Goddeti Hima Tejaswini

Goddeti Hima Tejaswini, a 16-year-old Indian player, is rated 1906 — just 1 short of her peak of 1907 (Feb 2026, age 16) and ranked 17th among Indian women under 16. She is on a breakout run, having gained +162 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000), 51st National Women Chess Championship 2025, and 41st National Sub Junior Chess Championship 2025(Girls). Also played 2 rapid (including Warrior Chess Academy - 2nd International FIDE Rapid Rated Open Chess Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently.

At junior level, she reached #60 nationally in U12.