Harika Dronavalli (12.01.1991)

dronavalliIndian Grandmaster (2011) and Woman Grandmaster (2004).

Asian Women Champion in 2011. Indian Women Champion in 2009. World Junior Champion in 2008, World U14 Champion in 2004 and World U18 Champion in 2006. Also Asian U10 and U12 Champion and Women’s Commonwealth Champion in 2006, 2007 and 2010.

A participant at semi-finals of the Women’s World Chess Championship in 2012, but lost to Antoaneta Stefanova. In 2015, again she reached the semi-finals but this time she lost to Mariya Muzychuk, the eventual winner.

Peak rating: 2542 in 2014, she is the second highest-rated woman in India