Born after 2010, these 3 girls are already top 10 in India!

A 14-year-old from Hyderabad just gained 297 rating points in a single month - one of the biggest jumps FIDE would have ever recorded. Deekshitha Modipalli is now India's no. 4 woman at 2454, ahead of Harika.

And she isn't alone. Kalyani Sirin (born 2010) is at 2401, and 13-year-old Pratitee Bordoloi is India no. 8 at 2393. Three girls in India's top ten, all born after 2010.

Yes, these jumps are very recent and ratings take time to settle. But India now has 14 players in the world's girls' top 100. The golden era of Indian women's chess isn't coming - it's already here.