Harika world’s Junior Girls Champion
Updated: 08-16-2008 By

HYDERABAD : Dronavalli Harika became the second Indian to win the World Junior Girls Chess Championship. This 18-year-old, Andhra chess prodigy picked the World under-20 championship title in Turkey on Friday even as India is celebrating Independence.

This ‘Queen of 64-squares’ from Guntur has a unique record of winning all the age group titles at the world level from under-10 to under-20. The first Indian girl ever to become the junior world champion was Koneru Humpy, also from Andhra Pradesh, in 2001.

Harika said from Turkey: “I am happy to win gold for my country on this auspicious day. It is a fantastic feeling and the most memorable moment of my life.”

Source: http://www.andhracafe.com

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