Trisha Kanyamarala is a chess player of Indian origin. In January 2020, aged 14, she became IndiaâÂÂs first Woman International Master. In 2025 she became Ireland's first Woman Grandmaster after earning her third norm in London.
Originally from Hyderabad, Kanyamarala took up chess in 2014. She represented India until 2017 before switching to Ireland.
She is an Irish citizen and received a letter of appreciation from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, for her achievement of becoming Ireland's first Woman International Master. She was also a guest of the President of Ireland at a garden party in 2022 in ÃÂras an Uachtaráin.
Her older brother is Tarun Kanyamarala.