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Rakshitta Ravi (born 24 April 2005) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
Rakshitta Ravi | |
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| Country | India |
| Born | 24 April 2005 Chennai, India |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2023) |
| Peak rating | 2322 (August 2019) |
Rakshitta was born to TS Ravi and Saimeera Ravi. Both her parents are Indian Chess Players who hold titles, her mother Saimeera is a Women International Master (WIM) and her father is an International Master (IM). She is studying at Velammal Vidyalaya, a school in Chennai. Her father works as a Senior Manager at Indian Oil Corporation Limited. She started playing chess at a very young age and achieved her Woman International Master title at 13.[1] She made her first WGM norm at 14 [2] and she has got her WGM title at 17[3]
- Gold Medal at World Under-16 2020[4]
- Gold Medal at World Under-10 Greece 2015[5]
- Gold Medal at World Under-8 Blitz Dubai 2013[6]
- Gold Medal at World School Team Chess Championship Russia in years 2017, 2018 and 2019
- Bronze Medal at World Under-14 Mumbai India 2019[7]
- Silver Medal at Asian Junior Chess Championship Philippines 2022
- Silver Medal at Asian Youth Chess Championship Uzbekistan 2017
- Bronze Medal at Asian Youth Chess Championship South Korea 2015[8]
- Bronze Medal at Asian Youth Chess Championship Iran 2013 [9]
- Bronze Medal at Asian Youth Chess Championship Sri Lanka 2012[10]
- Bronze Medal at Commonwealth Under-10 2015 [11]
- Gold at National Junior Chess Championship Pune 2022[12]
- Gold at National Team Chess Championship Ahmedabad 2020 [13]
- Gold Medal at National Under-9 Chess Championship Pondicherry 2014 [14]
She is a recipient of 'National Child Award for Exceptional Achievements' in 2016 from the then Honorable President of India, Pranab Mukharjee.
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