Rakshitta Ravi (born 24 April 2005) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
| Rakshitta Ravi | |
|---|---|
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| Country | India |
| Born | 24 April 2005 Chennai, India |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2023) |
| Peak rating | 2322 (August 2019) |
Personal life
editRakshitta was born to TS Ravi and Saimeera Ravi. Both her parents are Indian Chess Players who hold titles, her mother Saimeera is a Women International Master (WIM) and her father is an International Master (IM). She is studying at Velammal Vidyalaya, a school in Chennai. Her father works as a Senior Manager at Indian Oil Corporation Limited. She started playing chess at a very young age and achieved her Woman International Master title at 13.[1] She made her first WGM norm at 14 [2] and she has got her WGM title at 17[3]
Career
edit- Gold Medal at World Under-16 2020[4]
- Gold Medal at World Under-10 Greece 2015[5]
- Gold Medal at World Under-8 Blitz Dubai 2013[6]
- Gold Medal at World School Team Chess Championship Russia in years 2017, 2018 and 2019
- Bronze Medal at World Under-14 Mumbai India 2019[7]
- Silver Medal at Asian Junior Chess Championship Philippines 2022
- Silver Medal at Asian Youth Chess Championship Uzbekistan 2017
- Bronze Medal at Asian Youth Chess Championship South Korea 2015[8]
- Bronze Medal at Asian Youth Chess Championship Iran 2013 [9]
- Bronze Medal at Asian Youth Chess Championship Sri Lanka 2012[10]
- Bronze Medal at Commonwealth Under-10 2015 [11]
- Gold at National Junior Chess Championship Pune 2022[12]
- Gold at National Team Chess Championship Ahmedabad 2020 [13]
- Gold Medal at National Under-9 Chess Championship Pondicherry 2014 [14]
She is a recipient of 'National Child Award for Exceptional Achievements' in 2016 from the then Honorable President of India, Pranab Mukharjee.
References
edit- ^ "New WIM Rakshitta Ravi keeps family flag flying". The Times of India. 28 October 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ 14-year-old Rakshitta Ravi scores her first WGM norm at the Czech Open 2019, retrieved 20 July 2023
- ^ "Twitter Status". Twitter. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - FIDE ONLINE WORLD CADETS & YOUTH RAPID CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS". chess-results.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ http://chess-results.com/tnr187423.aspx?lan=1&art=1&flag=30 World Under-10 Greece in year 2015
- ^ http://chess-results.com/tnr119894.aspx?lan=1&art=1&fed=MAS&flag=30 World Under-8 Blitz Dubai 2013
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championship 2019 - Girls U14". chess-results.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ http://chess-results.com/tnr182641.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&flag=30 Asian Youth Chess Championship South Korea 2015
- ^ https://aicf.in/indians-wins-10-gold-4-silver-5-bronze/ Asian Youth Chess Championship Iran 2013
- ^ http://chess-results.com/tnr75204.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=yes&flag=30 Asian Youth Chess Championship Sri Lanka 2012
- ^ https://chess-results.com/tnr178525.aspx?lan=6&art=1 Commonwealth Under-10 2015
- ^ https://chess-results.com/tnr654313.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11 National Junior Chess Championship Pune 2022
- ^ http://chess-results.com/tnr509729.aspx?lan=1&art=0 National Team Chess Championship Ahmedabad 2020
- ^ http://chess-results.com/tnr134918.aspx?lan=3&art=1 National Under-9 Chess Championship Pondicherry 2014
External links
edit- New WIM Rakshitta Ravi keeps family flag flying
- Rakshitta Ravi rating card at FIDE