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Nisha Mohota

1980 - Today

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Nisha Mohota (born 13 October 1980 in Hinganghat) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is the first WGM from the State of West Bengal. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Nisha Mohota is the 517th most popular chess player, the 1,938th most popular biography from India and the 15th most popular Indian Chess Player.

Nisha Mohota is an Indian chess player renowned for becoming the youngest Woman International Master (WIM) in India at age 14 in 1995 and the first Woman Grandmaster (WGM) from West Bengal in 2003, while also earning the International Master (IM) title in 2011 with a peak FIDE rating of 2416. She won the Women's Indian Chess Championship in 2005, competed in the Women's World Chess Championships of 2001 and 2008, and represented India in multiple Chess Olympiads (2004, 2008, 2010) and Asian Team Championships.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Nisha Mohota ranks 517 out of 461. Before her are Abhimanyu Mishra, Guo Qi, Vasif Durarbayli, Oliwia Kiołbasa, Surya Shekhar Ganguly, and Tamir Nabaty. After her are Arjun Erigaisi, Padmini Rout, Jon Ludvig Hammer, Ray Robson, Laura Unuk, and Sopiko Guramishvili.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Nisha Mohota ranks 1,673. Before her are Laila, Jabu Mahlangu, D'banj, Toyin Abraham, Claude Kelly, and Martin Truex Jr.. After her are Kirk Penney, Kaniha, Katherine Bailess, Mohamed Abicha, Iman Ali, and Kasey Kahne.

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In India

Among people born in India, Nisha Mohota ranks 1,938 out of 1,861. Before her are Manika Batra (1995), Ishita Dutta (1990), Nikita Dutta (1992), Rhea Kapoor (1987), Siddharth Anand (1978), and Rani Rampal (1994). After her are Manpreet Singh (1992), Arjun Erigaisi (2003), Atlee (1986), Vikrant Massey (1987), Amyra Dastur (1993), and Padmini Rout (1994).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In India

Among chess players born in India, Nisha Mohota ranks 15. Before her are Tania Sachdev (1986), Krishnan Sasikiran (1981), Yuzvendra Chahal (1990), Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (1979), Parimarjan Negi (1993), and Surya Shekhar Ganguly (1983). After her are Arjun Erigaisi (2003), Padmini Rout (1994), Divya Deshmukh (2005), Abhijeet Gupta (1989), Nihal Sarin (2004), and Soumya Swaminathan (1989).

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