Koneru Humpy (born 31 March 1987) is an Indian chess player best known for winning the FIDE Women's rapid chess championship in 2019.[1] In 2002, she became the youngest woman ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster (GM) at the age of 15 years, 1 month, 27 days, beating Judit Polgár's previous record by three months[2] (this record was subsequently broken by Hou Yifan in 2008). In October 2007, Humpy became the second female player, after Polgár, to exceed the 2600 Elo rating mark, being rated 2606.[3][4]
Humpy won three gold medals at the World Youth Chess Championship: in 1997 (under-10 girls' division), 1998 (under-12 girls) and 2000 (under-14 girls). In 1999, at the Asian Youth Chess Championship, held in Ahmedabad, she won the under-12 section, competing with the boys.[5] In 2001 Humpy won the World Junior Girls Championship. In the following year's edition, she tied for first place with Zhao Xue, but placed second on tiebreak.[6] She became the eighth ever female Grandmaster in 2002. Humpy competed with the boys in the 2004 World Junior Championship, which was won by Pentala Harikrishna and tied for fifth place, finishing tenth on countback with a score of 8.5/13 points.[7]
In 2009, Humpy accused the All India Chess Federation of preventing her from participating in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin.[12][13] Her father Humpy Ashok, who was coaching her, was not allowed to travel with her for tournaments.
She won the individual bronze at the Women's World Team Chess Championship 2015 held in Chengdu, China. Team India finished fourth in the competition – a point behind China, which won the bronze medal.[16]
In 2019, she became women's World Rapid champion after coming back from a two-year maternity sabbatical.[17]
In 2020, Humpy won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the year award, following a public vote.[18]
Humpy is representing India at 2022 Chess Olympiad which is being held in Mahabalipuram, Tamilnadu.
Personal life
She was originally named "Hampi" by her parents (Koneru Ashok and Latha Ashok) who derived the name from the word "champion". Her father later changed the spelling to Humpy, to more closely resemble a Russian-sounding name.[19][20]
In August 2014 she married Dasari Anvesh.[21] Currently she is working with ONGC Ltd.[22]
The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Shri to Kumari Humpy Humpy (Chess), at an Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on 23 March 2007
She gave birth to a baby daughter who is named Ahana in 2017.[23]
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In this Telugu name the person is referred to by her given name Humpy and not by her surname Koneru Koneru Humpy born 31 March 1987 is an Indian chess player best known for winning the FIDE Women s rapid chess championship in 2019 1 In 2002 she became the youngest woman ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster GM at the age of 15 years 1 month 27 days beating Judit Polgar s previous record by three months 2 this record was subsequently broken by Hou Yifan in 2008 In October 2007 Humpy became the second female player after Polgar to exceed the 2600 Elo rating mark being rated 2606 3 4 Koneru HumpyKoneru in 2012CountryIndiaBorn 1987 03 31 31 March 1987 age 36 Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh IndiaTitleGrandmaster 2002 World ChampionWomen s World Rapid Chess Championships 2019 FIDE rating2576 April 2023 Peak rating2623 July 2009 Medal record Representing IndiaAsian Games2006 Doha Women s Individual2006 Doha Mixed TeamAsian Chess Championship2003 Kozhikode India Women s IndividualWomen s World Chess Championship2011 Tirana Albania Women s IndividualWorld Rapid Chess Championship2012 Batumi Georgia Women s Individual2019 Moscow Russia Women s IndividualWorld Blitz Chess Championship2022 Almaty Kazakhstan Women s IndividualChess OlympiadOnline Olympiad 2020 Mixed TeamOnline Olympiad 2021 Mixed Team2022 Mahabalipuram India Women s Team Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 FIDE Women s Grand Prix Titles 4 Achievements 5 Awards 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksCareer EditHumpy won