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Soumya Swaminathan

1989 - Today

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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 Deysi Cori and Betül Cemre Yıldız on tiebreak score. She withdrew from the chess championships held in Iran in 2018 as a protest against the compulsory headscarf rule for women by Irans Islamic government. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Soumya Swaminathan is the 535th most popular chess player, the 2,235th most popular biography from India and the 21st most popular Indian Chess Player.

Soumya Swaminathan, born in 1989, is most famous for being an accomplished Indian chess player and a Woman Grandmaster. She has represented India in various international chess competitions and has won multiple national titles.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Soumya Swaminathan ranks 535 out of 461. Before her are Irina Bulmaga, Jovana Rapport, Divya Deshmukh, Jeffery Xiong, Abhijeet Gupta, and Nihal Sarin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Soumya Swaminathan ranks 2,096. Before her are Silvia Zennaro, Meghan Beesley, Federico Tontodonati, Mirco Pruyser, Romina Biagioli, and Simona Castro. After her are Tri Bourne, Bojana Bjeljac, Jessica Yamada, Gwen Berry, Jérémie Mion, and Vaishali Desai.

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In India

Among people born in India, Soumya Swaminathan ranks 2,235 out of 1,861. Before her are Elavenil Valarivan (null), Mandeep Singh (1991), Ira Trivedi (null), Ritu Menon (2000), Pooja Dhanda (1994), and Pranati Nayak (1995). After her are Mairaj Ahmad Khan (1975), Hardik Singh (1998), Luo Yadong (1992), Vaishali Desai (1989), Anirban Lahiri (1987), and Tajinderpal Singh Toor (1994).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In India

Among chess players born in India, Soumya Swaminathan ranks 21. Before her are Nisha Mohota (1980), Arjun Erigaisi (2003), Padmini Rout (1994), Divya Deshmukh (2005), Abhijeet Gupta (1989), and Nihal Sarin (2004).

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