Himanshi Rathi
Himanshi Bhaveshbhai Rathi (born 30 October 1999)[1] is an Indian para chess player from Gujarat.[2] She was part of the Indian team[3] for the women's chess B1 category at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China. She is a visually challenged chess player. Along with Sanskruti More, Vruthi Jain, the trio won the women's team rapid VI-B1 bronze medal.[4][5][6][7][8]
Early life
[edit]Himanshi is from Ahmedabad. She is born to Bhavesh Rathi, a business man, and Dipali Rathi.[8] Her sister Urvi is a gymnast with visual impairment. After she lost her sight in her 10th Class, she started playing chess to develop concentration. She passed her BA (English) with gold medal from Gujarat University. Before the Asian Para Games she trained under coach Hemal Thanki.[8]
Career
[edit]She won the All Indian Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB) National Women's Chess Championship 2022, where the top three players were selected to the Indian team for the Asian Para Games. She was also the National champion in 2019 and 2020.[2] Her early coaches were Ashwin Makwana and Hemal Thanki and Jalpan Bhatt.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIRST BLIND GIRL TO PARTICIPATE IN MAXIMUM CHESS COMPETITIONS AND WON MEDALS". Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ a b "Himanshi Rathi clinches AICFB National Women Chess Championship for the Blind 2022 - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "Asian Para Games 2022: A Complete List Of All Indian Athletes Representing The Nation At The Para Games". News18. 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "PM congratulates Himanshi Rathi, Sanskruti More, Vruthi Jain for winning bronze in chess at Asian Para Games". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ PTI (2023-10-28). "Indian para athletes create history, bag 111 medals in Hangzhou Asian Para Games". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "'Blessings full of faith': PM meets teen para archer who won 3 medals at Hangzhou". India Today. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "India win 111 medals at Para Asian Games, here's every medal winner of the record-breaking campaign". ESPN. 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ a b c "Queen of 64 squares: Blind Ahmedabad girl bags bronze". The Times of India. 2023-10-27. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ Himanshi Rathi | Visually Impaired | Chess Champion | World Records India | Ahmedabad | Gujarat, retrieved 2023-12-13