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Swara Lakshmi S Nair
WFM🇮🇳FIDE 25629239· Female· India· Born in 2006
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Swara Lakshmi S Nair, a 20-year-old Indian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2213 — just 3 short of her peak of 2216 (Feb 2025, age 19) and ranked 20th among women worldwide under 20, and in the top 3% worldwide. She is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 155 rated games in the past year (≈99/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bratislava Norm Week - IM, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and Int. Graz Open 2026 - A. Also played 12 rapid (including 34th RCC STS INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS CUP) and 11 blitz events (including Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently.
Awarded WFM in 2026 (age 20) and WCM in 2024 (age 18). Earned a WIM norm at Grand Hotel Kielce Chess Open 2025 A. At junior level, she reached #35 and #49 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2213
Standard
Rpd1825·Blz1824
All-time high
2216
−3 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 19
Feb 2025 · age 19
Activity
121
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
146 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#20
#20 · women worldwide under 20 · of 1,440
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
Jun 2026
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 20
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
Apr 2026
2025
35th Indian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2216
Mar 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 19
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+26
2187 → 2213
Tournaments
16
146 games
Score
70/ 14647.9%
47W46D53L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/9 | #65 | 2263 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #46 | 2347 | +54.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #3 | 2257 | +31.7 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 2128 | +1.5 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2/9 | #10 | 2068 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #61 | 2148 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #188 | 2291 | +44.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #47 | 2129 | +21.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/11 | #7 | 1952 | -33.8 |
Worst Elo result: 39th National Junior Girls (Under-19) Chess Championship 2025 (-33.8 Elo, finished #7).
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Rankings
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India
#295
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,235
in continent
World
#7,485
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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