P. V. Nandhidhaa

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.

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 in 2016
CountryIndia
Born (1996-04-10) April 10, 1996
Sankagiri, Tamil Nadu, India
Title
Peak rating2365 (Feb 2021)
Medal record
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
World Junior Chess Championship
2016 Bhubaneswar (India)Under-20(G)
World Youth Chess Championship
2010 Halkidiki (Greece) Under-14(G)
ASIAN EVENTS
Asian Nations (Regions) Online Chess Championship- Team
2020 (Online) Women Category
Asian Youth Chess Championship
2011 Subic (Philippines) Under-16(G)
2012 Hikkaduwa (Sri Lanka) Under-16(G)
Asian School Chess Championship
2011 New Delhi (India) Under-16(G)
Asian Junior Chess Championship
2016 New Delhi (India) Under-20(G)
2015 Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) Under-20(G)
NATIONAL EVENTS
National Level Chess Championship
2013 Dibrugarh (India) Under-17(G)
2010 New Delhi (India) Under-15(G)
2007 Calicut (India) Under-11(G)
National School Games Federation of India
2011-12 Jabalpur (India) Under-19(G)
2009-10 Sindhudurg (India) Under-17(G)

Early childhood and education
P. V. Nandhidhaa at College of Engineering, Guindy during her University days in 2014

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.[9] She earned her Engineering seat by topping the sports quota. She holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering (2013–17).

Career

Nandhidhaa won silver medal in the U-20 World Junior Chess Championship, in 2016 held at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.[10] She won bronze medal in U-14 World Youth Chess Championship held at Halkidiki, Greece in 2010.[11] 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.[12]

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

As on Feb 2021, her Elo Rating is 2365 which is also her peak rating till date[13] and is ranked 7th among Indian women chess players.

Achievements
P. V. Nandhidhaa with her prized Chess trophies at her residence in 2020
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 08 Feb 2021 at Tamilnadu Secretariat, Chennai
2020 2365 7 Won Gold in Asian Online Nations Cup [12]
2019 2348 10 Became India's 17th Woman Grandmaster [14]
2016 2251 14 34th World Junior Girls Chess Championship- Silver Medal
2015 2205 Data not available Woman International Master title
P. V. Nandhidhaa in December 2020

References
  1. "Nandhidhaa & Varshini, two new WGMs from Tamil Nadu". www.dtnext.in. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. "PV Nandhidhaa". Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. "PV Nandhidhaa posts surprise win over R Praggnanandhaa in opening round of Gibraltar Chess Festival". Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. "Nandhidhaa stuns Praggnanandhaa at Gibraltar Chess". Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. "TN Chief Minister honours Chess champion Nandhidhaa". www.dtnext.in. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. "Asian Online Chess: India women triumph, men settle for silver". www.thebridge.in. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. "Indians sweep titles in Asian Youth chess championship". www.thehindu.com. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  8. Kumar, Ajith (31 July 2017). "Nandhidhaa — making the right moves". thehindu.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. "Anna University (Men & Women) Teams - Inter University Achievements 2016-17". www.annauniv.edu. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  10. chess federation, all india (21 August 2016). "34th World Junior (U-20) Girls Chess Championship 2016". chess-results.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  11. "World Youth Chess Championships 2010 Open Under 18". wycc2010.chessdom.com. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  12. "Asian online team chess: India women triumph, men take silver". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  13. "Standard Top 100 Women November 2020". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  14. "India's latest WGM". Chessbase India. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2019.


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