Srija Seshadri


Srija Seshadri is an Indian female chess player. FIDE awarded her the title of Woman Grandmaster in July 2019.

Chess career

Seshadri became a Woman International Master in 2017. She attained her first Woman Grandmaster norm at the 2nd Mumbai International Chess Tournament in Mumbai in December 2016. Next at the Masters International Chess Championship in Sharjah in March 2017, she earned her second WGM norm. Seshadri achieved her third and final WGM norm in June 2019 at the Mayor's Cup International Open Chess Tournament in Mumbai.
Seshadri finished third at the Woman Grandmaster chess championship at the Acres Club in Mumbai in June 2018. She picked an International Master norm at Mayor Club chess tournament in Mumbai in June 2019. She finished sixth at the 46th National Women Chess Championship held at Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu in July 2019, scoring a total of eight points in the eleven rounds.