Shashank Kulkarni is an accomplished Indian chess player, media personality, and coach with over 20 years of tournament experience, including various state and intercorporate events. A trusted voice in chess journalism, he serves as a prominent commentator and interviewer for ChessBase India (Kannada), the region's largest chess media network. Alongside his chess career, Shashank has spent more than 15 years working in the IT industry, a background that fuels his passion for leveraging software and technology to make chess progressive, modern, and accessible to all. A dedicated educator, Shashank has also spent a decade coaching beginners and intermediate players through both offline and online platforms. He is deeply committed to grassroots development, with a long-term vision of using technology to take chess to the remotest rural areas. In his debut book, Shashank shines a spotlight on the artistic side of the game, exploring the lives, histories, and brilliant minds of the world's top 25 greatest chess composers while guiding readers through their most legendary masterpiece creations.