P. V. Nandhidhaa

Pallathur Venkatachalam Nandhidhaa (Tamil: பள்ளத்தூர் வெங்கடாசலம் நந்திதா) (born Apr 10, 1996) is an Indian chess player from the state of Tamilnadu, 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.5 in India and World No.74 as on Mar 2022.

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
Born (1996-04-10) April 10, 1996
Sankagiri, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materCollege of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai, India
OccupationIndian Chess Player
CountryIndia
Title
FIDE rating2380 (Mar 2022)
Peak rating2380 (Mar 2022)
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

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.[10] She earned her Engineering seat by topping the sports quota. She holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering (2014–17). On 20 Aug 2021, she got married to her childhood friend and college-mate Captain Naveenkumar S, who is presently serving in Indian Army.

Career

Nandhidhaa won silver medal in the U-20 World Junior Chess Championship, in 2016 held at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.[11] She won bronze medal in U-14 World Youth Chess Championship held at Halkidiki, Greece in 2010.[12] 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.[13]

As on Mar 2022, her Elo Rating is 2380 which is also her peak rating till date and is ranked 5th among Indian women chess players.

Achievements
Year Peak Rating National Ranking (Women) Achievements Ref.
Mar-2022 2380 5 Achieved career best ranking of No 5 among active Indian women chess players
Jan-2022 2380 7 Participated 4 Chess tournaments in Europe between Dec'21 to Jan'22 and gained 63 ELO points. Got career high FIDE rating of 2380 and is now ranked No.7 among Indian women
Dec-2021 2318 12 WGM Nandhidhaa P V makes a historic shared first place finish at 47th La Roda International Open held at La Roda, Spain in Dec 2021. In 46 editions of the tournament, no woman had ever shared first place or finished in top three of the event [14]
Oct-2021 2318 12 Felicitation for becoming "India's 17th Woman Grandmaster" by Hon'ble CM of Tamilnadu M. K. Stalin on 07 Oct 2021 at Tamilnadu Secretariat, Chennai [15]
Feb-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 [16]
2020 2365 7 Won Gold in Asian Online Nations Cup [13]
2019 2348 10 Became India's 17th Woman Grandmaster [17]
2016 2251 14 34th World Junior Girls Chess Championship- Silver Medal
2015 2205 Data not available Woman International Master title
  • P. V. Nandhidhaa with her prized Chess trophies at her residence in 2020

References
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  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. Ahmad, Shahid (9 December 2021). www chessbaseindia.in https://chessbase.in/news/Nandhidhaa-P-V-makes-a-historic-shared-first-place-finish-at-47th-La-Roda-International-Open-2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. "Anna University (Men & Women) Teams - Inter University Achievements 2016-17". www.annauniv.edu. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  11. chess federation, all india (21 August 2016). "34th World Junior (U-20) Girls Chess Championship 2016". chess-results.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. "World Youth Chess Championships 2010 Open Under 18". wycc2010.chessdom.com. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  13. "Asian online team chess: India women triumph, men take silver". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  14. Ahmad, Shahid (9 December 2021). www chessbaseindia.in https://chessbase.in/news/Nandhidhaa-P-V-makes-a-historic-shared-first-place-finish-at-47th-La-Roda-International-Open-2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. Ahmed, Shahid (9 October 2021). "Tamil Nadu State Government felicitates players with 1 crore 98 lacs cash award". Chessbase India. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  16. "Adhiban, Sethuraman, Gukesh, Laxman and Nandhidhaa receive Outstanding Sportsperson award by Tamil Nadu government". Chessbase India. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  17. "India's latest WGM". Chessbase India. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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