Archive · 25 Dec 2025
11-Year-Old Charvi Competes in World Rapid and Blitz
Charvi Anilkumar is an 11-year-old girl from Bengaluru, India, who is very good at chess.
She is going to play in a big chess tournament in Qatar called the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship.
Charvi is the youngest player in the Indian team and one of the youngest in the women's events.
She usually plays against older boys and men, which is unusual.
She has traveled to many places to play chess and has won many awards, including a big award from the President of India.
Her mom helps her by traveling with her and making sure she keeps up with school.
Charvi loves chess so much that she even dreams about it!
Charvi Anilkumar, 11, is the youngest Indian participant in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship in Qatar.
She is the joint youngest player in the women's rapid and blitz events, sharing the title with Kazakhstan's Alanna Berikkyzy.
Charvi is ranked 44th among the top juniors in the world, with all players above her being at least three years older.
She has gained 200 rating points in 2025 by participating in numerous international chess tournaments.
Charvi won the Under-8 Girls World Chess Championship in 2022 and received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar in 2024.
- Who
- Charvi Anilkumar, an 11-year-old chess player from Bengaluru, India
- What
- Competing in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship in Qatar
- When
- This week (specific dates not mentioned)
- Where
- Qatar
- Why
- To gain experience and compete against top players in rapid and blitz formats
- Name
- Charvi Anilkumar
- Age
- 11
- Event
- FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship
- Ranking
- 44th among top juniors worldwide
- Achievement
- Under-8 Girls World Chess Champion 2022
- Award
- Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024
- Coach
- Sivananda BS (International Master)
- Preferred Format
- Classical chess