Indian Female Chess Players

Tania Sachdev is an Indian chess player who has been honored with such FIDE titles as Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and International Master (IM). Since 2008, Sachdev has represented India at the Women's Chess Olympiads as part of the Indian national team. In 2009, she was honored with the prestigious Arjuna Award for her contribution to chess in India.

Koneru Humpy is an Indian chess player and the current women's world rapid champion. At the age of 15, Humpy became the youngest female chess player to achieve the prestigious Grandmaster title. In 2003, she was honored with India's second-highest sporting honor, the Arjuna Award. In 2007, Koneru Humpy was honored with the Padma Shri Award. 

Soumya Swaminathan is a chess player who has been honored with FIDE titles, such as Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and International Master (IM). In 2010 and 2012, she represented India at the Women's World Championships. Over the course of her career, Soumya Swaminathan has received several prestigious awards, such as the Shiv Chatrapati Award and Pune Gaurav Puruskar. 

Apart from being an International Master, Padmini Rout is also a Woman Grandmaster. The Eklavya Award- and Biju Patnaik Sports Award-winning Indian chess player had begun playing the sport at age 9, encouraged by her father. The four-time Indian Women's Champion has also represented India in the Olympics several times.

Vaishali Rameshbabu is an Indian chess player who achieved the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title in 2018. She first achieved recognition after winning the Girls' World Youth Chess Championship for Under-12s and Under-14s. Vaishali Rameshbabu is also known as the older sister of chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.

Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi made history when she became the first Woman Grandmaster from India. Introduced to chess by her father, she grew up to master the game and even won an Arjuna Award for her accomplishments. She is also the first female International Master from India.

The first female and fourth overall International Master from her home state of Goa in India, Bhakti Kulkarni is also a Woman Grandmaster. She has several Asian and world tournament medals in her kitty, including the 2016 Asian Chess Women Championship title. She is also known for her ever-smiling personality.

Indian Woman Grandmaster and International Master Eesha Karavade hails from Pune. She has won several national and international medals, including a gold at the 2011 Commonwealth Chess Championship and a bronze at the 2011 Asian Individual Women Chess Championship. She is now a mother, too.