The Indian Women's Grandmaster (WGM), originally from Andhra Pradesh in southeastern India, has been the Under-10 World Champion, the Under-19 Asian Champion, among several other important titles, including the Indian National Champion in virtually all youth categories. Today, she will face the strongest Indian player in the tournament, third in the initial rankings and one of the candidates for victory. Priyanka currently leads the women's rankings, benefiting from yesterday's defeat by Armenian Ellina Danielian.