Bodda Pratyusha (born 1997 in Tuni, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh)[1][2] is an Indian chess player. In 2012, she was the Indian girls' under-17 champion.[3] In April 2015, she earned the Woman International Master (WIM) title.[4]

Bodda Pratyusha
Bodda Pratyusha in 2018
CountryIndia
Born (1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 (age 26)
Tuni, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2020)
Peak rating2346 (June 2016)

In 2020, she became the third Telugu woman to earn the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title, after Koneru Humpy (2001) and Dronavalli Harika (2004). As of March 2020, her FIDE standard rating is 2328.[2]

Personal life edit

Pratyusha did her schooling at Sri Prakash Vidya Niketan in Tuni, Andhra Pradesh.

References edit

  1. ^ "Chess player Pratyusha makes the right moves". DeccanChronicle.com. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Pratyusha, Bodda". FIDE.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Pratyusha feted". The Hindu. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Pratyusha joins the big league of women's chess". The Hindu. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

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