Harika Dronavalli is an Indian chess woman grandmaster, who started playing in childhood and has played chess in more than 40 countries. He has won many chess tournaments and many awards.
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Wiki/Biography
Harika Dronavalli was born on Saturday, 12 January 1991 (age 32 years; as of 2023) in Gorantla, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He did his schooling from Sri Venkateswara Bala Kutir School in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. He started playing chess at the age of 7. His parents were teaching chess to his elder sister; However, he became interested in the game of chess and decided to pursue a professional career in it.
Harika Dronavalli with her parents at the age of 9
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Ramesh Dronavalli and mother’s name is Swarna Dronavalli. His father works as a Deputy Executive Engineer in the Panchayat Raj subdivision in Mangalagiri. She has an elder sister named Anusha, who is married to Telugu film director KS Ravindra, better known as Bobby.
Harika’s sister Anusha, Harika Dronavalli, Harika’s mother Swarna, Harika’s father Ramesh, Harika’s husband Karthik Chandra and Harika’s brother-in-law (Anusha’s husband) KS Ravindra (Bobby) (right to left).
husband and children
Harika married Hyderabad-based businessman Karthik Chandra on 19 August 2019. On 24 August 2022, the couple welcomed a daughter named Hanvika.
Harika Dronavalli with her husband Karthik Chandra
Say hello to our little princess Hanwika pic.twitter.com/ndk7GRw5j6
– Harika Dronavali (@HarikaDronavali) 8 September 2022
Religion
She follows Hindu religion.
livelihood
He has a vast career spanning almost 2 decades. He started training to play chess at the young age of 7 under NVS Ramaraju; He played in the Under-9 National Championship and won a medal. He won a medal in the Under-10 Championship in 2000. He has played in 9 Chess Olympiads and several National and International Championships in the age groups Under-12, Under-14, Under-16 and Under-18. She has played in various Asian Women’s Chess Championships and other competitions held around the world. At the age of 13, she became the youngest Indian girl to be a part of the Indian women’s chess team at the Olympiad. In 2003, she became the youngest Woman International Master (WIM) on the Asian continent. In 2004, she became the youngest female grandmaster on the Asian continent. In 2007, she became an International Master (IM). On 23 July 2011, she became the second Grandmaster (GM) among Indian women chess players. She also played chess tournaments during the last stages of her pregnancy.
medal
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- 2002: Asian Under-12 Girls Chess Championship, Iran
- 2002: Asian Under-18 Girls Chess Championship, Bikaner
- 2003: Member of the Indian Team – Asian Women’s Team Chess Championship, Jodhpur – Individual Gold Medal on fourth board
- 2004: World Youth Championship Under-14 Girls, Greece
- 2004: Commonwealth Under-18 Girls Chess Championship, Mumbai
- 2006: World Youth Championship Under-18 Girls, Georgia
- 2006: Commonwealth Women’s Chess Championship, Mumbai
- 2007: Commonwealth Women’s Chess Championship, New Delhi
- 2007: Asian Regional Women’s Chess Championship, Bangladesh
- 2007: Member of the Indian Team – 2nd Asian Indoor Games, Macau – Rapid Chess Team
- 2007: Member of Indian Team – 2nd Asian Indoor Games, Macau – Rapid Chess Individual Women
- 2008: World Junior Girls Chess Championship, Türkiye
- 2009: Captain of the Indian Women’s Team – Asian Women’s Team Chess Championship, Kolkata – Individual Gold Medal on Top Board
- 2010: Commonwealth Women’s Chess Championship, New Delhi
- 2011: Asian Women’s Chess Championship, Iran
- 2014: Indian Team Member – Asian Women’s Team Chess Championship, Iran – Individual Gold Medal on Top Board
- 2015: World Women’s Online Blitz Championship, Rome
- 2016: FIDE Women’s Grand Prix, Chengdu
- 2016: Member of the Indian Team – Asian Women’s Team Chess Championship, UAE – Individual Gold Medal in Rapid Format
silver
- 2000: World Youth Chess Championship Under-10 Girls, Spain
- 2001: Asian Under-12 Girls Chess Championship, Bikaner
- 2002: World Youth Chess Championship Under-12 Girls, Spain
- 2003: Asian Women’s Chess Championship, Calicut
- 2003: Commonwealth Women’s Chess Championship, Mumbai
- 2005: Asian Junior Girls Championship, Bikaner
- 2007: Member of the Indian Team – 2nd Asian Indoor Games, Macau – Classical Chess Team
- 2007: Member of the Indian Team – 2nd Asian Indoor Games, Macau – Blitz Chess Team
- 2008: Captain of the Indian Women’s Team – Asian Women’s Team Chess Championship, Visakhapatnam – Team won Silver Medal
- 2008: Captain of the Indian Women’s Team – Asian Women’s Team Chess Championship, Visakhapatnam – Individual Silver Medal on Top Board
- 2009: Captain of the Indian Women’s Team – Asian Women’s Team Chess Championship, Kolkata – Team won Silver Medal
