Eesha Karavade

Eesha Karavade (born 21 November 1987) is an Indian chess player from Pune.^[1] She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).^[2] She played for India in the Chess Olympiads of 2010, 2012 and 2014.^[3][4]

Eesha Karavade
Karavade in 2012
Country	India
Born	(1987-11-21) 21 November 1987 (age 36) Pune, India
Title	International Master (2010) Woman Grandmaster (2005)
Peak rating	2425 (November 2016)
Medal record Commonwealth Games Chess Commonwealth Chess Championship 2011 Individual Women's Asian Chess Championship Iran, 2011 Individual Asian Chess Nations Cup 2014 Chess 2014 Tabriz Team Women's 2014 Tabriz Team Women's 2014 Tabriz Team Women's

Achievements

• won the Shiv Chhatrapati Award conferred by Govt. of Maharashtra in 2004.
• in 2011: first runner-up, with 8 points out of 11 rounds, in the 38th National Women's Premier Chess Championship at Chennai, which was won by Mary Ann Gomes.^[5][6]
• Gold Medalist Commonwealth Chess Championship 2011 in South Africa.^[7]
• Bronze medalist Asian Individual Women Chess Championship 2011 in Iran.^[8]
• part of the women chess team that ranked 4th at the 40th Chess Olympiad 2012 at Istanbul.
• part of the women chess team that won a gold medal in the Blitz format and silver medal in the Rapid and Standard format at Asian Nations Cup 2014 at Tabriz.^[9]

References

1. "First WGM norm for Eesha Karavade - Times of India". The Times of India.
2. "Eesha Karavade becomes eighth Indian WGM". 14 April 2005.
3. "Indian men lose to Azerbaijan, women beat Italy - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
4. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Eesha Karavade". www.olimpbase.org.
5. "Mary Ann Gomes wins maiden National chess crown". Rediff.
6. "Mary Ann pockets title in National Chess", www.newindianexpress.com, 9 November 2011
7. "Gawain Jones wins Commonwealth Championship on tiebreak". Chess News. 5 July 2011.
8. "A momentous occasion for India". Sportstar.
9. "Asian Nations Cup 2014 | 20 – 30 May 2014; Tabriz, Iran". Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

External links

• Eesha Karavade rating card at FIDE
• Eesha Karavade player profile and games at Chessgames.com