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Aarthie Ramaswamy

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Aarthie Ramaswamy
CountryIndia
Born (1981-06-28) 28 June 1981 (age 43)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[1]
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2003)
FIDE rating2074 (March 2020)
Peak rating2348 (April 2003)

Aarthie Ramaswamy (born 28 June 1981) is an Indian chess player. She was awarded the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE in 2003.

In 1993, Ramaswamy won the India under-12 girls championship. In 1995, she won the under-14 and under-16 girls championships. In 1998 and 1999, she won the under-18 girls national title.[2] Also in 1999, Ramaswamy won the Girls U18 section of the World Youth Championships, held in Oropesa del Mar, Spain.[3][2] In 2001, she competed in the Women's World Chess Championship. Ramaswamy won the Indian women's championship in 2003, edging out S. Vijayalakshmi on tiebreak.[4]

She is married to Indian chess grandmaster R. B. Ramesh.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Title Applications. 1st quarter Presidential Board, February 2003, Bucharest, Romania. FIDE.
  2. ^ a b c Shah, Sagar (22 November 2018). ""You can be a cobbler if you want, but be the best cobbler in the world!"". ChessBase India. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ Crowther, Mark (8 November 1999). "TWIC 261: World Youth Championships". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ "'My immediate aim is the men's IM title'". Rediff.com. 10 February 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2003. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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