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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
1501 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.311 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 66 Open
1502 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.31 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno Lost: 0-1 33 Open
1503 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.28 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno Won: 1-0 32 Open
1504 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.27 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 26 Open
1505 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.26 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno Lost: 0-1 24 Open
1506 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.25 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
1507 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.24 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
1508 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.23 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 33 Open
1509 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.22 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
1510 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.21 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 38 Open
1511 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.17 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
1512 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.16 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 64 Open
1513 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.15 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno Won: 1-0 36 Open
1514 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.14 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 26 Open
1515 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.13 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno Draw: 1/2-1/2 76 Open
1516 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.12 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
1517 2021-07-01 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 3.11 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno Won: 1-0 37 Open
1518 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.39 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
1519 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.38 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk Won: 1-0 87 Open
1520 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.37 Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
1521 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.36 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk Lost: 0-1 61 Open
1522 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.35 Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
1523 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.34 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk Lost: 0-1 30 Open
1524 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.33 Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1525 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.32 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
1526 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.31 Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
1527 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.312 Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 45 Open
1528 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.311 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk Won: 1-0 67 Open
1529 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.31 Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 63 Open
1530 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.26 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk Won: 1-0 51 Open
1531 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.25 Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 83 Open
1532 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.24 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk Lost: 0-1 30 Open
1533 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.24 Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 63 Open
1534 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.23 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk Won: 1-0 44 Open
1535 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.22 Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
1536 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.21 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk Won: 1-0 35 Open
1537 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.18 Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 73 Open
1538 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.17 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
1539 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.16 Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 81 Open
1540 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.15 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
1541 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.14 Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli Lost: 1-0 43 Open
1542 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.13 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
1543 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.12 Alexandra Kosteniuk Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
1544 2021-06-16 Women's Speed Chess Main chess.com INT 1.11 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk Lost: 0-1 39 Open
1545 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 9 Harika Dronavalli Elisabeth Paehtz Won: 1-0 45 Open
1546 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 8 Harika Dronavalli Polina Shuvalova Lost: 0-1 90 Open
1547 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 7 Rameshbabu Vaishali Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 47 Open
1548 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 6 Harika Dronavalli Bibisara Assaubayeva Won: 1-0 22 Open
1549 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 5 Irine Kharisma Sukandar Harika Dronavalli Won: 0-1 50 Open
1550 2021-05-28 Women's Speed Chess Q1 chess.com INT 4 Elvira Berend Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
  1. vs Kateryna LagnoDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.311Women's Speed Chess Main
  2. vs Kateryna LagnoLost · 0-1White · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.31Women's Speed Chess Main
  3. vs Kateryna LagnoWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.28Women's Speed Chess Main
  4. vs Kateryna LagnoWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.27Women's Speed Chess Main
  5. vs Kateryna LagnoLost · 0-1White · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.26Women's Speed Chess Main
  6. vs Kateryna LagnoDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.25Women's Speed Chess Main
  7. vs Kateryna LagnoDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.24Women's Speed Chess Main
  8. vs Kateryna LagnoWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.23Women's Speed Chess Main
  9. vs Kateryna LagnoDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.22Women's Speed Chess Main
  10. vs Kateryna LagnoLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.21Women's Speed Chess Main
  11. vs Kateryna LagnoDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.17Women's Speed Chess Main
  12. vs Kateryna LagnoLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.16Women's Speed Chess Main
  13. vs Kateryna LagnoWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.15Women's Speed Chess Main
  14. vs Kateryna LagnoLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.14Women's Speed Chess Main
  15. vs Kateryna LagnoDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.13Women's Speed Chess Main
  16. vs Kateryna LagnoDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.12Women's Speed Chess Main
  17. vs Kateryna LagnoWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-01 · Round 3.11Women's Speed Chess Main
  18. vs Alexandra KosteniukDraw · ½–½White · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.39Women's Speed Chess Main
  19. vs Alexandra KosteniukWon · 1-0White · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.38Women's Speed Chess Main
  20. vs Alexandra KosteniukDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.37Women's Speed Chess Main
  21. vs Alexandra KosteniukLost · 0-1White · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.36Women's Speed Chess Main
  22. vs Alexandra KosteniukDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.35Women's Speed Chess Main
  23. vs Alexandra KosteniukLost · 0-1White · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.34Women's Speed Chess Main
  24. vs Alexandra KosteniukDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.33Women's Speed Chess Main
  25. vs Alexandra KosteniukDraw · ½–½White · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.32Women's Speed Chess Main
  26. vs Alexandra KosteniukDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.31Women's Speed Chess Main
  27. vs Alexandra KosteniukWon · 0-1Black · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.312Women's Speed Chess Main
  28. vs Alexandra KosteniukWon · 1-0White · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.311Women's Speed Chess Main
  29. vs Alexandra KosteniukDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.31Women's Speed Chess Main
  30. vs Alexandra KosteniukWon · 1-0White · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.26Women's Speed Chess Main
  31. vs Alexandra KosteniukWon · 0-1Black · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.25Women's Speed Chess Main
  32. vs Alexandra KosteniukLost · 0-1White · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.24Women's Speed Chess Main
  33. vs Alexandra KosteniukWon · 0-1Black · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.24Women's Speed Chess Main
  34. vs Alexandra KosteniukWon · 1-0White · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.23Women's Speed Chess Main
  35. vs Alexandra KosteniukDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.22Women's Speed Chess Main
  36. vs Alexandra KosteniukWon · 1-0White · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.21Women's Speed Chess Main
  37. vs Alexandra KosteniukLost · 1-0Black · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.18Women's Speed Chess Main
  38. vs Alexandra KosteniukDraw · ½–½White · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.17Women's Speed Chess Main
  39. vs Alexandra KosteniukDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.16Women's Speed Chess Main
  40. vs Alexandra KosteniukDraw · ½–½White · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.15Women's Speed Chess Main
  41. vs Alexandra KosteniukLost · 1-0Black · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.14Women's Speed Chess Main
  42. vs Alexandra KosteniukDraw · ½–½White · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.13Women's Speed Chess Main
  43. vs Alexandra KosteniukDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.12Women's Speed Chess Main
  44. vs Alexandra KosteniukLost · 0-1White · 2021-06-16 · Round 1.11Women's Speed Chess Main
  45. vs Elisabeth PaehtzWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-28 · Round 9Women's Speed Chess Q1
  46. vs Polina ShuvalovaLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-28 · Round 8Women's Speed Chess Q1
  47. vs Rameshbabu VaishaliWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-28 · Round 7Women's Speed Chess Q1
  48. vs Bibisara AssaubayevaWon · 1-0White · 2021-05-28 · Round 6Women's Speed Chess Q1
  49. vs Irine Kharisma SukandarWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-28 · Round 5Women's Speed Chess Q1
  50. vs Elvira BerendDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-28 · Round 4Women's Speed Chess Q1

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