Rohini Khadilkar

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Full Name	Rohini Khadilkar
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 1, 1963(1963-04-01)
Age	61
Birthplace	Mumbai
Country	India
Birth City	Maharashtra
Horoscope	Aries

Rohini Khadilkar Biography

Rohini Khadilkar is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on April 1, 1963 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Rohini Khadilkar, a chess player who was born in Mumbai on 1 April 1963, holds the title of Woman International Master. She has won five Indian women’s championships and twice the Asian women’s title. In 1980, she was the first female player in chess to be awarded the Arjuna award.

Khadilkar was a participant in the Chess Olympiads in Buenos Aires (1978), Valletta (80), Lucerne (1982), Thessaloniki (1884), and Dubai (1986).

Khadilkar won the Zonal Championships twice, in Dubai and Malaysia, and became the World No.8 player. She was also the first Asian player to beat a chess computer, in London in 1989.

In 1993, Rohini retired from chess and enrolled as a student at the Printing Technology Institute. She came first in her cohort, earning a Gold Medal, and was given Printing Diploma by Agfa-Gevaert.

In 1977, Rohini was awarded the Chhatrapati Award in recognition of her outstanding performance in chess. She was awarded the Arjuna Award, India’s highest honor in sports. For her achievements in chess, she was also named Maharashtra Kanya.

Rohini Khadilkar Net Worth

Rohini Khadilkar is one of the richest Chess Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rohini Khadilkar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1976, Khadilkar was the first woman to participate in the Indian Men’s Championship. After her participation in a male competition, there was a furore. The High Court heard the appeal and Max Euwe, the president of the World Chess Federation, ruled that women could not be excluded from international and national championships. In the competition, she beat three state champions – Gaurang Mehta from Gujarat, Abdul Jabbar in Maharashtra, and A. K. Ghosh in West Bengal –

At the age 13 Khadilkar was crowned the national women’s champion in chess. She also became the first woman to win the title in three consecutive years. She held the title on five occasions.

In 1981, Khadilkar also became the Asian women’s chess champion when the competition was held at Hyderabad. She was unbeaten in that competition and scored 11.5 out of a possible 12 points. In the same year, she became a Woman International Master and in November 1983, she again won the Asian women’s title when the competition was held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Rohini Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Rohini Khadilkar celebrates birthday on April 1 of every year.