Thajeev Nivendran

Thajeev started working at TCC from February 2026. He coaches and runs tournaments. He’s currently working towards his Biomedical Sciences degree at UTD. Thajeev worked 3 different jobs before this, and he volunteers for the Red Cross. He started playing chess when the Queens Gambit came out on Netflix in 2020. Outside of chess, Thajeev love to play violin, drive late at night, and workout.