Trisha Kanyamarala | |
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| Country | India (until 2017) Ireland (since 2017) |
| Born | 2005 (age 19–20) Hyderabad, India |
| Title | Woman International Master (2020) |
| Peak rating | 2344 (June 2023) |
Trisha Kanyamarala is an Irish chess player of Indian origin. In January 2020, aged 14, she became Ireland's first Woman International Master. [1]
Originally from Hyderabad, Kanyamarala took up chess in 2014. [1] She represented India until 2017 before switching to Ireland. [2]
She is an Irish citizen and has received letter of appreciation from the President of Ireland for her achievement of becoming Ireland's first Woman International Master. She was a guest of the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins at a garden party in 2022 in Áras an Uachtaráin. [3]
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