Aarthie Ramaswamy

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

Aarthie Ramaswamy
CountryIndia
Born (1981-06-28) 28 June 1981
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[1]
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2003)
FIDE rating2074 (March 2020)
Peak rating2348 (April 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
  1. Title Applications. 1st quarter Presidential Board, February 2003, Bucharest, Romania. FIDE.
  2. 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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