Harika Dronavalli

The native form of this personal name is Dronavalli Harika. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Harika Dronavalli
CountryIndia
Born (1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 33)
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
TitleGrandmaster (2011)
FIDE rating2502 (September 2024)
Peak rating2543 (November 2016)
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's chess
Women's World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Khanty-Mansiysk Women's individual
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Sochi Women's individual
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tehran Women's individual
Olympiad
Gold medal – first place 2020 Online Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Online Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Chennai Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Women's Individual

Harika Dronavalli (born 12 January 1991) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). She was part of the gold winning women's team at the 45th Chess Olympiad in 2024.[1] She has won three bronze medals in the Women's World Chess Championship, in 2012, 2015 and 2017. Harika was honored with the Arjuna Award for the year 2007–08 by the government of India.[2] In 2016, she won the FIDE Women's Grand Prix event at Chengdu, China and rose up from world no. 11 to world no. 5 in FIDE women's ranking. In 2019, she was awarded the Padma Shri for her contributions towards the field of sports.[3]

  1. ^ Burtasova, Anna (22 September 2024). "India triumphs at 45th Chess Olympiad, winning both Open and Women's competitions". www.fide.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Harika's parents on cloud nine". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Here is the complete list of Padma awardees 2019- The New Indian Express". Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.