P. V. Nandhidhaa

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) 10 April 1996 (age 28)
Sankagiri, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materCollege of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai, India
OccupationChess Player
CountryIndia
Title
Peak rating2380 (February 2022)
Medal record
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
World Junior Chess Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bhubaneswar (India) Under-20(G)
World Youth Chess Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Halkidiki (Greece) Under-14(G)
COMMONWEALTH NATIONS EVENTS
Commonwealth Chess Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sri Lanka Under-20(G)
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Under-18(G)
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chennai Under-16(G)
Silver medal – second place 2009 New Delhi Under-14(G)
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Malaysia Women Category
Bronze medal – third place 2015 New Delhi Under-20(G)
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Nagpur Under-12(G)
ASIAN EVENTS
Asian Chess Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 (New Delhi) Women Category
Asian Nations (Regions) Online Chess Championship- Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 (Online) Women Category
Asian Youth Chess Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Subic (Philippines) Under-16(G)
Silver medal – second place 2012 Hikkaduwa (Sri Lanka) Under-16(G)
Asian School Chess Championship
Silver medal – second place 2011 New Delhi (India) Under-16(G)
Asian Junior Chess Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 New Delhi (India) Under-20(G)
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) Under-20(G)
NATIONAL EVENTS
National Level Chess Championship
Gold medal – first place 2024 Karaikudi (India) Women Category
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dibrugarh (India) Under-17(G)
Gold medal – first place 2010 New Delhi (India) Under-15(G)
Gold medal – first place 2007 Calicut (India) Under-11(G)
National School Games Federation of India
Gold medal – first place 2011-12 Jabalpur (India) Under-19(G)
Gold medal – first place 2009-10 Sindhudurg (India) Under-17(G)

Pallathur Venkatachalam Nandhidhaa (Tamil: பள்ளத்தூர் வெங்கடாசலம் நந்திதா) (born 10 April 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. Her peak FIDE ELO rating is 2380 and she is holding 8 International Master norms as of April 2024. She was part of the 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. Nandhidhaa had won an individual Gold in Asian Chess Championship held at New Delhi on 3 November 2022, making her only the 9th Indian Women to clinch the Asian Gold. She scored an unbeaten and impressive 7.5/9 to clinch the title, thereby also qualifying for the Women's Chess World Cup 2023. She has won 7 medals each in Commonwealth Chess Championship and Asian level Chess Championship tournaments in different age categories. She also won 6 National level Chess Championship Gold medals in different age categories and is the reigning National Women Chess Champion-2024. She won the Gold medal in the 50th National Women Chess Championship 2024 in Karaikudi. By winning the Indian Chess Championship 2024, Nandhidhaa got qualified for the Women's Chess World Cup 2025 to be held in Georgia in July 2025.

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