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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

2444.0

Classical

Published FIDE

2438

Rapid

Published FIDE

2355

Blitz

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

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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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
2651 2014-03-08 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 6.19 Harika Dronavalli David Bekker-Jensen 1-0 35 Open
2652 2014-03-07 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 5.4 Chao b Li Harika Dronavalli 1-0 54 Open
2653 2014-03-06 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 4.3 Harika Dronavalli Bassem Amin 1/2-1/2 46 Open
2654 2014-03-05 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 3.17 Fabian Englert Harika Dronavalli 0-1 48 Open
2655 2014-03-05 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 2.23 Harika Dronavalli Magnus Teitsson 1-0 40 Open
2656 2014-03-04 N1 Reykjavik Open 2014 Reykjavik ISL 1.26 Benjamin Haldorsen Harika Dronavalli 0-1 58 Open
2657 2013-12-24 Chinese Teams 2013 Tianjin CHN 22.2 Harika Dronavalli Wenjun Ju 1/2-1/2 30 Open
2658 2013-12-23 Chinese Teams 2013 Tianjin CHN 21.5 Yixin Ding Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 33 Open
2659 2013-12-22 Chinese Teams 2013 Tianjin CHN 20.3 Harika Dronavalli Mo Zhai 1-0 44 Open
2660 2013-12-21 Chinese Teams 2013 Tianjin CHN 19.4 Chunhong Ning Harika Dronavalli 0-1 90 Open
2661 2013-12-15 5th Classic Open 2013 London ENG 9.16 Harika Dronavalli Gudmundur Gislason 1-0 53 Open
2662 2013-12-14 5th Classic Open 2013 London ENG 8.16 Joerg Jetzl Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 15 Open
2663 2013-12-13 5th Classic Open 2013 London ENG 7.11 Harika Dronavalli Peter J Sowray 1/2-1/2 75 Open
2664 2013-12-12 5th Classic Open 2013 London ENG 6.4 Mateusz Bartel Harika Dronavalli 1-0 36 Open
2665 2013-12-11 5th Classic Open 2013 London ENG 5.15 Harika Dronavalli Vilmos Balint 1-0 34 Open
2666 2013-12-10 5th Classic Open 2013 London ENG 4.14 Bazar Khatanbaatar Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 57 Open
2667 2013-12-09 5th Classic Open 2013 London ENG 3.14 Harika Dronavalli Simon T Ansell 1/2-1/2 18 Open
2668 2013-12-08 5th Classic Open 2013 London ENG 2.2 Andrew Bird Harika Dronavalli 0-1 90 Open
2669 2013-12-07 5th Classic Open 2013 London ENG 1.2 Harika Dronavalli John S Burke 1-0 41 Open
2670 2013-11-14 Chinese Teams 2013 Shijiazhuang CHN 18.4 Harika Dronavalli Shiqun Ni 1/2-1/2 34 Open
2671 2013-11-13 Chinese Teams 2013 Shijiazhuang CHN 17.3 Ye Yuan Harika Dronavalli 0-1 16 Open
2672 2013-11-12 Chinese Teams 2013 Shijiazhuang CHN 16.5 Harika Dronavalli Qian Huang 1-0 60 Open
2673 2013-11-11 Chinese Teams 2013 Shijiazhuang CHN 15.2 Qi Guo Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 36 Open
2674 2013-10-26 18th ECC w 2013 Rhodes GRE 7.3 Kateryna Lagno Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 92 Open
2675 2013-10-24 18th ECC w 2013 Rhodes GRE 5.3 Harika Dronavalli Natasa Bojkovic 1/2-1/2 38 Open
2676 2013-10-23 18th ECC w 2013 Rhodes GRE 4.2 Anna Ushenina Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 35 Open
2677 2013-10-22 18th ECC w 2013 Rhodes GRE 3.3 Natalia Zhukova Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 35 Open
2678 2013-10-21 18th ECC w 2013 Rhodes GRE 2.1 Harika Dronavalli Yifan Hou 1/2-1/2 36 Open
2679 2013-10-20 18th ECC w 2013 Rhodes GRE 1.3 Harika Dronavalli Deimante Daulyte-Cornette 1/2-1/2 74 Open
