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GMHarika Dronavalli

IND Born 1991 (Age ≈35) Female
FIDE ID
5015197

About Harika Dronavalli

Harika Dronavalli grew up in Guntur and developed her chess with coach N. V. S. Ramaraju. She won world girls' titles in the under-12, under-18 and junior categories. At eighteen she became Indian women's champion. Show more

Harika Dronavalli grew up in Guntur and developed her chess with coach N. V. S. Ramaraju. She won world girls' titles in the under-12, under-18 and junior categories. At eighteen she became Indian women's champion. She went on to earn the unrestricted grandmaster title, following Koneru Humpy as the second Indian woman to do so. At the Women's World Championship she won three bronze medals. She also became Asian women's champion in 2011. In 2022 she played in the Chennai Olympiad during the final month of her pregnancy, helping India win its first women's team medal. Her daughter was born later that month.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2444.0

Published FIDE

Rapid

2438

Published FIDE

Blitz

2355

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1074
National rank · IND
#75
Women’s world rank
#26

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2543 Nov 2016
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
2841

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
1451 2021-08-10 Titled Tuesday 10th Aug chess.com INT 1 Harika Dronavalli Levente Miszler Won: 1-0 48 Open
1452 2021-08-10 Titled Tuesday 10th Aug chess.com INT 11 Egor Kovalev Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 28 Open
1453 2021-08-10 Titled Tuesday 10th Aug chess.com INT 10 Harika Dronavalli Vsevolod Ovchinnikov Draw: 1/2-1/2 69 Open
1454 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 6 Harika Dronavalli Boris Grachev Lost: 0-1 55 Open
1455 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 5 Deimante Daulyte-Cornette Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 23 Open
1456 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 4 Harika Dronavalli Bharath Subramaniyam H Won: 1-0 52 Open
1457 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 3 Milos Milosevic Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 65 Open
1458 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 2 Harika Dronavalli Claudiu-Cristian Dobre Draw: 1/2-1/2 73 Open
1459 2021-08-03 Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug chess.com INT 1 Joakim Nilsson Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 72 Open
1460 2021-07-19 FIDE World Cup Women 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 3.2 Harika Dronavalli Valentina Gunina Draw: 1/2-1/2 78 Open
1461 2021-07-18 FIDE World Cup Women 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 3.1 Valentina Gunina Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 43 Open
1462 2021-07-15 FIDE World Cup Women 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 2.1 Harika Dronavalli Medina Warda Aulia Won: 1-0 48 Open
1463 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.39 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 25 Open
1464 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.38 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou Won: 1-0 25 Open
1465 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.37 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 48 Open
1466 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.36 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou Lost: 0-1 23 Open
1467 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.35 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 50 Open
1468 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.34 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
1469 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.33 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 48 Open
1470 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.32 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou Draw: 1/2-1/2 79 Open
1471 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.31 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 37 Open
1472 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.31 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou Lost: 0-1 35 Open
1473 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.29 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1474 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.28 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 38 Open
1475 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.27 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1476 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.26 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
1477 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.25 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou Lost: 0-1 40 Open
1478 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.24 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 50 Open
1479 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.23 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou Lost: 0-1 37 Open
1480 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.22 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 65 Open
1481 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.21 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou Won: 1-0 30 Open
1482 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.19 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 34 Open
1483 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.18 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou Draw: 1/2-1/2 74 Open
1484 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.17 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 33 Open
1485 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.16 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou Won: 1-0 36 Open
1486 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.15 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 30 Open
1487 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.14 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou Draw: 1/2-1/2 69 Open
1488 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.13 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
1489 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.12 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
1490 2021-07-03 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 4.11 Yifan Hou Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 72 Open
1491 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.39 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 46 Open
