Name of the Sportsperson: Padmini Rout

Discipline: Chess

Date of Birth: 5 January 1994

State: Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Achievements and Awards

•    She was the Asian Youth Girls Chess Champion in 2005 and 2006

•    National U13 Girls Chess Champion in 2006

•    The World U14 (Girls) Champion in 2008

•    The Continental Asian Junior Girls Champion in 2009

•    Third position in the Asian Junior (Girls U20) championship 2010

•    Third position in the World Junior

Championship (Girls) (2010)

•    She participated in the girl's World Junior Chess Championship 2010 and finished third.

•    In 2011 she finished third in the Asian Individual Women Chess Championship 2011

Profile

Padmini Rout holds the title of Woman Grandmaster. She was the winner of World Under-14 girl's championship, 2008. She also has won five Asian and four national titles.

Padmini Rout started playing chess at the age of nine (2003) because of her father's passion for the game. She was the Asian Youth girl’s chess championship in 2005 and 2006 and she also participated in the girl’s World junior Chess championship 2010 and finished third.

By Indian Sports News