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Soumya, Swaminathan
IM🇮🇳FIDE 5016193· Female· India· Born in 1989
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Swaminathan Soumya, a 37-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2266 and ranked 13th among Indian women, and in the top 2% worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft, Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Open, and Fagernes International Autumn 2025 GM. Her peak of 2428 was reached at age 29 (Nov 2018); she also reached Indian #59 in May 2011.
Awarded WGM in 2008 (age 19), IM in 2020 (age 31), and WIM in 2007 (age 18). At junior level, she reached #8, #18, #11 and #15 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2266
Standard
Rpd2111·Blz2026
All-time high
2428
−162 pts below
Nov 2018 · age 29
Nov 2018 · age 29
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Indian women · of 2,561
Career timeline
30 entries2020
IM title awardedIM
at age 31 · 90th FIDE Congress 2019
Mar 2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2351 → returned at 2360
Mar 2020
2018
All-time peak 2428
at age 29 · −162 from today
Nov 2018
Crossed 2400
at age 29
Oct 2018
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 29
Oct 2018
2014
1,000 career games
at age 25
Aug 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
2232 → 2266
Tournaments
6
54 games
Score
30.5/ 5456.5%
23W15D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #56 | 2314 | +9.5 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2379 | +17.9 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #32 | 2234 | +0.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #38 | 2408 | +21.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/9 | #247 | 2136 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #29 | 2164 | -3.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsKulkarni BhaktiIM
🇮🇳IND·2316
+8 −9 =2
19 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsManisha Mohanty KiranWGM
🇮🇳IND·1967
+8 −3 =7
18 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsRout PadminiIM
🇮🇳IND·2341
+6 −6 =6
18 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsSwati GhateWGM
🇮🇳IND·1987
+9 −3 =5
17 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsNisha MohotaIM
🇮🇳IND·2137
+5 −5 =5
15 games·last met Jul 2023
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Rankings
/
India
#236
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#937
in continent
World
#5,216
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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