Aarthie Ramaswamy Explained

Aarthie Ramaswamy
Country:India
Birth Date:28 June 1981
Birth Place:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[1]
Woman Grandmaster (2003)
Rating:2074 (March 2020)
Peakrating:2348 (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] 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.

Notes and References

  1. http://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=5004373&title=WGM&pb=1 Title Applications. 1st quarter Presidential Board, February 2003, Bucharest, Romania
  2. Web site: Shah. Sagar. 2018-11-22. "You can be a cobbler if you want, but be the best cobbler in the world!". live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809201705/https://www.chessbase.in/news/Interview-with-Aarthie-Ramaswamy . 9 August 2020 . 2020-08-10. ChessBase India.
  3. Web site: Crowther. Mark. TWIC 261: World Youth Championships. 1999-11-08. 2020-08-07. The Week in Chess.
  4. Web site: 2003-02-10. 'My immediate aim is the men's IM title'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20030304134233/http://www.rediff.com:80/sports/2003/feb/10aarthie.htm . 4 March 2003 . 2020-08-10. Rediff.com.