Bio/Wiki
| Real Name | Soumya Swaminathan |
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| Famous As | Woman Grandmaster (2008) |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 165 cm |
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| Weight | 60 kg |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
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Personal Life
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aries |
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| Hometown | Palakkad, Kerala, India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Brahmin |
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Family
| Parents | Names Not Known | ||||
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Career
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Favourites
| Favourite Colour | Yellow |
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| Favourite Destination | Mauritius |
| Favourite Chess Player | Bobby Fischer |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Soumya Swaminathan's smoking habits are unknown. | |
| 2. It is also unknown whether she drinks alcohol. | |
| 3. At a young age, she tragically lost her mother in a fatal accident. | |
| 4. Born in Kerala, she was raised in Aurangabad before moving to Pune. | |
| 5. She began playing chess at the age of eight. | |
| 6. Prior to her first major success, she won the Youth Girls Championship twice. | |
| 7. She was the Indian junior girls’ champion in 2005 and 2006. | |
| 8. In 2009, she emerged victorious at the World Junior Girls’ Championship in Argentina. | |
| 9. She became the third Indian girl to win the World Junior Girls Title. | |
| 10. Her win at the 2011 Indian women’s championship was with a score of 8.5/11. | |
| 11. In 2012, she claimed the Commonwealth women’s champion title in Chennai. | |
| 12. She was the National Women’s Premier 1st Runner Up in 2015. | |
| 13. Despite tying for first place in the Moscow Open women’s section in 2016, she finished second. | |
| 14. She secured an individual Gold at the Asian Team Championship in 2016. | |
| 15. Swaminathan declined to participate in the Asian Team Chess Championship due to the compulsory-headscarf rule in Iran, which she believes violates her personal rights. |
