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Eesha Karavade

Eesha Karavade

Indian chess player (born 1987)

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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Achievements

  • 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

  1. [1]
    "First WGM norm for Eesha Karavade - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. [2]
    "Eesha Karavade becomes eighth Indian WGM". 14 April 2005.
  3. [3]
    "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.
  4. [4]
    "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Eesha Karavade". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. [5]
    "Mary Ann Gomes wins maiden National chess crown". Rediff.
  6. [6]
    "Mary Ann pockets title in National Chess", www.newindianexpress.com, 9 November 2011
  7. [7]
    "Gawain Jones wins Commonwealth Championship on tiebreak". Chess News. 5 July 2011.
  8. [8]
    "A momentous occasion for India". Sportstar.
  9. [9]
    "Asian Nations Cup 2014 | 20 – 30 May 2014; Tabriz, Iran". Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.


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