- 2009: Captain of the Indian Women’s Team – Asian Women’s Team Chess Championship, Kolkata – Individual Silver Medal on top board
- 2011: Commonwealth Women’s Chess Championship, South Africa
- 2012: Member of the Indian Team – World Women’s Team Chess Championship, Turkey – Individual Silver Medal at second board
- 2014: Member of Indian Team – Asian Women’s Team Chess Championship, Iran – Team won Silver Medal in Standard Format
- 2014: Member of Indian Team – Asian Women’s Team Chess Championship, Iran – Team won Silver Medal in Rapid Format
- 2015: Member of the Indian Team – World Women’s Team Chess Championship, China – Individual Silver Medal at second board
- 2016: Indian Team Member – Asian Women’s Team Chess Championship, UAE – Individual Silver Medal on top board in Classical Format
- 2019: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament
It’s been an incredible few weeks playing the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament. Ended up with a 23 point rating gain and a Best Female prize of 9k USD. It feels good to be back in the world top 10 and look forward to working hard and maintaining this form in the future. pic.twitter.com/EcUdAk9jmO
– Harika Dronavali (@HarikaDronavali) 22 October 2019
- 2021: FIDE Women’s World Team Championship, Spain
Brass
- 2002: World Youth Chess Championship Under-12 Girls, Greece
- 2003: Member of Indian Team – Asian Women’s Team Chess Championship, Jodhpur – Team won Bronze Medal
- 2004: Asian Under-18 Girls Chess Championship, Iran
- 2007: 2nd Asian Indoor Games, Macau – Classical Chess Individual Women
- 2009: 3rd Asian Indoor Games, Vietnam – Women’s Individual Rapid Chess
- 2009: 3rd Asian Indoor Games, Vietnam – Member in Team Blitz Chess
- 2009: 3rd Asian Indoor Games, Vietnam – Team Rapid Chess
- 2010: 16th Asian Games, Guangzhou, China – Women’s Individual Chess Category
- 2012: World Women’s Chess Championship, Khanty-Mansiysk
- 2015: FIDE Women’s Grand Prix, Sharjah
- 2015: World Women’s Chess Championship, Sochi
- 2015: Asian Rapid Women’s Chess Championship, United Arab Emirates
- 2016: Member of the Indian Team – Asian Women’s Team Chess Championship, UAE – Team won Bronze Medal in Rapid Format
- 2017: Women’s World Chess Championship, Tehran, Iran
- 2019: Belt and Road Shaoxing International Women’s Open
It was a slow start to the tournament, but happy to finish the tournament strong and secure a nice prize money of 15k USD and a bronze medal 🥉 at the strong Belt & Road Shaoxing International Women’s Open. pic.twitter.com/WI7Hpb44fw
– Harika Dronavali (@HarikaDronavali) 18 July 2019
- 2021: FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021
- 2022: 44th Chess Olympiad, Mamallapuram, Chennai
award
- In 2007, he won the Arjuna Award given by the Government of India.
- On 3 April 2017, she won the Woman Achiever Award given by the Telangana Sports Journalists Association.
Thank you Telangana Sports Journalists Association for the Women Achiever Award. Received it from former national badminton champion Lakshmi Garu pic.twitter.com/jZZV8KeFoi
– Harika Dronavali (@HarikaDronavali) 3 April 2017
- In 2017, he won the Most Popular Player of the Year award given by Sakshi Media Group.
Thanks Sakshi Media Group @sashinews For the Most Popular Sports Person of the Year Award 😊🙏 #Beautiful #homecoming pic.twitter.com/d71ix2tZXA
– Harika Dronavali (@HarikaDronavali) 19 May 2017
- He won the Chess Player of the Year award given by The Times of India (TOISA annual award) in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Thank you #TOISA And @times of IndiaThird in a row😊🙏 pic.twitter.com/VzJvOYKkv4
– Harika Dronavali (@HarikaDronavali) 27 February 2018
- He was awarded the Padma Shri award by the Government of India on 28 March 2019.
,@HarikaDronavaliOne who has won everything required to win in Indian Chess, applied for this #padmashree in 2016 but his application was rejected. He did not give up and won the award in 2019. The 28-year-old told her journey @sid_vishy https://t.co/dPfSO7hTKa pic.twitter.com/yVZLOcR2zt
– News Nation (@NewsNationTV) 28 March 2019
- On 9 March 2021, she was awarded the FLO Influential Women Award (FIWA) by FICCI.
Thank you to FICCI for honoring me with the FIWA Award among many other great achievements 🙂♟🥳🌸 pic.twitter.com/TGtmoWlY9Y
– Harika Dronavali (@HarikaDronavali) 9 March 2021
Facts/General Knowledge
- He is sponsored by Indian Oil Company.
Indian Oil has been extremely supportive over the years and I appreciate their contribution to my career. @IndianOilCL pic.twitter.com/DcugYkhKmM
– Harika Dronavali (@HarikaDronavali) 26 March 2019
- He had applied for the Padma Shri award in 2016; However, his application was rejected. Later in 2019 he won it.
- His highest international ranking is 5.
- His chess idols are Vladimir Kramnik, Judit Polgar and Vishwanathan Anand.
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