Savitha Shri Baskar

Savitha Shri Baskar
Savitha Shri Baskar at the Grenke Chess Open 2019 in Karlsruhe
Personal information
Born (2007-01-25) 25 January 2007 (age 19)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Chess career
CountryIndia
TitleInternational Master (2025)
Woman Grandmaster (2023)
FIDE rating2405 (October 2026)
Peak rating2435 (September 2022)

Savitha Shri Baskar (born 25 January 2007) is an Indian chess player. She achieved the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2023. She achieved the title of International Master in 2025. She won Individual Gold and team bronze in the 46th Chess Olympiad.

She won a bronze medal in the women's tournament in the World Rapid Chess Championship 2022. She was part of the Indian team which won a bronze medal in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021, and the Indian team which won a silver medal in the women's team event at the 2022 Asian Games.

Career

Savitha won team bronze and Individual Gold in the Women's section of 46th Chess Olympiad. She started with a perfect score of 7 wins in 7 games and drew two and won one of the remaining games. Savitha scored critical match saving wins in round 8 against silver medalists Kazakhstan and in round 10 against eventual Champions China. She won the gold medal for the 5th board with the performance rating of 2569 and the score of 9/10 (+8=2-0).

References

  1. ↑ "Savitha Shri FIDE profile". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Uzbekistan, China Both Win To Clinch Olympiad Gold". Chess.com. 28 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "India's Savitha Shri bags bronze in World Rapid Chess". The Times of India. 28 December 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Chess Olympiad: Savitha saves the day for Indian women; open team held". The Hindu. 24 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "46th Chess Olympiad". Chessresults.com. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Uzbekistan Still Leads India Before Final Round; Chinese Women Lead Kazakhstan". Chess.com. 27 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.