Malika Handa

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Malika Handa
Born (1995-03-20) 20 March 1995 (age 29)
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Peak rating1,408 (April 2013)

Malika Handa (born 20 March 1995)[1] is a deaf Indian professional chess player and the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the International Deaf Chess Championship.[2] 2 GOLD Medals in World Deaf open chess championship n Asian women deaf championship. 4 Silver Medals in World Deaf blitz Chess championship 2018, Asian Disabled chess championship 2017 she has won the National Chess Championship of the Deaf eight times. This championship is organised by the All India Sports Council of the Deaf.[3] Malika is also a national awardee for best sportsperson 2019

She is National Youth Awardee 2019–2020 on 16 January 2023 by the Government of India.

Early life[edit]

Malika was born in Jalandhar, Punjab,[4] to Suresh and Renu Handa.[5] She was not born deaf but lost her hearing and speech when she was one year old. Now, she lives with a 90 per cent hearing disability.[5] She was introduced to chess in 2010 by her father when he brought home a chessboard. She was still a student in school. Malika quickly developed an interest in this game.[6][7] Her chess expertise helped her secure a seat in a mainstream college.[4]

Professional life[edit]

Malika began to play chess when she was 15 years. She developed a passion for the game and she soon began to outplay her peers.[7] She has won the national deaf chess championship six times.[8] She has faced a lot of problems in her professional life and the biggest problem of all was the lack of aid from government. In the past nine years of playing, she has won more titles than those who have been playing for longer.[7] She is the only woman from Punjab to have represented the state nine times in national championships.[9] She has won one gold and two silvers in world deaf chess championship and as well as in Asian deaf chess championship.[10]

Medals[edit]

International medals[edit]

  • Silver - ICCD World Deaf Blitz Chess Championship (2018)[10]
  • Silver - Asian Chess Championship for Disabled (2017)
  • Gold - ICCD World Open Individual Deaf Chess Championship (2016)
  • Silver - ICCD 4th World Individual Blitz Deaf Championship (Ladies) (2016)[11]
  • Gold - ICCD 3rd Asian Individual Chess Championship for Deaf (2015)
  • Silver - ICCD 1st Asian Open Deaf Chess Blitz Championship (2015)

National medals[edit]

  • Gold - 23nd National Chess Championship of the Deaf (2022)
  • Gold - 22nd National Chess Championship of the Deaf (2020)
  • Gold - 21st National Chess Championship of the Deaf (2018)[12]
  • Gold - 20th National Chess Championship of the Deaf (2017)[13]
  • Gold - 19th National Chess Championship of the Deaf (2017)[14]
  • Gold - 18th National Chess Championship of the Deaf (2016)
  • Gold - 17th National Chess Championship of the Deaf (2013)
  • Gold - National Chess Championship of the Deaf (2012)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Malika, Handa FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Hearing impaired, Mallika is city's golden girl in chess". The Tribune. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Mallika brings home gold medal in national chess c'ship". The Tribune. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Jalandhar's 'silent' girl gives city reason to cheers". The Tribune. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "City girl bags silver in special int'l chess meet". The Tribune. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. ^ N, Karan; a (2 November 2018). "Sirjanhaari: Meet India's Specially Abled Chess Champion Malika Handa". PTC Punjabi. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "How a 21-Year-Old Girl Overcame Disability & Govt Apathy to Become an International Chess Champion". The Better India. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  8. ^ "मल्लिका हांडा 6वीं बार बनी नेशनल चेस चैंपियन". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Deaf chess champ Mallika Handa records 5th consecutive national win". Newz Hook. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  10. ^ a b akula (31 July 2018). "18th Deaf Chess Olympiad in Manchester, England | Results". Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  11. ^ akula (22 May 2016). "4th ICCD World Individuai Blitz Deaf Chess Championchip". Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  12. ^ http://www.aiscd.org/per-reports-pdf/1.12.2018%20PERFORMANCE%20REPORT.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  13. ^ http://www.aiscd.org/per-reports-pdf/Performance%20Report%20NCCD%2012-2017.pdf
  14. ^ http://www.aiscd.org/per-reports-pdf/XIX%20NCCD%2021-25%20Feb%202017.pdf

External links[edit]

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