2680 2013-10-20 18th ECC w 2013 Rhodes GRE 1.1 Harika Dronavalli Deimante Daulyte-Cornette 1/2-1/2 74 Open
2681 2013-10-13 Chinese Teams 2013 Qingdao CHN 14.6 Harika Dronavalli Xue Zhao 1/2-1/2 39 Open
2682 2013-10-12 Chinese Teams 2013 Qingdao CHN 13.1 Manli Liu Harika Dronavalli 0-1 67 Open
2683 2013-10-11 Chinese Teams 2013 Qingdao CHN 12.6 Huahua Xu Harika Dronavalli 0-1 29 Open
2684 2013-10-10 Chinese Teams 2013 Qingdao CHN 11.2 Xiaowen Zhang Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 16 Open
2685 2013-09-30 FIDE WGP Tashkent Tashkent UZB 11.3 Xue Zhao Harika Dronavalli 1-0 38 Open
2686 2013-09-29 FIDE WGP Tashkent Tashkent UZB 10.6 Harika Dronavalli Nafisa Muminova 1-0 62 Open
2687 2013-09-28 FIDE WGP Tashkent Tashkent UZB 9.3 Harika Dronavalli Alexandra Kosteniuk 0-1 48 Open
2688 2013-09-26 FIDE WGP Tashkent Tashkent UZB 8.6 Antoaneta Stefanova Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 34 Open
2689 2013-09-25 FIDE WGP Tashkent Tashkent UZB 7.2 Harika Dronavalli Kateryna Lagno 1/2-1/2 34 Open
2690 2013-09-24 FIDE WGP Tashkent Tashkent UZB 6.5 Humpy Koneru Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 59 Open
2691 2013-09-23 FIDE WGP Tashkent Tashkent UZB 5.4 Harika Dronavalli Elina Danielian 1-0 42 Open
2692 2013-09-21 FIDE WGP Tashkent Tashkent UZB 4.3 Wenjun Ju Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 43 Open
2693 2013-09-20 FIDE WGP Tashkent Tashkent UZB 3.5 Harika Dronavalli Olga Girya 1-0 69 Open
2694 2013-09-19 FIDE WGP Tashkent Tashkent UZB 2.6 Guliskhan Nakhbayeva Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 34 Open
2695 2013-09-18 FIDE WGP Tashkent Tashkent UZB 1.5 Harika Dronavalli Bella Khotenashvili 1-0 29 Open
2696 2013-08-10 HZ Open 2013 Vlissingen NED 9.12 Ivo Timmermans Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 20 Open
2697 2013-08-09 HZ Open 2013 Vlissingen NED 8.6 Harika Dronavalli Sipke Ernst 0-1 59 Open
2698 2013-08-08 HZ Open 2013 Vlissingen NED 7.2 Michal Krasenkow Harika Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 112 Open
2699 2013-08-07 HZ Open 2013 Vlissingen NED 6.1 Rein Verstraeten Harika Dronavalli 0-1 20 Open
2700 2013-08-06 HZ Open 2013 Vlissingen NED 5.8 Harika Dronavalli Arno Bezemer 1/2-1/2 33 Open
  1. vs David Bekker-JensenWon · 1-0White · 2014-03-08 · Round 6.19N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  2. vs Chao b LiLost · 1-0Black · 2014-03-07 · Round 5.4N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  3. vs Bassem AminDraw · ½–½White · 2014-03-06 · Round 4.3N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  4. vs Fabian EnglertWon · 0-1Black · 2014-03-05 · Round 3.17N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  5. vs Magnus TeitssonWon · 1-0White · 2014-03-05 · Round 2.23N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  6. vs Benjamin HaldorsenWon · 0-1Black · 2014-03-04 · Round 1.26N1 Reykjavik Open 2014
  7. vs Wenjun JuDraw · ½–½White · 2013-12-24 · Round 22.2Chinese Teams 2013
  8. vs Yixin DingDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-12-23 · Round 21.5Chinese Teams 2013
  9. vs Mo ZhaiWon · 1-0White · 2013-12-22 · Round 20.3Chinese Teams 2013
  10. vs Chunhong NingWon · 0-1Black · 2013-12-21 · Round 19.4Chinese Teams 2013
  11. vs Gudmundur GislasonWon · 1-0White · 2013-12-15 · Round 9.165th Classic Open 2013
  12. vs Joerg JetzlDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-12-14 · Round 8.165th Classic Open 2013
  13. vs Peter J SowrayDraw · ½–½White · 2013-12-13 · Round 7.115th Classic Open 2013
  14. vs Mateusz BartelLost · 1-0Black · 2013-12-12 · Round 6.45th Classic Open 2013
