Archive · 25 Dec 2025

11-Year-Old Charvi Competes in World Rapid and Blitz

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!

Sources