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Michelle Catherina, P
WIM🇮🇳FIDE 5005736· Female· India· Born in 1996
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P Michelle Catherina, a 30-year-old Indian Woman International Master, is rated 2078 and sitting in the top 2% of Indian women, and in the top 8% worldwide. She has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - Championship, CCC ALTO Fall 2025 - Championship, and 2025 Southeastern FIDE - Championship. Her peak of 2263 was reached at age 19 (Aug 2015).
Awarded WIM in 2015 (age 19). At junior level, she reached #7, #20, #22, #28 and #88 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2078
Standard
Rpd2041·Blz2014
All-time high
2263
−185 pts below
Aug 2015 · age 19
Aug 2015 · age 19
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#59 · Indian women · of 2,640
Career timeline
24 entries2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2176 → returned at 2148
Mar 2020
2019
1,000 career games
at age 23
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 23
Jul 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Aug 2018
2017
88th Indian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2245
Jan 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Jul 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-44
2122 → 2078
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
11/ 2055.0%
9W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/9 | #39 | 2014 | -20.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #23 | 1941 | -15.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #36 | 2059 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #12 | 2048 | -5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsP V NandhidhaaWGM
🇮🇳IND·2248
+6 −3 =8
17 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsBala Kannamma PWFM
🇮🇳IND·2029
+5 −4 =5
14 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsKulkarni BhaktiIM
🇮🇳IND·2316
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsNandakumar Akshaya
🇮🇳IND·1852
+7 −1 =3
11 games·last met May 2016
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vsM MahalakshmiWIM
🇮🇳IND·2304
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2018
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Rankings
/
India
#530
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,389
in continent
World
#17,535
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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