Tamil
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: பள்ளத்தூர் வெங்கடாசலம் நந்திதா) (born Apr 10, 1996) is an Indian chess player from the state of
Tamilnadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language— ...
Woman Grandmaster
FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...
(WGM) and
Woman International Master
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(WIM). She is the 17th
Woman Grandmaster
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of India. She was part of 30 member Indian Chess Olympiad team which participated in 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, India from 28 July to 9 August 2022. She has recently won an individual Gold in
Asian Chess Championship The Asian Chess Championship is a chess tournament open to all players from Asian chess federations ( FIDE zones from 3.1 to 3.7). It's held with the Swiss system and consists in two divisions, Open and Women's, the latter of which is reserved to f ...
held at
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Ho ...
on 3 November 2022. She scored an unbeaten and impressive 7.5/9 to clinch the title, thereby also qualifying for the Women's Chess World Cup 2023.
Early childhood and education
Nandhidhaa was born on 10 April 1996 in
Sankagiri
Sangagiri or Sankagiri is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the National Highway 544, on the Coimbatore - Salem section.
Sangagiri is known for Sangagiri fort, lorries and lorry building i ...
in the Indian state of
Tamilnadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language— ...
. She is an alumnus of
College of Engineering, Guindy
The College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG) is a public engineering college in Chennai, India and is Asia's oldest technical institution, founded in 1794. It is also the oldest technical institution to be established outside Europe.
History
Due ...
,
Anna University
Anna University is a public state university located in Tamil Nadu, India. The main campus is in Chennai. It was originally established on 4 September 1978 and was named after C. N. Annadurai, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
History & ...
,
Chennai
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. She earned her Engineering seat by topping the sports quota. She holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering (2013–17). On 20 Aug 2021, she married her childhood friend and college-mate who is an Indian Army Officer.
Career
Nandhidhaa P V started her professional career in 2005. She won the Gold medal at the National Level Chess Championship (Under 11 Girls) held at
Calicut
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...
in 2007. She won silver medal in the U-20
World Junior Chess Championship
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The idea was the brainchild of William Rits ...
, in 2016 held at
Bhubaneswar
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,
Odisha
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, India. She won bronze medal in U-14
World Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship is a FIDE-organized worldwide chess competition for boys and girls under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18. Twelve world champions are crowned every year. Since 2015, the event has been split into "World Cade ...
held at Halkidiki, Greece in 2010.
In October 2020, she was part of the Indian women chess team along with
Vaishali Rameshbabu
Rameshbabu Vaishali (born 21 June 2001) is an Indian chess player from Chennai who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
Personal life
Vaishali Rameshbabu born in a Tamil family in Chennai. She is the ...
,
Padmini Rout
Padmini Rout (born 5 January 1994) is an Indian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a four-time National Women's Premier title holder consecutively from 2014-2017 and was the Asian ...
,
Bhakti Kulkarni
Bhakti Kulkarni (born 19 May 1992) is an Indian chess player. She received the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 2012 and International Master (IM) in 2019.
She is the recipient of Arjuna Award for her contribution to chess
Biography
In ...
,
Mary Ann Gomes
Mary Ann Gomes (born 19 September 1989)WGM title application (JPG). FIDE. is an Indian 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.
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. In November 2022, she won the Gold medal at
Asian Chess Championship The Asian Chess Championship is a chess tournament open to all players from Asian chess federations ( FIDE zones from 3.1 to 3.7). It's held with the Swiss system and consists in two divisions, Open and Women's, the latter of which is reserved to f ...
held in
New Delhi
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South Korea
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.
Achievements
Gallery
File:P. V. Nandhidhaa with her Chess tournament trophies.jpg, P. V. Nandhidhaa with her prized Chess trophies at her residence in 2020