Global InformationRucha Pujari information
| Rucha Pujari | |
|---|---|
 Pujari in 2013 | |
| Country | India |
| Born | 2 July 1994 Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India |
| Title | Woman International Master (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2244 (March 2020) |
| Peak rating | 2268 (July 2019) |
Rucha Pujari (born 2 July 1994) is an Indian chess player. She is currently a Woman International Master[1] and was previously awarded the title of Woman FIDE Master[2] in 2006.
Born in Kolhapur, she picked up the game of chess at the age of six in year 2000 along with her brother.[3] She won her first age-group under-7 state championship in 2001, followed by winning the national under-7 championship in Chennai.[4]
She is a recipient of Shiv Chhatrapati Award, highest sports award honored annually to the players of Maharashtra by the Government of Maharashtra, India.[5]
- ^ "Kolhapur's chess star Rucha Pujari is now an Woman International Master". Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Rucha Pujari awarded Women Fide Master (WFM) title". 21 August 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2006.
- ^ "Kolhapur : Chess Queen Rucha Pujari speaking with ABP Majha". ABP Majha. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ Manuel Aaron (1 January 2002). "Andhra kids rule the roost". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Shiv Chhatrapati Award Winners List 2018