Tania Sachdev
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Tania Sachdev is an India
n chess
player, who holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster.
Tania was introduced to the game by her mother Anju in a bid to channel her restless energy into something constructive. Tania soon developed a liking for the game and, realising she was good, her parents decided to provide her with professional training. A Viswanathan Anand
fan, Tania became the eighth Indian Woman Grandmaster. Tania won her first international title when she was just eight. She has already won the World and Asian junior titles. In 2008 she topped the Asian Chess Championship
with 6½ points out of nine rounds.
She was awarded the Arjuna Award
in 2009.
Tania was second runner-up in 38th National Women's Premier Chess Championship at Chennai.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player, who holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster.
Tania was introduced to the game by her mother Anju in a bid to channel her restless energy into something constructive. Tania soon developed a liking for the game and, realising she was good, her parents decided to provide her with professional training. A Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand
V. Anand or Anand Viswanathan, usually referred as Viswanathan Anand, is an Indian chess Grandmaster, the current World Chess Champion, and currently second highest rated player in the world....
fan, Tania became the eighth Indian Woman Grandmaster. Tania won her first international title when she was just eight. She has already won the World and Asian junior titles. In 2008 she topped the Asian Chess Championship
Asian Chess Championship
The 2007 championship was a FIDE Zone 3 qualification event for the 2007 Chess World Cup, the next stage in the 2009 World Chess Championship. Ten players were qualified for the 2007 World Cup: Zhang Pengxiang , Wang Hao , Abhijit Kunte , Zhao Jun , Susanto Megaranto , Wen Yang , Darwin Laylo ,...
with 6½ points out of nine rounds.
She was awarded the Arjuna Award
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
in 2009.
Tania was second runner-up in 38th National Women's Premier Chess Championship at Chennai.
See also
- Padmini RoutPadmini RoutPadmini Rout is a chess prodigy from Orissa, India. She holds the title of Woman Grandmaster. She was winner of World Under-14 girl's championship, 2008...
- Koneru HumpyKoneru HumpyHumpy Koneru is an Indian chess Grandmaster. Her January 2010 FIDE Elo rating is 2614, placing her number two in the world for women . In 2007 she surpassed the rating of 2577 set by Susan Polgar to become the second-highest ranked female player in history...
- Harika Dronavalli
- Nadig KruttikaNadig KruttikaNadig Kruttika is a chess player from Maharashtra, India. She holds the title of Woman Grandmaster and is winner of India's National Women A chess championship.- See also :* Tania Sachdev* Koneru Humpy* Harika Dronavalli* Padmini Rout* Eesha Karavade...
- Eesha KaravadeEesha KaravadeEesha Karavade is a chess player from Pune, India. She holds the title of Woman Grandmaster and International Master.Her current Elo rating is 2365.She plays for India in Chess Olympiad....
External links
- Victory at the Asian Chess Championship fide.com
- Interview with Tania Sachdev
- Interview with Tania Sachdev (2011)