Akshita Gorti
Title:
Woman International Master
Federation:
Chantilly, VA
Age:
16
Status:
Accepted
Chess Highlights:
WIM Gorti started playing chess in March of 2009 and in only 6 years broke a rating of 2300. Gorti is currently ranked 17th in the United States in the U-16 category. In 2017, WIM Gorti won the U.S. Girls’ Junior Chess Championship and earned both the title of Woman International Master and FIDE Master; thus qualifying her for acceptance to the 2018 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship pool.
Bio:
When Akshita first entered the chess scene in March 2009 at the age of seven, she was rated 400. However, that rating quickly shot up: 1000 by the end of 2009, and 1467 by the end of 2010. Some notable achievements began to stack up for Gorti after a few years of playing in an impressive number of tournaments (averaging 30 per year). She took second in the 2013 All-Girl National Championship U-18 and the 2013 All-Girl National Blitz Championship U-18, tied for first in the 2014 U.S. Junior Girls Invitational, and took clear first in the Releya Chess WGM Norm Tournament in 2015.