P.V. Nandhidhaa aka Pallathur Venkatachalam Nandhidhaa is an Indian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster. Nandhidhaa is one of the players in the 44th Chess Olympiad held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, from 28 July to 10 August. Recently she defeated her strong Georgia opponent Grand Master Nino Batsiashvili. She married her childhood friend and college Mate Naveen Kumar who is an Indian Army Officer. Nandhidhaa won the silver medal in the U-20 World Junior Chess Championship.
Biography
| Name | P V Nandhidhaa |
| Real Name | Pallathur Venkatachalam Nandhidhaa |
| Nickname | Nandhidhaa |
| Profession | Chess Player |
| Date of Birth | 10 April 1996 |
| Age | 26 (as of 2022) |
| Zodiac sign | Yet to be updated |
| Family | Father: Yet to be updated Mother: Yet to be updated |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | NA |
| Husband | Naveen Kumar |
| Children | NA |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Educational Qualification | Graduate |
| School | Yet to be updated |
| College | College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG), Anna University, Chennai |
| Hobbies | Listening to music, Playing Chess, Shopping |
| Birth Place | Sankagiri, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Hometown | Sankagiri, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Current City | Sankagiri, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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Achievements
| Year | Peak Rating | National Ranking (Women) | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar-2022 | 2380 | 5 | Achieved career best ranking of No 5 among active Indian women chess players |
| Jan-2022 | 2380 | 7 | Participated 4 Chess tournaments in Europe between Dec’21 to Jan’22 and gained 63 ELO points. Got career high FIDE rating of 2380 and is now ranked No.7 among Indian women |
| Dec-2021 | 2318 | 12 | WGM Nandhidhaa P V makes a historic shared first place finish at 47th La Roda International Open held at La Roda, Spain in Dec 2021. In 46 editions of the tournament, no woman had ever shared first place or finished in top three of the event |
| Oct-2021 | 2318 | 12 | Felicitation for becoming “India’s 17th Woman Grandmaster” by Hon’ble CM of Tamilnadu M. K. Stalin on 07 Oct 2021 at Tamilnadu Secretariat, Chennai |
| Feb-2021 | 2365 | 7 | Received “Best Sportsperson of the year” award from Hon’ble CM of Tamilnadu Edappadi K. Palaniswami on 09 Feb 2021 at Tamilnadu Secretariat, Chennai |
| 2020 | 2365 | 7 | Won Gold in Asian Online Nations Cup |
| 2019 | 2348 | 10 | Became India’s 17th Woman Grandmaster |
| 2016 | 2251 | 14 | 34th World Junior Girls Chess Championship- Silver Medal |
| 2015 | 2205 | – | Woman International Master title |
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