16 Facts About Tania Sachdev

Tania Sachdev was born on 20 August 1986 and is an Indian chess player, who holds the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster.

Tania Sachdev is a two-time Indian women's chess champion in 2006 and 2007, one-time Asian women's chess champion in 2007 and three-time Commonwealth Women's Chess Champion in 2016,2018, and 2019.

Tania Sachdev achieved her first international title when she was eight.

Tania Sachdev was coached by K C Joshi during her early years.

In 2005, Tania Sachdev became the eighth Indian player to be awarded the Woman Grandmaster title.

Tania Sachdev won India's National Women's Premier Chess Championship in 2006 and 2007.

Tania Sachdev was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2009.

In 2016, Tania Sachdev won the best woman prize at the Reykjavik Open and won the women's Commonwealth champion title in Kalutara.

Tania Sachdev has played for the Indian national team in the Women's Chess Olympiads since 2008, the Women's World Team Chess Championship in 2009 and 2011, the Women's Asian Team Chess Championship since 2003, the 2006 Asian Games, and the 2009 Asian Indoor Games.

Tania Sachdev won the individual bronze medal for board 3 at the 2012 Women's Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, four team silver medals and four individual ones at the Women's Asian Team Championship.

In 2015, Tania Sachdev won a silver medal in the Asian Continental Women's Rapid Chess Championship.

Tania Sachdev has presented a Fritztrainer Strategy DVD for Chessbase and was a member of the official commentary team for the 2013 World Championship Match between Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand.

In July 2019, Tania Sachdev won Commonwealth women's championship and defended her title.

In September 2024, Tania Sachdev was part of the Indian team which won the gold medal in the women's competition at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, the first time the country had taken the Olympiad title.

Tania Sachdev completed her schooling at Modern School in Vasant Vihar in Delhi and did her graduation at Sri Venkateswara College.

Tania Sachdev married Delhi-based architect Viraj Kataria in November 2014.