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Hey there,
I am Satanick Mukhuty, and this website is a small attempt to share my passion for chess composition — a fascination that took hold back in 2017-18 and has refused to let go since.
The idea is not merely to present problems and studies, but to linger over them: tracing false trails, noticing hidden patterns, and savouring the moment when everything finally clicks into place. Not infrequently, I also turn to the composers themselves; for without their imagination and craft, these small wonders would never have come into being. And what would the solver do without the composer? Just as competitive chess has its Kasparovs and Carlsens, this domain, too, has its all-time greats, its geniuses — though rarely acknowledged, let alone valued. I would certainly like this space to be a step towards changing that, casting light on these creative souls and the worlds they have given us.
If you would like to get in touch, whether to share a composition, offer a correction, or simply exchange a thought, feel free to leave me a word by email or on whatsapp.
I read every message, and I always feel glad when an interesting chess position leads to a conversation!
ChessBase India — The Uncommon Patron
If you are an Indian with even a passing interest in chess, you would almost certainly know ChessBase India. Led by Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal, ChessBase India has been a trailblazer in the field of chess promotion and journalism, covering developments in the sport from the grassroots to the very highest level.
I have been fortunate to be associated with this wonderful company since 2019, and over the years I have come to know both Sagar and Amruta rather well. They love chess simply, without pride or pretence, and are dedicated to creating a space of abundance around them where one can just be. There is no authority, never any demand to prove one’s worth; people are free to do, create, contribute, or not, as they wish.
Perhaps, in the kind of productivity- and profit-obsessed world we inhabit today, this sounds quixotic, even too good to be true. But for me, it is clear that initiatives such as HelpChess, Temple of Chess, and the Big Chess Camps are all realisations of this philosophy — and that is but a begrudging admission from the thorough cynic and nihilist that I am.
As always, Sagar bhai was immediately supportive when I told him about this little enterprise of mine, despite my long and rather embarrassing history of starting things and not seeing them through. Whether ChessKala itself will fare any better, I cannot pretend to know. But as I write these words, I can say with complete honesty that even the idea for such a website could never have been conceived without everything I found at ChessBase India — the connections, the mentorship, and the opportunities.
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