Vantika Agrawal Explained

Vantika Agrawal
Country:India
International Master (2023)[1]
Woman Grandmaster (2021)
Peakrating:2435 (September 2023)
Fideid:25050389

Vantika Agrawal (born September 2002) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. In all her chess tournaments she is accompanied by her mother who is professionally a Chartered Accountant.[2]

Early life and education

She hold a B.com(h) under graduation degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce.[3]

Chess career

In 2016, Agrawal won bronze medal in World Youth Chess Championship U14 girls age group.[4]

In 2020 she, with Indian national team, won FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020.[5]

In 2021 Vantika Agrawal won silver medal in Indian Junior Girls Online Chess Championship[6] and won gold medal in Indian Junior Senior Women Chess Championship.[7] At the same year she also won FIDE Binance Business Schools Supercup.[8]

In November 2021 in Riga Vantika Agrawal ranked in 14th place in FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2021.[9]

She received the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title in 2021[10] and the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 2017.

In 2023, Agrawal won bronze medal in National Women’s Championship in Kohlapur and a gold medal for Airport Authority of India.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International Master . ratings.fide.com . 2 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230519041639/https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main229358.pdf . May 19, 2023 . en . May 13, 2023 . live.
  2. Web site: 2017-08-01 . Know India's brand new WIM, Vantika Agrawal: An Interview - ChessBase India . 2024-05-06 . www.chessbase.in.
  3. News: 2023-05-01 . WGM Vantika Agarwal achieves career-high ranking, is India's No.3 woman chess player . The Times of India . 2023-05-19 . 0971-8257.
  4. Web site: World Youth Chess Championships 2016 G14 . Chess-Results.com . 2021-12-02 . 2021-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202130216/http://chess-results.com/tnr239748.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11&flag=30&wi=821 . live.
  5. Web site: The Triumph of the twelve brave Olympians . Chessbase.in . 2021-12-02 . 2021-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202130219/https://chessbase.in/news/India-wins-the-FIDE-Online-Chess-Olympiad-2020-alongside-Russia- . live.
  6. Web site: Savitha Shri wins AICF National Junior Girls Online 2021 . Chessbase.in . 2021-12-02 . 2021-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202130226/https://www.chessbase.in/news/Savitha-Shri-wins-AICF-National-Junior-Girls-Online-2021 . live.
  7. Web site: Vantika Agrawal wins AICF National Senior Women Online 2021 . Chessbase.in . 2021-12-02 . 2021-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202130230/https://chessbase.in/news/Vantika-Agrawal-wins-AICF-National-Senior-Women-Online-2021 . live.
  8. Web site: SRCC clinches FIDE Binance Business Schools Super Cup 2021 . Chessbase.in . 2021-12-02 . 2021-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202130224/https://www.chessbase.in/news/SRCC-clinches-FIDE-Binance-Business-Schools-Super-Cup-2021 . live.
  9. Web site: 2021 FIDE Chess.com Women's Grand Swiss . Chess-Results.com . 2021-12-02 . 2021-11-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211118094728/https://chess-results.com/tnr587231.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30&turdet=YES . live.
  10. Web site: Vantika Agrawal becomes the 21st Woman Grandmaster of India . Chessbase.in . 2021-12-02 . 2021-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202130227/https://www.chessbase.in/news/Vantika-Agrawal-becomes-the-21st-Woman-Grandmaster-of-India . live.

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