A visually impaired chess champion, Charudatta Jadhav, is helping many others like him to master the game and checkmate the many challenges in life.

He may need a walking stick to help him find his way but he is a true master when it comes to the game of chess. Charudatta Jadhav lost his vision at the age of 13. The only reason that gave him courage to fight his disability at that tender age was his passion for the game. He soon became the blind superhero of Indian chess.

But becoming a champion and winning numerous medals was not the end. The realization that there is no visually impaired Indian player present to compete at the international level troubled him. And as a result he invented special software for the blind called Talk 64. Today, 18 countries are using and benefiting from his invention.

Charudatta is also running a federation that trains over 3,000 players to emerge as winners in the game of chess and more importantly, in the game of life.