Soumya Swaminathan (Chess Player) Age, Family, Biography, & More

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Soumya Swaminathan
Profession	Chess Player
Famous As	Woman Grandmaster (2008)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 130 lbs
Figure Measurements (approx.)	32-30-34
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 March 1989
Age (as in 2018)	29 Years
Birthplace	Palghat, Kerela, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Palakkad, Kerala, India
College/University	BMCC College Pune DES Law College Pune, Maharashtra
Educational Qualification(s)	B.Com LL.B
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Hobbies	Listening to Music, Watching Movies, Travelling, Dancing, Cycling, Swimming, Reading
Awards, Honours, Achievements	2007: Woman International Master (WIM) 2009: World Junior Champion 2010: Sahara Best Sportsperson Award (Girls) 2011: Lokmat Sakhi Gaurav Puraskar 2013-14: Shiv Chatrapati Award 2014: Pune Gaurav Puraskar
Marital Status	Not Known
Family
Parents	Names Not Known
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Janavi Swaminathan (RJ)
Favourite Things
Favourite Colour	Yellow
Favourite Destination	Mauritius
Favourite Chess Player	Bobby Fischer
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	₹25 Lakhs

Some Lesser Known Facts About Soumya Swaminathan

• Does Soumya Swaminathan smoke?: Not known

• Does Soumya Swaminathan drink alcohol?: Not Known

• She lost her mother at a very young age in a fatal accident, her father has been taking care of her since then.

• Having being born in Kerala, she grew up in Aurangabad and then shifted to Pune.

• She started playing chess at the age of eight.

• Before her first major success, she has been Youth Girls Champion twice.

• She was the Indian junior girls’ champion in 2005 and 2006.

• In 2009, she won the World Junior Girls’ Championship, held in Puerto Madryn, Argentina; defeating Deysi Cori and Betul Cemre Yildiz on a tiebreak score.

• She became only the third Indian girl after Grandmaster Koneru Humpy and Woman Grandmaster, Dronavalli Harika to bag World Junior Girls Title.

• She won the 2011 Indian women’s championship with a score of 8.5/11.

• In 2012, she became the Commonwealth women’s champion in Chennai.

• She was National Women’s Premier 1st Runner Up in 2015.

• In 2016, after tying with Anastasia Bodnaruk and Alexandra Obolentseva for the first place in the women’s section of the Moscow Open, she finished second on a tiebreak.

• She won individual Gold at the Asian Team Championship 2016.

• She has pulled out from the Asian Team Chess Championship, to be held in Iran from 26 July to 4 August, for imposing the compulsory-headscarf rule which she thinks is violating her personal rights.