Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Coimbatore Student Becomes First FIDE-Rated Chess Player
A student from Coimbatore, India, named Sreenidhi, has become a chess player with an official FIDE rating!
This happened thanks to a special chess program run by the local government.
Sreenidhi did really well in a recent chess tournament.
She played against other rated players and scored a good number of points, earning her a spot on the official chess player list.
This success is due to the Smart Chess training program, which gives kids extra practice and coaching during school time.
This program uses a special learning platform and is run with the help of a local startup.
A Class VII student from Coimbatore corporation schools became a FIDE-rated chess player.
Sreenidhi S achieved the rating through the Coimbatore corporation's Smart Chess program.
She competed in the 37th Tamil Nadu State Under-13 Open and Girls FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2025.
Sreenidhi scored 5.5 out of 9 points with a performance rating of 1501.
The Smart Chess program was initiated in partnership with Chess Bishop StartUp.
- Who
- Sreenidhi S, a student from Coimbatore.
- What
- Became the first FIDE-rated chess player from the Coimbatore corporation's schools.
- When
- The tournament was held from May 21 to 25, 2025.
- Where
- At Md Sadak Polytechnic College, Keelakarai, Ramanathapuram.
- Why
- Through the Smart Chess training program.
- Player
- Sreenidhi S
- School
- SRP Ammaniammal Girls Higher Secondary School
- Rating Achieved
- FIDE-rated
- ELO Rating
- 1598
- Rapid Rating
- 1465
- Tournament
- 37th Tamil Nadu State Under-13 Open and Girls FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2025
- Points Scored
- 5.5 out of 9