P. V. Nandhidhaa

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In this Indian name, the name Pallathur Venkatachalam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nandhidhaa.
P. V. Nandhidhaa
P. V. Nandhidhaa at College of Engineering Guindy.jpg
P. V. Nandhidhaa in 2016
Born (1996-04-10) April 10, 1996 (age 27)
Sankagiri, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materCollege of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai, India
OccupationIndian Chess Player
CountryIndia
TitleTemplate:Bulletlist
FIDE ratingTemplate:Elo rating Template:Elo rating 2365 (Feb 2021)
Peak rating2365 (Feb 2021)
Medal record
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
World Junior Chess Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bhubaneswar (India) Under-20(G)
World Youth Chess Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Halkidiki (Greece) Under-14(G)
ASIAN EVENTS
Asian Nations (Regions) Online Chess Championship- Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 (Online) Women Category
Asian Youth Chess Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Subic (Philippines) Under-16(G)
Silver medal – second place 2012 Hikkaduwa (Sri Lanka) Under-16(G)
Asian School Chess Championship
Silver medal – second place 2011 New Delhi (India) Under-16(G)
Asian Junior Chess Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 New Delhi (India) Under-20(G)
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) Under-20(G)
NATIONAL EVENTS
National Level Chess Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dibrugarh (India) Under-17(G)
Gold medal – first place 2010 New Delhi (India) Under-15(G)
Gold medal – first place 2007 Calicut (India) Under-11(G)
National School Games Federation of India
Gold medal – first place 2011-12 Jabalpur (India) Under-19(G)
Gold medal – first place 2009-10 Sindhudurg (India) Under-17(G)

Pallathur Venkatachalam Nandhidhaa (Tamil: பள்ளத்தூர் வெங்கடாசலம் நந்திதா) (born Apr 10, 1996) is an Indian chess player, who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and Woman International Master (WIM). She is the 17th Woman Grandmaster of India and currently ranked No.7 in India.

Early childhood and education[edit]

Nandhidhaa was born on 10 April 1996 in Sankagiri in the Indian state of Tamilnadu. She is an alumnus of College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai.[1] She earned her Engineering seat by topping the sports quota. She holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering (2014–17).

Career[edit]

Nandhidhaa won silver medal in the U-20 World Junior Chess Championship, in 2016 held at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.[2] She won bronze medal in U-14 World Youth Chess Championship held at Halkidiki, Greece in 2010.[3] In October 2020, she was part of the Indian women chess team along with Vaishali Rameshbabu, Padmini Rout , Bhakti Kulkarni, Mary Ann Gomes which won the Asian Nations (Regions) Online Chess Championship 2020 organised by FIDE. The team won the gold medal for India out of 31 Asian countries participated.[4]

As on Feb 2021, her Elo Rating is 2365 which is also her peak rating till date[5] and is ranked 7th among Indian women chess players.

Achievements[edit]

Year Peak Rating National Ranking (Women) Achievements Ref.
2021 2365 7 Received "Best Sportsperson of the year" award from Hon'ble CM of Tamilnadu Edappadi K. Palaniswami on 09 Feb 2021 at Tamilnadu Secretariat, Chennai [6]
2020 2365 7 Won Gold in Asian Online Nations Cup [4]
2019 2348 10 Became India's 17th Woman Grandmaster [7]
2016 2251 14 34th World Junior Girls Chess Championship- Silver Medal
2015 2205 Data not available Woman International Master title

Gallery[edit]

  • Nandhidhaa during her match.jpg

    P. V. Nandhidhaa playing Commonwealth Chess Championship in Scotland in 2014

  • P. V. Nandhidhaa with her prized Chess trophies at her residence in 2020

    P. V. Nandhidhaa with her prized Chess trophies at her residence in 2020

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Anna University (Men & Women) Teams - Inter University Achievements 2016-17". www.annauniv.edu. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ↑ chess federation, all india (21 August 2016). "34th World Junior (U-20) Girls Chess Championship 2016". chess-results.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "World Youth Chess Championships 2010 Open Under 18". wycc2010.chessdom.com. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Asian online team chess: India women triumph, men take silver". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Standard Top 100 Women November 2020". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Adhiban, Sethuraman, Gukesh, Laxman and Nandhidhaa receive Outstanding Sportsperson award by Tamil Nadu government". Chessbase India. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "India's latest WGM". Chessbase India. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

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