Rakshitta Ravi

Rakshitta Ravi (born 24 April 2005) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

Rakshitta Ravi
CountryIndia
Born (2005-04-24) 24 April 2005
Chennai, India
TitleWoman Grandmaster
FIDE rating2264 (March 2023)
Peak rating2322 (August 2019)

Personal Life

Rakshitta was born to Saimeera Ravi and TS 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, 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]

Career
  • 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[8]
  • Silver Medal at Asian Youth Chess Championship Uzbekistan 2017[9]
  • Bronze Medal at Asian Youth Chess Championship South Korea 2015 [10]
  • Bronze Medal at Asian Youth Chess Championship Iran 2013 [11]
  • Bronze Medal at Asian Youth Chess Championship Sri Lanka 2012[12]
  • Bronze Medal at Commonwealth Under-10 2015 [13]
  • Gold at National Junior Chess Championship Pune 2022[14]
  • Gold at National Team Chess Championship Ahmedabad 2020 [15]
  • Gold Medal at National Under-9 Chess Championship Pondicherry 2014 [16]
Rakshitta Receiving Award from President of India

She is a recipient of 'National Child Award for Exceptional Achievements' in 2016 from the then Honorable President of India, Pranab Mukharjee.

References
  1. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/new-wim-rakshitta-ravi-keeps-family-flag-flying/articleshow/66405164.cms Woman International Master title at 13
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pkDJ60Iv7c
  3. https://twitter.com/ChessbaseIndia/status/1644561478333394944
  4. https://chess-results.com/tnr539205.aspx?lan=1&art=1&flag=30 World Under-16 in year 2020
  5. http://chess-results.com/tnr187423.aspx?lan=1&art=1&flag=30 World Under-10 Greece in year 2015
  6. http://chess-results.com/tnr119894.aspx?lan=1&art=1&fed=MAS&flag=30 World Under-8 Blitz Dubai 2013
  7. https://chess-results.com/tnr470706.aspx?lan=1 World Under-14 Mumbai India 2019
  8. https://chess-results.com/tnr688992.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&turdet=YES&flag=30 Asian Junior Chess Championship Philippines 2022
  9. http://chess-results.com/tnr270989.aspx?lan=1&art=1&flag=30 Asian Youth Chess Championship Uzbekistan 2017
  10. http://chess-results.com/tnr182641.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&flag=30 Asian Youth Chess Championship South Korea 2015
  11. https://aicf.in/indians-wins-10-gold-4-silver-5-bronze/ Asian Youth Chess Championship Iran 2013
  12. http://chess-results.com/tnr75204.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=yes&flag=30 Asian Youth Chess Championship Sri Lanka 2012
  13. https://chess-results.com/tnr178525.aspx?lan=6&art=1 Commonwealth Under-10 2015
  14. https://chess-results.com/tnr654313.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11 National Junior Chess Championship Pune 2022
  15. http://chess-results.com/tnr509729.aspx?lan=1&art=0 National Team Chess Championship Ahmedabad 2020
  16. http://chess-results.com/tnr134918.aspx?lan=3&art=1 National Under-9 Chess Championship Pondicherry 2014
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