Suhaani Lohia | |
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Country | India |
Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 11 August 2009
Title | Woman Candidate Master (2016) |
Peak rating | 1783 (March 2024) |
Suhaani Lohia (born 11 August 2009) is an Indian Chess Player with an International FIDE Rating. She is one of the youngest individuals to earn the Woman Candidate Master. [1] [2] [3] (WCM) title in India. Her current and the peak rating is 1783. [4] She is a Student at South Mumbai Chess Academy, trained by Balaji Guttula.
Suhaani Lohia was born on 11th August 2009 in Mumbai, Maharashtra India to Sheetal Lohia and Sushir Lohia. She has a brother, Siddhanth Lohia, who is also an international FIDE chess player. Suhaani was introduced to chess at an early age as she used to accompany her family to her brother's chess tournaments worldwide. She is a student at the Dhirubhai Ambani International School. [5]
Suhaani began playing chess at the age of four. She first competed in the Under-5 age category of the National Schools Chess Championship in Delhi, where she won a bronze medal. As of March 2024, Suhaani has a FIDE rating of 1783. [4]
FIDE, the international governing body of chess, featured Suhaani's picture on the cover of their online booklet for the "Chess in Schools" global initiative.
Throughout her career, Suhaani has won numerous awards and accolades. Some of her notable achievements include:
Suhaani is coached by FM Balaji Guttula, the Chief Coach of SMCA, and Pavan BNB, a senior coach at SMCA, among other coaches.
Alongside her brother, Suhaani has started a Non-Profit called Chess For All. Through this initiative, she has taught chess to many underprivileged children of various orphanages and NGOs in India and donated chess boards. She has also donated all her price money to CM Relief Fund. [14] [15]
Suhaani Lohia | |
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Country | India |
Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 11 August 2009
Title | Woman Candidate Master (2016) |
Peak rating | 1783 (March 2024) |
Suhaani Lohia (born 11 August 2009) is an Indian Chess Player with an International FIDE Rating. She is one of the youngest individuals to earn the Woman Candidate Master. [1] [2] [3] (WCM) title in India. Her current and the peak rating is 1783. [4] She is a Student at South Mumbai Chess Academy, trained by Balaji Guttula.
Suhaani Lohia was born on 11th August 2009 in Mumbai, Maharashtra India to Sheetal Lohia and Sushir Lohia. She has a brother, Siddhanth Lohia, who is also an international FIDE chess player. Suhaani was introduced to chess at an early age as she used to accompany her family to her brother's chess tournaments worldwide. She is a student at the Dhirubhai Ambani International School. [5]
Suhaani began playing chess at the age of four. She first competed in the Under-5 age category of the National Schools Chess Championship in Delhi, where she won a bronze medal. As of March 2024, Suhaani has a FIDE rating of 1783. [4]
FIDE, the international governing body of chess, featured Suhaani's picture on the cover of their online booklet for the "Chess in Schools" global initiative.
Throughout her career, Suhaani has won numerous awards and accolades. Some of her notable achievements include:
Suhaani is coached by FM Balaji Guttula, the Chief Coach of SMCA, and Pavan BNB, a senior coach at SMCA, among other coaches.
Alongside her brother, Suhaani has started a Non-Profit called Chess For All. Through this initiative, she has taught chess to many underprivileged children of various orphanages and NGOs in India and donated chess boards. She has also donated all her price money to CM Relief Fund. [14] [15]