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{{Short description|Indian chess player}}
{{Eastern name order|Dronavalli Harika}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox chess player
| name = Harika Dronavalli
| image = Harika_Dronavalli.jpg
| caption =
| full_name = 
| country = [[India]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|1|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Gorantla, Guntur district|Gorantla]], [[Guntur district|Guntur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2011)
| peakrating = 2543 (November 2016)
| FideID = 5015197 
| medaltemplates =
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{{Medal|Competition|[[Women's World Chess Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Women's World Chess Championship 2015|2015 Sochi]]|Individual}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Chess at the 2010 Asian Games|Women's Individual]]}}
}}

'''Harika Dronavalli''' (born 12 January 1991) is an Indian [[chess]] player who holds the [[FIDE title]] of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (GM). She has won three bronze medals in the [[Women's World Chess Championship]], in 2012, 2015 and 2017. Harika was honored with the [[Arjuna Award]] for the year 2007–08 by the government of India.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Harikarsquos-parents-on-cloud-nine/article15273259.ece |title=Harika's parents on cloud nine |work=The Hindu |access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref> In 2016, she won the [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16|FIDE Women's Grand Prix]] event at [[Chengdu]], China and rose up from world no. 11 to world no. 5 in FIDE women's ranking. [[Vladimir Kramnik]], [[Judit Polgar]] and [[Viswanathan Anand]] are her chess inspirations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3a4j6Bx-78 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Q3a4j6Bx-78 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Olympiad Tromsø 2014 - A quick chat with Harika Dronavalli |last=PowerPlayChess |date=14 August 2014 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2019, she was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] for her contributions towards the field of sports.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/jan/26/heres-the-complete-list-of-padma-awardees-2019-1930046.html |title=Here is the complete list of Padma awardees 2019- The New Indian Express |access-date=27 January 2019 |archive-date=26 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126220722/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/jan/26/heres-the-complete-list-of-padma-awardees-2019-1930046.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Harika was born to Ramesh and Swarna Dronavalli on 12 January 1991 in Guntur where she attended [[Sri Venkateswara Bala Kuteer]] school<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/calculated-moves/article2318689.ece |title=Calculated moves |last=Subrahmanyam |first=V. V. |date=2011-08-03 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2019-05-31 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Her father works as a deputy executive engineer at a Panchayat Raj subdivision in Mangalagiri.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Harikarsquos-parents-on-cloud-nine/article15273259.ece |title=Harika's parents on cloud nine |date=2008-08-06 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2018-05-03 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She started playing chess at a very young age and won a medal in the under-9 national championship. She followed it up with a silver medal in the world youth chess championship for under-10 girls. She subsequently became a student of coach NVS Ramaraju who refined her game. She became the second Indian woman to become a grandmaster, after [[Koneru Humpy]].

== Personal life ==
She married [[Hyderabad]]-based Karteek Chandra in August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/harika-dronavallis-wonderful-wedding|title = Harika Dronavalli's Wonderful Wedding}}</ref> Her elder sister, Anusha, married Telugu film director [[K. S. Ravindra]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Rupam |date=7 June 2015 |title=I am uncool, but I'm cool with that: Dronavalli Harika |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/i-am-uncool-but-im-cool-with-that-dronavalli-harika/articleshow/47574020.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
{{Prose|section|date=February 2017}}

=== 2021 ===
* Won Silver Medal at 2021 FIDE Women's World Team Championship.
* Won Bronze Medal at FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021.

=== 2019 ===
* Awarded [[Padma Sri]] on 26 January ([[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]]).

=== 2017 ===
* Bronze Medal at the Women's World Chess Championship, 10 February – 4 March, Tehran, Iran.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=5015197 |title=Harika, Dronavalli FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers |last=Administrator |website=ratings.fide.com |access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/world-womens-chess-championship-harika-dronavalli-won-bronze-and-shockingly-india-didnt-even-cheer-3307646.html |title=World Women's Chess Championship: Harika Dronavalli won bronze and shockingly, India didn't even cheer |date=2017-02-28 |work=Firstpost |access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref>

=== 2016 ===
* FIDE Women Grand Prix, Khanty Mansiysk - 5th position
* FIDE Women Grand Prix, Chengdu - Gold Medal.
* Asian Women Team Chess Championship, UAE - Member Indian Team
** Individual Gold medal in Rapid format.
** Individual Silver Medal on Top Board in Classical format.
** Team won Bronze Medal in Rapid format.

=== 2015 ===
* World Women's Online Blitz Championship, Rome - Gold Medal.
* Asian Rapid Women Chess Championship, UAE - Bronze Medal.
* World Women Team Chess Championship, China - Member Indian Team
** Individual Silver Medal in Second Board
** Team stood 4th place.
* World Women's Chess Championship, Sochi - Bronze Medal.
* FIDE Women Grand Prix, Sharjah - Bronze Medal.

