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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 is a Women FIDE 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

  1. ^ Journalist, Unknown. "Sondarsingh retains Women's Crown a record eight times=2012-11-16". The Trinidad Guardian.
  2. ^ Journalist, unknown (2012-09-20). "Soondarsingh scores upset at Chess Olympiad". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
  3. ^ Khan, Nasser (2012-10-21). "Aditi Soondarsingh champion chess player". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian.
  4. ^ Journalist, unknown (2013-01-28). "Maria Thomas relegated to 2nd place in 2nd Margaret Prince Celebration Chess tourney". Kaiteur News Online.


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