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]
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 Karavade in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1987 Pune, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | International Master (2010) Woman Grandmaster (2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peak rating | 2425 (November 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "First WGM norm for Eesha Karavade - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Eesha Karavade becomes eighth Indian WGM". 14 April 2005.
- ^ "Indian men lose to Azerbaijan, women beat Italy - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Eesha Karavade". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "Mary Ann Gomes wins maiden National chess crown". Rediff.
- ^ "Mary Ann pockets title in National Chess", www.newindianexpress.com, 9 November 2011
- ^ "Gawain Jones wins Commonwealth Championship on tiebreak". Chess News. 5 July 2011.
- ^ "A momentous occasion for India". Sportstar.
- ^ "Asian Nations Cup 2014 | 20 – 30 May 2014; Tabriz, Iran". Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
External links edit
- Eesha Karavade rating card at FIDE
- Eesha Karavade player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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