1492 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.38 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
1493 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.37 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 34 Open
1494 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.36 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno Won: 1-0 32 Open
1495 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.35 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 44 Open
1496 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.34 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno Lost: 0-1 50 Open
1497 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.33 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 48 Open
1498 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.32 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno Won: 1-0 69 Open
1499 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.31 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 27 Open
1500 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.312 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno Won: 1-0 43 Open
  1. vs Levente MiszlerWon · 1-0White · 2021-08-10 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 10th Aug
  2. vs Egor KovalevWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-10 · Round 11Titled Tuesday 10th Aug
  3. vs Vsevolod OvchinnikovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-10 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 10th Aug
  4. vs Boris GrachevLost · 0-1White · 2021-08-03 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  5. vs Deimante Daulyte-CornetteWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-03 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  6. vs Bharath Subramaniyam HWon · 1-0White · 2021-08-03 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  7. vs Milos MilosevicWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-03 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  8. vs Claudiu-Cristian DobreDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-03 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  9. vs Joakim NilssonDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-08-03 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 3rd Aug
  10. vs Valentina GuninaDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-19 · Round 3.2FIDE World Cup Women 2021
  11. vs Valentina GuninaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-18 · Round 3.1FIDE World Cup Women 2021
  12. vs Medina Warda AuliaWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-15 · Round 2.1FIDE World Cup Women 2021
  13. vs Yifan HouLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.39Women's Speed Chess Main
  14. vs Yifan HouWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.38Women's Speed Chess Main
  15. vs Yifan HouWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.37Women's Speed Chess Main
  16. vs Yifan HouLost · 0-1White · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.36Women's Speed Chess Main
  17. vs Yifan HouLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.35Women's Speed Chess Main
  18. vs Yifan HouDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.34Women's Speed Chess Main
  19. vs Yifan HouWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.33Women's Speed Chess Main
  20. vs Yifan HouDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.32Women's Speed Chess Main
  21. vs Yifan HouWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.31Women's Speed Chess Main
  22. vs Yifan HouLost · 0-1White · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.31Women's Speed Chess Main
  23. vs Yifan HouDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.29Women's Speed Chess Main
  24. vs Yifan HouLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.28Women's Speed Chess Main
  25. vs Yifan HouDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.27Women's Speed Chess Main
  26. vs Yifan HouDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.26Women's Speed Chess Main
  27. vs Yifan HouLost · 0-1White · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.25Women's Speed Chess Main
  28. vs Yifan HouLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.24Women's Speed Chess Main
  29. vs Yifan HouLost · 0-1White · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.23Women's Speed Chess Main
  30. vs Yifan HouLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.22Women's Speed Chess Main
  31. vs Yifan HouWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.21Women's Speed Chess Main
  32. vs Yifan HouWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.19Women's Speed Chess Main
  33. vs Yifan HouDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.18Women's Speed Chess Main
  34. vs Yifan HouLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.17Women's Speed Chess Main
  35. vs Yifan HouWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.16Women's Speed Chess Main
  36. vs Yifan HouWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.15Women's Speed Chess Main
  37. vs Yifan HouDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.14Women's Speed Chess Main
  38. vs Yifan HouDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.13Women's Speed Chess Main
  39. vs Yifan HouDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.12Women's Speed Chess Main
  40. vs Yifan HouDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-03 · Round 4.11Women's Speed Chess Main
  41. vs Kateryna LagnoWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.39Women's Speed Chess Main
  42. vs Kateryna LagnoDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.38Women's Speed Chess Main
  43. vs Kateryna LagnoLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.37Women's Speed Chess Main
  44. vs Kateryna LagnoWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.36Women's Speed Chess Main
  45. vs Kateryna LagnoLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.35Women's Speed Chess Main
  46. vs Kateryna LagnoLost · 0-1White · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.34Women's Speed Chess Main
  47. vs Kateryna LagnoLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.33Women's Speed Chess Main
  48. vs Kateryna LagnoWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.32Women's Speed Chess Main
  49. vs Kateryna LagnoWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.31Women's Speed Chess Main
  50. vs Kateryna LagnoWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.312Women's Speed Chess Main

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