Deekshitha Modipalli gains 297 points on FIDE September list

Deekshitha Modipalli of India is listed at 2454 on the FIDE September 2026 rating list, a gain of 297 rating points. FIDE published the list on 1 September 2026. The same report places her 23rd among women and third among junior women.

297 rating points from Pontevedra and Leca

FIDE split the 297-point jump across two named events. She gained 175 rating points at the XIV Torneo Internacional Cidade de Pontevedra Masters. She gained 122 rating points at the Leca Chess Open 2026. FIDE also says she earned 469 rating points across four tournaments.

ChessBase India records the same 2454 and rank 23 among women on its September 2026 list report. It gives her August starting numbers as classical 2157, rapid 1786, and blitz 1711. September rapid is 1888, which is 102 rating points above 1786. September blitz is 1806, which is 95 rating points above 1711.

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• 297 rating points
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• 175 rating points
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Deekshitha Modipalli at 23rd among women

FIDE's gainers table for the top 100 open and women lists leads with Modipalli Deekshitha, WCM, IND, 2454, plus 297. FIDE identifies her as an Indian teenager and the biggest rating gainer on record in these monthly reports. ChessBase India lists 11 Indian women in the world top 100. Deekshitha is fourth among those 11, after Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh, and R Vaishali. ChessBase India also notes she entered the world top 25 at no. 23.

“Undoubtedly, the Indian teenager is the player to watch in the coming months.”

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