  15. vs Vilmos BalintWon · 1-0White · 2013-12-11 · Round 5.155th Classic Open 2013
  16. vs Bazar KhatanbaatarDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-12-10 · Round 4.145th Classic Open 2013
  17. vs Simon T AnsellDraw · ½–½White · 2013-12-09 · Round 3.145th Classic Open 2013
  18. vs Andrew BirdWon · 0-1Black · 2013-12-08 · Round 2.25th Classic Open 2013
  19. vs John S BurkeWon · 1-0White · 2013-12-07 · Round 1.25th Classic Open 2013
  20. vs Shiqun NiDraw · ½–½White · 2013-11-14 · Round 18.4Chinese Teams 2013
  21. vs Ye YuanWon · 0-1Black · 2013-11-13 · Round 17.3Chinese Teams 2013
  22. vs Qian HuangWon · 1-0White · 2013-11-12 · Round 16.5Chinese Teams 2013
  23. vs Qi GuoDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-11-11 · Round 15.2Chinese Teams 2013
  24. vs Kateryna LagnoDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-10-26 · Round 7.318th ECC w 2013
  25. vs Natasa BojkovicDraw · ½–½White · 2013-10-24 · Round 5.318th ECC w 2013
  26. vs Anna UsheninaDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-10-23 · Round 4.218th ECC w 2013
  27. vs Natalia ZhukovaDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-10-22 · Round 3.318th ECC w 2013
  28. vs Yifan HouDraw · ½–½White · 2013-10-21 · Round 2.118th ECC w 2013
  29. vs Deimante Daulyte-CornetteDraw · ½–½White · 2013-10-20 · Round 1.318th ECC w 2013
  30. vs Deimante Daulyte-CornetteDraw · ½–½White · 2013-10-20 · Round 1.118th ECC w 2013
  31. vs Xue ZhaoDraw · ½–½White · 2013-10-13 · Round 14.6Chinese Teams 2013
  32. vs Manli LiuWon · 0-1Black · 2013-10-12 · Round 13.1Chinese Teams 2013
  33. vs Huahua XuWon · 0-1Black · 2013-10-11 · Round 12.6Chinese Teams 2013
  34. vs Xiaowen ZhangDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-10-10 · Round 11.2Chinese Teams 2013
  35. vs Xue ZhaoLost · 1-0Black · 2013-09-30 · Round 11.3FIDE WGP Tashkent
  36. vs Nafisa MuminovaWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-29 · Round 10.6FIDE WGP Tashkent
  37. vs Alexandra KosteniukLost · 0-1White · 2013-09-28 · Round 9.3FIDE WGP Tashkent
  38. vs Antoaneta StefanovaDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-09-26 · Round 8.6FIDE WGP Tashkent
  39. vs Kateryna LagnoDraw · ½–½White · 2013-09-25 · Round 7.2FIDE WGP Tashkent
  40. vs Humpy KoneruDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-09-24 · Round 6.5FIDE WGP Tashkent
  41. vs Elina DanielianWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-23 · Round 5.4FIDE WGP Tashkent
  42. vs Wenjun JuDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-09-21 · Round 4.3FIDE WGP Tashkent
  43. vs Olga GiryaWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-20 · Round 3.5FIDE WGP Tashkent
  44. vs Guliskhan NakhbayevaDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-09-19 · Round 2.6FIDE WGP Tashkent
  45. vs Bella KhotenashviliWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-18 · Round 1.5FIDE WGP Tashkent
  46. vs Ivo TimmermansDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-08-10 · Round 9.12HZ Open 2013
  47. vs Sipke ErnstLost · 0-1White · 2013-08-09 · Round 8.6HZ Open 2013
  48. vs Michal KrasenkowDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-08-08 · Round 7.2HZ Open 2013
  49. vs Rein VerstraetenWon · 0-1Black · 2013-08-07 · Round 6.1HZ Open 2013
  50. vs Arno BezemerDraw · ½–½White · 2013-08-06 · Round 5.8HZ Open 2013

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-03Fagernes International Autumn 2026 GM-groupClassical5

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