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| name = Soumya Swaminathan | | name = Soumya Swaminathan | ||
| image = SSwaminathan10.jpg | | image = SSwaminathan10.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = Swaminathan in 2010 | ||
| country = [[India]] | | country = [[India]] | ||
| birth_date = | | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1989}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Palakkad]], India | | birth_place = [[Palakkad]], India | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| title = [[Woman Grandmaster]] (2008) | | title = [[International Master]] (2020)<br/>[[Woman Grandmaster]] (2008) | ||
| worldchampion = | | worldchampion = | ||
| womensworldchampion = | | womensworldchampion = | ||
| rating = | | rating = [https://ratings.fide.com/profile/5016193/chart 2351] (March 2020) | ||
| peakrating = 2428 (December 2018) | | peakrating = 2428 (December 2018) | ||
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'''Soumya Swaminathan''' is a [[chess]] player holding the title of [[International Master]] (IM) and [[Woman Grandmaster]] (WGM) from [[India]]. She won the [[World Junior Chess Championship|World Junior Girls' Championship]] 2009 held in [[Puerto Madryn]], Argentina edging out on tiebreak score [[Deysi Cori]] and [[Betul Cemre Yildiz]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vachier-Lagrave, Soumya win World Junior|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/vachier-lagrave-soumya-win-world-junior|publisher=ChessBase|accessdate=20 February 2016|date=2009-11-04}}</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/top-stories/Soumya-wins-world-junior-girls-title/articleshow/5194514.cms Soumya wins world junior girls title]. The Times of India. 2009-11-04</ref> | '''Soumya Swaminathan''' (born 1989) is a [[chess]] player holding the title of [[International Master]] (IM) and [[Woman Grandmaster]] (WGM) from [[India]]. She won the [[World Junior Chess Championship|World Junior Girls' Championship]] 2009 held in [[Puerto Madryn]], Argentina edging out on tiebreak score [[Deysi Cori]] and [[Betul Cemre Yildiz]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vachier-Lagrave, Soumya win World Junior |url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/vachier-lagrave-soumya-win-world-junior |publisher=ChessBase |accessdate=20 February 2016 |date=2009-11-04}}</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/top-stories/Soumya-wins-world-junior-girls-title/articleshow/5194514.cms Soumya wins world junior girls title]. The Times of India. 2009-11-04</ref> | ||
== Life == | == Life == | ||
Soumya Swaminathan was the Indian junior girls' champion in 2005, 2006 and 2008. She won the 2010 [[Indian Chess Championship|Indian women's championship]] with a score of 8½/11.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/01/wgm-soumya-swaminathan-wins-india-chess.html|title=WGM Soumya Swaminathan wins India Chess Championship|publisher=Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information|accessdate=2015-04-30}}</ref> She became the [[Commonwealth Chess Championship|Commonwealth women's champion]] in 2012 in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Commonwealth Chess Championships 2012 – Tiviakov Champion, Lalith Babu awarded Commonwealth title|url=http://www.chessdom.com/commonwealth-chess-championships-2012-tiviakov-champion-lalith-babu-awarded-commonwealth-title/|publisher=Chessdom|accessdate=22 February 2016|date=2012-12-02}}</ref> In 2016, she tied for the first place in the women's section of the Moscow Open with [[Anastasia Bodnaruk]] and [[Alexandra Obolentseva]], finishing second on tiebreak.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sagar Shah|title=Soumya shines in Moscow|url=http://chessbase.in/news/soumya-shines-in-moscow/|publisher=ChessBase India|accessdate=9 April 2016|date=2016-02-19}}</ref> Soumya won the Bronze Medal in the Women's Asian Individual Championship 2016. She was part of the Indian team in the Women's World team Championship 2011, 2013 and 2015. She won the Individual Bronze Medal on Board 5 in the 2013 edition, which was held at Kazakhstan. She has participated in 2 Chess Olympiads, in the years 2012 and 2016. Indian women's team finished 4th in the 2012 Olympiad, thereby winning the 1st prize in the A category, and 5th in the 2016 edition. | Soumya Swaminathan was the Indian junior girls' champion in 2005, 2006 and 2008. She won the 2010 [[Indian Chess Championship|Indian women's championship]] with a score of 8½/11.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/01/wgm-soumya-swaminathan-wins-india-chess.html |title=WGM Soumya Swaminathan wins India Chess Championship |publisher=Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information |accessdate=2015-04-30}}</ref> She became the [[Commonwealth Chess Championship|Commonwealth women's champion]] in 2012 in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Commonwealth Chess Championships 2012 – Tiviakov Champion, Lalith Babu awarded Commonwealth title |url=http://www.chessdom.com/commonwealth-chess-championships-2012-tiviakov-champion-lalith-babu-awarded-commonwealth-title/ |publisher=Chessdom |accessdate=22 February 2016 |date=2012-12-02}}</ref> In 2016, she tied for the first place in the women's section of the Moscow Open with [[Anastasia Bodnaruk]] and [[Alexandra Obolentseva]], finishing second on tiebreak.<ref>{{cite web |author=Sagar Shah |title=Soumya shines in Moscow |url=http://chessbase.in/news/soumya-shines-in-moscow/ |publisher=ChessBase India |accessdate=9 April 2016 |date=2016-02-19}}</ref> Soumya won the Bronze Medal in the Women's Asian Individual Championship 2016. She was part of the Indian team in the Women's World team Championship 2011, 2013 and 2015. She won the Individual Bronze Medal on Board 5 in the 2013 edition, which was held at Kazakhstan. She has participated in 2 Chess Olympiads, in the years 2012 and 2016. Indian women's team finished 4th in the 2012 Olympiad, thereby winning the 1st prize in the A category, and 5th in the 2016 edition. | ||
