Rucha Pujari

She represented India in the Asian Youth U-10 Girls Championship which was held in Calicut in the year 2003, where she won a silver medal.

She also secured another bronze medal in the Asian Junior Girls Blitz Chess Championship, which was organised after the classic event.

[18] In 2013, she represented India in Asian Junior Girls Chess Championship held in Sharjah, UAE where she secured 7th position.

[23] In August 2010, when aged sixteen, Pujari won one of the biggest tournaments in India – The National Women Challengers Chess Championship held in Guwahati.

[26] One of Pujari's notable achievements came in 2012 when she participated in 27th National Junior Girls Chess Championship held in Ajmer, Rajasthan.

[27][28] Next year in National Junior Girls Championship held at Lucknow, she again scored 9 points out of possible 11, but this time tied for the first place.

The growth of Pujari's channel can be attributed to the large increase in interest in online chess at the time related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the popularity of The Queen's Gambit miniseries.

Pujari actively takes part in promoting chess through talks, events and short coaching sessions.

[38] She played a promotional simultaneous chess exhibition in May 2014 organized by Bank of Maharashtra, wherein 38 players entered the event to compete.

Rucha Pujari with her collection of medals from National, Asian, Commonwealth and World events
WFM Rucha Pujari after winning 37th National Women Challengers Chess Championship 2010 in Guwahati .
Pujari playing against 38 players in a simultaneous chess exhibition in Kolhapur, May 2014