58
12-09-2025 16:06:03	Avanesh Patrikar	159.36
12-09-2025 15:28:49	Thanks Sagar and Amrutha by Niranjan	221.09
12-09-2025 15:25:18	shashwat amrev	497.94
12-09-2025 15:24:52	sagar sojitra	497.94
12-09-2025 15:21:51	Avanesh Patrikar	331.64
12-09-2025 14:34:16	Will Gukesh win	99.58
12-09-2025 14:28:10	J.RAMAKRISHNA - HYDERABAD	1111.45
12-09-2025 14:15:21	J.VENKATARAMANA - HYDERABAD	1111.45
12-09-2025 14:06:59	J.Subrahmanyam - Hyderabad	1111.45
12-09-2025 13:52:28	Aditya Jyothilal	2467.88
12-09-2025 13:45:21	Rahil Shah	2413.95
12-09-2025 12:58:29	Varun Raste	995.92
12-09-2025 12:53:52	Sravan Narasipuram	2397.17
12-09-2025 11:41:17	Pallavi Khandekar	2467.88
12-09-2025 11:32:11	Shashank G Lohith	497.94
12-09-2025 11:28:52	Akshay Sangrolkar	4979.6
12-09-2025 11:25:51	Matthias BoomBaam	100.57
12-09-2025 11:09:27	Pratap	2397.17
12-09-2025 11:08:37	Latha Rao	200.19
12-09-2025 11:04:34	Yash Kumar	199.2
12-09-2025 11:00:15	Pratap	210.12
12-09-2025 10:56:40	Sagir	2682
12-09-2025 10:54:14	Param Jit Singh	498.93
12-09-2025 10:51:30	Raaga Challa	2827.4
12-09-2025 10:50:44	Sandeep A Jamadar	99.58
12-09-2025 10:48:30	Muthiah sriram	497.94
12-09-2025 10:48:12	Vyamajala Siva Theja	497.94
12-09-2025 10:47:44	Keshav Sarda	485.37
12-09-2025 10:47:36	Go Gukesh	99.58
12-09-2025 10:45:31	Pranav Joshi	4979.6
12-09-2025 10:43:50	Sandeep A Jamadar	99.58
12-09-2025 10:43:00	Siva	995.92
12-09-2025 10:42:09	Krishna Sudhakar	298.78
12-09-2025 10:40:24	Ankur Srivastava	199.2
12-09-2025 10:40:16	Sivaranjan	497.94
12-09-2025 10:40:07	Rupesh Singh	498.93
12-09-2025 10:36:59	Abhishek Rao	199.2
12-09-2025 10:36:54	CutestBoy	99.58
12-09-2025 10:26:02	Sudeep Patel	99.58
12-09-2025 10:25:50	Tomson Laishram	100.57
12-09-2025 10:23:33	Karra sai Swaroop	99.58
12-09-2025 10:21:06	Punit Basu	348.59

Total: Rs. 41970.93

Total amount raised till now: Rs. 1,74,615.22

Note: This list will be updated until the tournament concludes.

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