| At the age of twelve, Ramesh took up chess due to his inspiration from Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand’s success. |
| He attained multiple titles as a professional chess player, including International Master (IM) in 1996 and FIDE Master (FM) in 1995. |
| Played for the Indian chess team in 1996. |
| Started training younger kids in chess and coaching them to championships in 1998. |
| First pupil was Aarthie Ramaswamy. |
| Was asked by the All India Chess Federation (AICF) to travel with the Indian Junior squad to the Asian Junior Championship in Iran when he was 22 years old. |
| Began private sessions with several players at his house. |
| Ninety percent of the players he initially worked with achieved the title of grandmaster in chess. |
| Won numerous chess events as a professional, including the Commonwealth Championship in 2007 and the British Championship in 2002. |
| The International Chess Organization FIDE awarded him the title of Grandmaster in 2004. |
| Current world ranking is 1218. |
| Gave up his job at Indian Oil Corporation and his playing career in 2008 to open the T. Nagar, Chennai-based chess academy Chess Gurukul. |
| Many Indian international chess champions have since emerged from Chess Gurukul, including R Praggnanandhaa and Bharath Subramaniyam. |
| India won five gold medals at the World Youth 2015, with Chess Gurukul Academy producing all of the champions. |
| At the 2013 Anand vs. Carlsen World Chess Championship match, Ramesh gained attention from all around the world with his official commentary. |
| His first book, Fundamental Chess: Logical Decision Making, was released in September 2021. |
| His second book, Improve Your Chess Calculation: The Ramesh Chess Course – Volume 1, was published in May 2022. |