She has represented India twice at the Women's World Championships , in 2010 and 2012. She opted herself out of the Asian Team Chess Championship, to be held in Hamadan, Iran, from 26 July – 4 August 2018, characterizing Iran's [[Headscarf#Islam|compulsory headscarf]] rule as a violation of her personal rights.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indian-chess-star-says-no-to-headscarf-pulls-out-of-event-in-iran/articleshow/64564662.cms | title=Indian chess star says no to headscarf, pulls out of event in Iran | date=13 June 2018 | newspaper=The Times of India | first=Amit | last=Karmarkar | accessdate=19 January 2019 }}</ref> She crossed 2400 for the 1st time in the October 2018 rating list, thereby completing the requirements for the International Master (Open) title. She also entered the Women's World top 50 for the 1st time in the same list. | She has represented India twice at the Women's World Championships , in 2010 and 2012. She opted herself out of the Asian Team Chess Championship, to be held in Hamadan, Iran, from 26 July – 4 August 2018, characterizing Iran's [[Headscarf#Islam|compulsory headscarf]] rule as a violation of her personal rights.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indian-chess-star-says-no-to-headscarf-pulls-out-of-event-in-iran/articleshow/64564662.cms |title=Indian chess star says no to headscarf, pulls out of event in Iran |date=13 June 2018 |newspaper=The Times of India |first=Amit |last=Karmarkar |accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref> She crossed 2400 for the 1st time in the October 2018 rating list, thereby completing the requirements for the International Master (Open) title. She also entered the Women's World top 50 for the 1st time in the same list. | ||
Swaminathan married Ajinkya Kurdukar in December 2020. | Swaminathan married Ajinkya Kurdukar in December 2020.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} | ||
== Achievements == | == Achievements == | ||
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Revision as of 13:29, 12 December 2021
| Soumya Swaminathan | |
|---|---|
| SSwaminathan10.jpg Swaminathan in 2010 | |
| Country | India |
| Born | 1989 (age 36–37) Palakkad, India |
| Title | International Master (2020) Woman Grandmaster (2008) |
| FIDE rating | Template:Elo rating Template:Elo rating 2351 (March 2020) |
| Peak rating | 2428 (December 2018) |
Soumya Swaminathan (born 1989) is a chess player holding the title of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) from India. She won the World Junior Girls' Championship 2009 held in Puerto Madryn, Argentina edging out on tiebreak score Deysi Cori and Betul Cemre Yildiz.[1][2]
Life
Soumya Swaminathan was the Indian junior girls' champion in 2005, 2006 and 2008. She won the 2010 Indian women's championship with a score of 8½/11.[3] She became the Commonwealth women's champion in 2012 in Chennai.[4] In 2016, she tied for the first place in the women's section of the Moscow Open with Anastasia Bodnaruk and Alexandra Obolentseva, finishing second on tiebreak.[5] Soumya won the Bronze Medal in the Women's Asian Individual Championship 2016. She was part of the Indian team in the Women's World team Championship 2011, 2013 and 2015. She won the Individual Bronze Medal on Board 5 in the 2013 edition, which was held at Kazakhstan. She has participated in 2 Chess Olympiads, in the years 2012 and 2016. Indian women's team finished 4th in the 2012 Olympiad, thereby winning the 1st prize in the A category, and 5th in the 2016 edition.
She has represented India twice at the Women's World Championships , in 2010 and 2012. She opted herself out of the Asian Team Chess Championship, to be held in Hamadan, Iran, from 26 July – 4 August 2018, characterizing Iran's compulsory headscarf rule as a violation of her personal rights.[6] She crossed 2400 for the 1st time in the October 2018 rating list, thereby completing the requirements for the International Master (Open) title. She also entered the Women's World top 50 for the 1st time in the same list.
Swaminathan married Ajinkya Kurdukar in December 2020.[citation needed]
Achievements
2007: Woman International Master (WIM)
2009: World Junior Champion
2010: Sahara Best Sportsperson Award (Girls)
2011: Lokmat Sakhi Gaurav Puruskar
2013-14: Shiv Chatrapati Award
2014: Pune Gaurav Puruskar[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Vachier-Lagrave, Soumya win World Junior". ChessBase. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ Soumya wins world junior girls title. The Times of India. 2009-11-04
- ↑ "WGM Soumya Swaminathan wins India Chess Championship". Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Chess Championships 2012 – Tiviakov Champion, Lalith Babu awarded Commonwealth title". Chessdom. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ Sagar Shah (19 February 2016). "Soumya shines in Moscow". ChessBase India. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ↑ Karmarkar, Amit (13 June 2018). "Indian chess star says no to headscarf, pulls out of event in Iran". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
External links
- Soumya Swaminathan rating card at FIDE
- Soumya Swaminathan player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Template:365Chess.com player
- Template:365Chess.com player
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