=== 2014 ===
* Asian Women Team Chess Championship, Iran - Member Indian Team
** Team won Silver medal in Standard format
** Individual Gold Medal on Top Board
** Team won Silver medal in Rapid format

=== 2012 ===
* World Women's Chess Championship, Khanty-Mansysk - Bronze Medal.
* Asian Women Team Chess Championship, China - Member Indian Team
** Team won Bronze Medal
* Women Chess Olympiad, Turkey - Member Indian Team
** Team got 4th place (best result in Indian Women Chess History.)
* World Women Team Chess Championship, Turkey, - Member Indian Team
** Individual Silver Medal in Second Board
** Team stood 4th place.

=== 2011 ===
* 2011 Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament, Hangzhou, China<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=61195 |title=2011 Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament September 2011 China FIDE Chess Tournament report |last=Administrator |website=ratings.fide.com}}</ref> - scored 5.5/9 and secured her third GM [[Norm (chess)|norm]] (The GM title was conferred by the FIDE Congress 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=5015197&title=GM&pb=31 |title=FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO) |last=Administrator |website=ratings.fide.com}}</ref> 82nd in Kraków, Poland in October.)
* Asian Women Chess Championship, Iran - Gold Medal.
* Commonwealth Women Chess Championship, South Africa - Silver Medal.
* [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (GM) Title - Second Woman to Become Grandmaster in India.

=== 2010 ===
* Commonwealth Women Chess Championship, New Delhi - Gold Medal.
* 16th Asian Games, Women's Individual Chess Category, Guangzhou China - Bronze Medal.

=== 2009 ===
* Asian Women Team Chess Championship, Kolkata - Captain Indian Women's Team
** Team won Silver Medal
** Individual Gold Medal on Top Board.
* III Asian Indoor Games, Vietnam
** Women Individual Rapid Chess - Bronze Medal.
** Member in Team Blitz Chess - Bronze Medal.
** Team Rapid Chess - Bronze Medal.

=== 2008 ===
* World Junior Girls Chess Championship, Turkeym - Gold Medal.
* Asian Women Team Chess Championship, Visakhapatnam - Captain Indian Team
** Team won Silver Medal
** Individual Silver Medal on Top Board.

=== 2007 ===
* Men International Master
* 2nd Asian Indoor Games, Macau
** Rapid Chess Individual Women - Gold Medal.
** Classical Chess Individual Women - Bronze Medal.
* 2nd Asian Indoor Games, Macau - Member Team India
** Rapid Chess Team - Gold Medal.
** Classical Chess Team - Silver Medal.
** Blitz Chess Team - Silver Medal.
* Asian Zonal Women Chess Championship, Bangladesh - Gold Medal.
* Commonwealth Women Chess Championship, New Delhi - Gold Medal.

=== 2006 ===
* World Youth Championship U-18 Girls, Georgia - Gold Medal.
* Commonwealth Women Chess Championship, Mumbai - Gold Medal.

=== 2005 ===
* Asian Junior Girls Championship, Bikaner - Silver Medal.

=== 2004 ===
* [[Woman Grandmaster]] (WGM) Title - Youngest Woman Grandmaster in Asian Continent.
* Commonwealth U-18 Girls Chess Championship, Mumbai - Gold Medal.
* Asian U-18 Girls Chess Championship, Iran - Bronze Medal.
* World Youth Championship U-14 Girls, Greece - Gold Medal.

=== 2003 ===
* Commonwealth Women Chess Championship, Mumbai - Silver Medal.
* Asian Women Chess Championship, Calicut - Silver Medal.
* [[Woman International Master]] (WIM) Title - Youngest Woman International Master in Asian Continent.
* Asian Women Team Chess Championship, Jodhpur -Member Indian Team
** Team won Bronze Medal.
** Individual Gold Medal on 4th Board.

=== 2002 ===
* Asian U-18 Girls Chess Championship, Bikaner - Gold Medal.
* Asian Under-12 Girls Chess Championship, Iran - Gold Medal.
* World Youth Chess Championship U-12 Girls, Greece - Bronze Medal.

=== 2001 ===
* World Youth Chess Championship U-12 Girls, Spain - Silver Medal
* Asian Under-12 Girls Chess Championship, Bikaner - Silver Medal

=== 2000 ===
* World Youth Chess Championship U-10 Girls, Spain - Silver Medal

=== National Level Achievements ===
* 2009 - National Women Chess Championship, Chennai - Gold Medal.
* Won 16 Medals in National Level Tournaments including Women 'A' Championship, Women 'B' Championship, National Junior Girls and Sub-Junior Girls Titles during these 16 years.

== Other Achievements ==
* Chess Player of the Year - 2016 and 2017 by The Times of India (TOISA Annual Awards)
* Featured by Verve magazine in 2017 amongst the top 40 popular women sportspersons of the year<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mahindra-scorpio-toisa-harika-dronavalli-is-chess-player-of-the-year/articleshow/57737914.cms |title=Mahindra Scorpio TOISA: Harika Dronavalli is Chess Player of the Year |last=Alter |first=Jamie |date=20 March 2017 |work=The Times of India |access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{FIDE|5015197}}
* [https://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=5015197 Harika Dronavalli] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826165617/http://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=5015197 |date=26 August 2016 }} at Chess Database

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| title = [[Asian Chess Championship#Women's winners|Women's Asian Chess Champion]]
| years = 2011
| before = [[Atousa Pourkashiyan]]
| after = [[Irine Kharisma Sukandar]]
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Sports}}
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