Deaf chess champ Mallika Handa records 5th consecutive national win

She may not be able to hear the fans who cheer for her, but that does not stop Mallika Handa from making the winning moves on the chessboard.

Mallika is the only Indian girl to win a gold at an international chess event

Handa, who is deaf, has won the 20th National Championship for the Deaf, held recently in Madhya Pradesh. This makes it her fifth win in a row.

There is great pride in the achievement of this girl, who has created history as the first girl from India to win a gold medal in the International Deaf and Dumb Chess Championship held in August 2015.

Her mother says that such wins have made Handa stronger and dedicated to chess. She also has the unique distinction to be the only girl from Punjab to have represented the state nine times in a national championship.

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