Winner 2019
Dhyani Dave
Nominations: 2019
Category: Sports
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
About Dhyani: Beauty with brains is what she is known as. Playing International Chess past 21 years. Not only chess but also a Computer Engineer making her a per... Read More
Congratulations Dhyani
Our heartiest congratulations to iWGA 2019 winners. We are proud of you and so is the Nation. Keep shining & motivating others.
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Dhyani Dave is the First Woman International Master of Gujarat. Since the age of 6 she started playing chess. She has played a total of 40 International Tournaments, 32 National Championships, 56 State Championships .By the time she was 7, she was already a state champion and at the age of 9 her ... Read More
- Gold Medal Asian Championship- Under 14
- Gold Medal Commonwealth Championship- Under 16
- Silver Medal Asian Championship- Under 10
- Silver Medal Commonwealth Championship- Under 12
- 100 Woman Achiever Award Winner- President Shri Pranab Mukherjee
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Dhyani Dave is the First Woman International Master of Gujarat. Since the age of 6 she started playing chess. She has played a total of 40 International Tournaments, 32 National Championships, 56 State Championships .By the time she was 7, she was already a state champion and at the age of 9 her first International Medal rolled in. She has received lots and lots of awards from Shree Narendra Modiji. Dhyani has won 4 international medals in Asian Championship and Commonwealth Championship. She is also a proud creator of a limca book record under which she played Simultaneous Chess against 150 players. She has won 30 State Championships. She was also awarded 100 women achiever of India award. Her name could also be found in the autobiography of Shree LK Advaniji. She was also invited by the bollywood superstar Aamir Khan for a game of chess.Currently she owns Dhyan Chess academy where she teaches kids helping them achieve their dreams of becoming a champion. Has already trained more than 100 kids by now.
Her achievements have been listed below
1) Woman International Master
2)Gold Medal Asian Championship- Under 14
3)Gold Medal Commonwealth Championship- Under 16
4)Silver Medal Asian Championship- Under 10
5)Silver Medal Commonwealth Championship- Under 12
6)100 Woman Achiever Award Winner
7)Limca Book Record Holder
8)Winner of Jaydip Sinhji Junior, Eklavya Junior, Jaydip Sinhji Senior, Eklavya Senior, Sardar Patel Special award, Kanya Kelavni award and a lot more by the State Government for winning medals at state and international level.
9) Winner of 4 Special awards from the Central Ministry of Sports for winning 4 International Medals
10) 30 times State Champion in different age categories including Girls and Boys Section.
11) Winner of International Rating tournament held in Spain.
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Beauty with brains is what she is known as. Playing International Chess past 21 years. Not only chess but also a Computer Engineer making her a perfect combination of sports and education. She is considered as a Youth Icon and inspires other woman to be a stronger version of themselves. Dhyani Dave is a well known name in Gujarat because of her achievements in sports and also as an owner of Dhyan Chess Academy where she teaches. She is a bold woman who has always taken strong stands for herself as well as others around her. Not professionally but personally she also serves a motivator for the people around her.
