Dronavalli Harika
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| Full name | Dronavalli Harika |
| Country |  India |
| Born | 12 January 1991 Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2011) International Master (2007) Woman Grand Master (2004) |
| FIDE rating | 2501 (March 2012) (No. 11 ranked woman in the January 2012 FIDE World Rankings) |
| Peak rating | 2525 (November 2010) |
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| Bronze | 2010 Guangzhou | Individual |
She gradually came to prominence winning the World Youth Championships in the categories of U-14 and U-18. In 2011 she won the Asian Individual Women Chess Championship 2011.[1] Her personal coach is N.V.S. Raju. In July 2011, Harika achieved a rare feat to earn the Grandmaster title. She is the second Indian woman after GM Koneru Humpy to attain this top-most honour.
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[edit] Achievements
- She won Commonwealth Women Championship three times in the years 2006,2007 and 2010.
- She has won three World Youth Chess Championship titles: in 2004, she won the Girls Under 14 in Heraklio, Greece, and in 2006, she won the Girls Under 18 in Batumi, Georgia.
- In 2008, she took the Girl's title at the World Junior Chess Championship at Gaziantep, Turkey, winning with a point to spare.[2]
- She was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2007.
- She was the leading female of the Gibraltar Chess Festival's 2008 tournament.
- She won Bronze medal in 2010 Asian Games in Woman's individual rapid event.[3]
- She reached quarterfinal stage of Women's World Chess Championship 2010[4]
- She achieved a rare feat to earn the Grandmaster title. She is the second Indian woman after Koneru Humpy to attain this top-most honour.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Asian Individual Women Chess Championship 2011". Chess-Results.com. 2011-05-10. http://www.chess-results.com/tnr49119.aspx?art=4&lan=1&wi=1000. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ Dronavalli Harika player profile at ChessGames.com
- ^ IANS (2010-11-16). "Sport / Other Sports : Harika grabs chess bronze". The Hindu. http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article890121.ece. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ Last Update: 05:23 PM IST. "Sport News India, Latest Sports News, Top Sports Stories". Deccan Chronicle. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/gritty-harika-fights-her-way-world-quarters-788. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ "Harika Dronavalli earns Grandmaster title in chess - Sport - DNA". Dnaindia.com. http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_harika-dronavalli-earns-grandmaster-title-in-chess_1568813. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
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