{"id":2973,"date":"2025-07-04T13:01:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T07:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazinglifeblog.com\/?p=2973"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T07:31:24","slug":"top-10-female-chess-players-from-tamil-nadu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazinglifeblog.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/04\/top-10-female-chess-players-from-tamil-nadu\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Female Chess Players From Tamil Nadu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Comprising the highest-rated Woman Grandmasters and Woman International Masters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf96\ufe0f Top 10 Female Players from Tamil Nadu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Vaishali Rameshbabu (IM, WGM)<\/strong> \u2013 The first female Grandmaster from Tamil Nadu<\/strong>, crossed the 2500 Elo barrier in 2023; currently rated around 2476 as of January 22,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. P.<\/strong>\u202fV.<\/strong>\u202fNandhidhaa (WGM)<\/strong> \u2013 Achieved WGM in 2019, peak rating ~2380 (Feb 2022), reigning National Women\u2019s Champion in 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Rakshitta Ravi (WGM)<\/strong> \u2013 Earned her WGM title in 2023; peak rating ~2365 as of February 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. V.<\/strong>\u202fVarshini (WGM)<\/strong> \u2013 Became WGM in 2019, peak rating ~2271 (Dec 2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Aarthie Ramaswamy (WGM)<\/strong> \u2013 One of TN\u2019s earlier WGMs since 2003; peak rating ~2348 (Apr 2003)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman (WGM, IM norms)<\/strong> \u2013 Tamil Nadu\u2019s first female IM and one of the earliest WGMs .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Meenakshi Shankar (WGM)<\/strong> \u2013 Holds WGM title, listed among TN\u2019s top women GMs .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Srija Seshadri (WGM)<\/strong> \u2013 Also recognized as a Woman Grandmaster from Tamil Nadu .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Savitha Shri B (WGM)<\/strong> \u2013 Featured in TN\u2019s list of WGMs .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Monnisha G.<\/strong>\u202fK. (WIM)<\/strong> \u2013 A strong WIM from Tamil Nadu with peak rating ~2295 (Apr 2018<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    \ud83d\udcdd Honorable Mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. K.<\/strong>\u202fJennitha<\/strong>\u202fAnto (WIM)<\/strong> \u2013 Six-time World Champion (Physically Disabled), inspirational but rated lower (~2030)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Priyanka K. (WIM)<\/strong> \u2013 Strong young player, WIM title awarded in 2019 .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Mahalakshmi M. (WIM)<\/strong> \u2013 Rated ~2255, WIM since 2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Pon N. Krithika (WIM)<\/strong> \u2013 WIM since 2012, strong national contender<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Sai Meera (WIM)<\/strong> \u2013 Long-time WIM with peak ~2227<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      Grandmaster (IM titles<\/strong>  too)<\/strong> Vaishali Rameshbabu, P.\u202fV.\u202fNandhidhaa<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
      Woman Grandmaster (WGM)<\/strong> Rakshitta Ravi, V.\u202fVarshini, Aarthie Ramaswamy, Vijayalakshmi, Meenakshi, Srija, Savitha Shri<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
      Woman International Master (WIM)<\/strong> Monnisha G.\u202fK., K.\u202fJennitha Anto, Priyanka\u202fK., Mahalakshmi\u202fM., Pon\u202fN.\u202fKrithika, Sai\u202fMeera<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      \ud83e\udded What Determines \u201cTop\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Titles & Peak Ratings<\/strong>: Priority given to WGMs and high-rated WIMs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Achievements<\/strong>: National\/international titles (GM norms, national championships).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Current Standing<\/strong>: Sample recent performances like Nandhidhaa\u2019s National Women\u2019s Championship and ongoing international success by Vaishali.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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        Comprising the highest-rated Woman Grandmasters and Woman International Masters: \ud83c\udf96\ufe0f Top 10 Female Players from Tamil Nadu \ud83d\udcdd Honorable Mentions Grandmaster (IM titles  too) Vaishali Rameshbabu, P.\u202fV.\u202fNandhidhaa Woman Grandmaster (WGM) Rakshitta Ravi, V.\u202fVarshini, Aarthie Ramaswamy, Vijayalakshmi, Meenakshi, Srija, Savitha Shri Woman International Master (WIM) Monnisha G.\u202fK., K.\u202fJennitha Anto, Priyanka\u202fK., Mahalakshmi\u202fM., Pon\u202fN.\u202fKrithika, Sai\u202fMeera \ud83e\udded What Determines […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Top 10 Female Chess Players From Tamil Nadu,","jetpack_seo_html_title":"Top 10 Female Chess Players From Tamil Nadu","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Top 10 Female Chess Players From Tamil Nadu,","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,6,60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-media","category-lifestyle-entertainment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/amazinglifeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazinglifeblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazinglifeblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazinglifeblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazinglifeblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazinglifeblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/amazinglifeblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2975,"href":"https:\/\/amazinglifeblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973\/revisions\/2975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazinglifeblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazinglifeblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazinglifeblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazinglifeblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}