P. V. Nandhidhaa

Pallathur Venkatachalam Nandhidhaa (Tamil: பள்ளத்தூர் வெங்கடாசலம் நந்திதா) (born 10 April 1996) is an Indian chess player from the state of Tamil Nadu, who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and Woman International Master (WIM). She is the 17th Woman Grandmaster of India. Her peak FIDE ELO rating is 2380 and she is holding 9 International Master norms as of December 2025. She is the runner-up in World Junior Chess Championship in 2016. She won the women's edition of National Premier Chess Championship in both 2024 and 2025 consecutively.

Nandhidhaa won an individual Gold in Asian Chess Championship held at New Delhi on 3 November 2022, making her only the 9th Indian Women to clinch the Asian Gold. She scored an unbeaten and impressive 7.5/9 to clinch the title, thereby also qualifying for the Women's Chess World Cup 2023. She won 7 medals each in Commonwealth Chess Championship and Asian level Chess Championship tournaments in different age categories. She also has 7 National level Chess Championship titles in different age categories. She had participated in Women's Chess World Cup 2023 and 2025. In the latest Women's Chess World Cup 2025 held in Georgia in July 2025, she lost her second round match vs GM Dronavalli Harika and got eliminated. She secured her spot in the upcoming Women's Chess World Cup 2027 by winning the 51st National Women's Chess Championship 2025 held at Durgapur in West Bengal.