Eesha Karavade


Eesha Karavade (born 21 November 1987) is a chess player from Pune, India.[1] She holds the titles of Woman Grandmaster and International Master.[2]

Eesha Karavade
Eesha Karavade, 2012
CountryIndia
Born (1987-11-21) 21 November 1987
Pune, India
TitleInternational Master (2010)
Woman Grandmaster (2005)
FIDE rating
(No. 65 ranked woman in the August 2015 FIDE World Rankings)
Peak rating2414 (April 2014)
Eesha Karavade
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

She played for India in the Chess Olympiads of 2010, 2012 and 2014.[3][4]

Achievements

· Eesha won the Shiv Chhatrapati Award conferred by Govt. of Maharashtra in 2004.

· Eesha was first runner-up in the 38th National Women's Premier Chess Championship at Chennai.[5]

· She was Gold Medalist Commonwealth Chess Championship 2011 in South Africa.[6]

· She was Bronze medalist Asian Individual Women Chess Championship 2011 in Iran.[7]

· She was part of the women chess team that ranked 4th at the 40th Chess Olympiad 2012 at Istanbul.

· She was 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.[8]

References
  1. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/First-WGM-norm-for-Eesha-Karavade/articleshow/873093.cms
  2. http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/68328/
  3. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-28/chess/28238196_1_indian-girls-d-harika-indian-men
  4. http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/tvn73thf.html
  5. http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/mary-ann-gomes-wins-maiden-national-chess-crown/20111109.htm
  6. http://en.chessbase.com/post/gawain-jones-wins-commonwealth-championship-on-tiebreak
  7. http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss3421/stories/20110526506103600.htm
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.