Aditi Soondarsingh
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
Born1988 (age 35–36)
Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago
TitleWoman Candidate Master (2014)
FIDE rating1687 (November 2018)
Peak rating1867 (October 2008)

Aditi Soondarsingh (born 1988) is a women's chess player from Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago. Soondarsingh is the National Women's Chess Champion, having won the Women's half of Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship eight times.[1]

She holds the FIDE title of Woman Candidate Master and has represented Trinidad and Tobago as the Board 1 player at a number of World Chess Olympiads. In 2012, Soondarsinngh became the first women's chess player from Trinidad and Tobago and the second English caribbean speaking women's player to defeat a Women's International Master at a major team tournament.[2]

Soondarsingh has represented Trinidad and Tobago at the World Youth Championship in France.[3] She has also played in tournaments in El Salvador, Barbados,[4] Venezuela, and in India for the Commonwealth Games.

References

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  1. ^ "Sondarsingh retains Women's Crown a record eight times". The Trinidad Guardian. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Soondarsingh scores upset at Chess Olympiad". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  3. ^ Khan, Nasser (21 October 2012). "Aditi Soondarsingh champion chess player". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian.
  4. ^ "Maria Thomas relegated to 2nd place in 2nd Margaret Prince Celebration Chess tourney". Kaiteur News Online. 28 January 2013.
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