Vantika Agrawal

Vantika Agrawal
CountryIndia
Born (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22)
TitleInternational Master (2023)[1]
Woman Grandmaster (2021)
Peak rating2435 (September 2023)
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's chess
Chess Olympiad
Gold medal – first place 2020 Online Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest Women's individual board 4
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team

Vantika Agrawal (born September 2002) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. She won the individual and team gold at the 45th Chess Olympiad in 2024.[2]

Early life and education

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She holds a B.Com (honours) degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University.[3] She is generally accompanied by her mother who is professionally a Chartered Accountant.[4]

Chess career

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The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the National Child Award to Vantika Agrawal, 2016

In 2016, Agrawal won bronze medal in World Youth Chess Championship U14 girls age group.[5]

In 2020 she, with the Indian national team, won FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020.[6]

In 2021, Vantika Agrawal won silver medal in Indian Junior Girls Online Chess Championship[7] and won gold medal in Indian Junior Senior Women Chess Championship.[8] At the same year she also won FIDE Binance Business Schools Supercup.[9]

In November 2021 in Riga, Vantika Agrawal ranked in 14th place in FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2021.[10] She received the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title in 2021.[11]

In 2024, she was part of the gold winning women's team at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest. She also won the individual gold playing on Board 4.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "International Master" (PDF). ratings.fide.com. 13 May 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b Burtasova, Anna (22 September 2024). "India triumphs at 45th Chess Olympiad, winning both Open and Women's competitions". www.fide.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. ^ "WGM Vantika Agarwal achieves career-high ranking, is India's No.3 woman chess player". The Times of India. 1 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Know India's brand new WIM, Vantika Agrawal: An Interview - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  5. ^ "World Youth Chess Championships 2016 G14". Chess-Results.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  6. ^ "The Triumph of the twelve brave Olympians". Chessbase.in. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Savitha Shri wins AICF National Junior Girls Online 2021". Chessbase.in. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Vantika Agrawal wins AICF National Senior Women Online 2021". Chessbase.in. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  9. ^ "SRCC clinches FIDE Binance Business Schools Super Cup 2021". Chessbase.in. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 FIDE Chess.com Women's Grand Swiss". Chess-Results.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Vantika Agrawal becomes the 21st Woman Grandmaster of India". Chessbase.in. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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