three gold medals at the World Youth Chess Championship in 1997 under 10 girls division 1998 under 12 girls and 2000 under 14 girls In 1999 at the Asian Youth Chess Championship held in Ahmedabad she won the under 12 section competing with the boys 5 In 2001 Humpy won the World Junior Girls Championship In the following year s edition she tied for first place with Zhao Xue but placed second on tiebreak 6 She became the eighth ever female Grandmaster in 2002 Humpy competed with the boys in the 2004 World Junior Championship which was won by Pentala Harikrishna and tied for fifth place finishing tenth on countback with a score of 8 5 13 points 7 Humpy won the British Women s Championship in 2000 and in 2002 In 2003 she won the 10th Asian Women s Individual Championship and the Indian Women s Championship 8 9 In 2005 she won the North Urals Cup a round robin tournament held in Krasnoturyinsk Russia featuring ten of the strongest female players in the world at the time 10 She participated in the Women s World Chess Championship for the first time in 2004 and since then she has competed in every edition of the event held with the knockout format Humpy reached the semifinals in 2004 2008 and 2010 In 2009 she tied for 1st 4th with Alexander Areshchenko Magesh Panchanathan and Evgenij Miroshnichenko in the Mumbai Mayor Cup 11 In 2009 Humpy accused the All India Chess Federation of preventing her from participating in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin 12 13 Her father Humpy Ashok who was coaching her was not allowed to travel with her for tournaments Humpy took part in the FIDE Women s Grand Prix 2009 2011 and finished in overall second position in turn qualifying as challenger for Women s World Chess Championship 2011 14 15 Hou Yifan won the match winning three games and drawing five Humpy finished runner up in the FIDE Women s Grand Prix series also in the 2011 12 2013 14 2015 16 and 2019 21 editions She won the individual bronze at the Women s World Team Chess Championship 2015 held in Chengdu China Team India finished fourth in the competition a point behind China which won the bronze medal 16 In 2019 she became women s World Rapid champion after coming back from a two year maternity sabbatical 17 In 2020 Humpy won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the year award following a public vote 18 Humpy is representing India at 2022 Chess Olympiad which is being held in Mahabalipuram Tamilnadu Personal life EditShe was originally named Hampi by her parents Koneru Ashok and Latha Ashok who derived the name from the word champion Her father later changed the spelling to Humpy to more closely resemble a Russian sounding name 19 20 In August 2014 she married Dasari Anvesh 21 Currently she is working with ONGC Ltd 22 The President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Shri to Kumari Humpy Humpy Chess at an Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on 23 March 2007 She gave birth to a baby daughter who is named Ahana in 2017 23 FIDE Women s Grand Prix Titles EditS No Year Date Venue Points Win draw loss Result1 2009 7 19 March 2009 Istanbul Turkey 8 5 11 7 3 1 Gold2 2010 30 July 11 August 2010 Ulaanbaatar Mongolia 6 5 11 Bronze3 2011 23 February 5 March 2011 Doha Qatar 8 11 6 4 1 Gold4 2012 10 June 21 June 2012 Kazan Russia 7 5 11 4 7 0 Gold5 2012 16 September 28 September 2012 Ankara Turkey 8 5 11 7 3 1 Gold6 2013 June 15 29 June 2013 Dilijan Armenia 8 11 5 6 0 Gold7 2013 17 September 1 October 2013 Tashkent Uzbekistan 8 11 6 4 1 Gold8 2015 2 October 16 October 2015 Monte Carlo Monaco 7 11 Bronze9 2016 1 July 15 July 2016 Chengdu China 7 11 5 4 2 Silver10 2019 10 September 23 September 2019 Skolkovo Russia 8 11 5 6 0 Gold11 2019 2 December 15 December 2019 Monaco 7 11 4 6 1 Gold Shared 1st Place12 2023 1 February 14 February 2023 Munich Germany 7 11 3 8 0 SilverAchievements Edit1999 Asia s youngest Woman International Master WIM 2001 India s youngest Woman Grandmaster WGM 2012 Bronze at Women s World Rapid Chess Championship 2019 Skolkovo Women s Grand Prix 2019 20 2019 Monaco Women s Grand Prix 2019 20 2019 Women s World Rapid Chess Championship 24 2020 Gold at Cairns Cup 25 2020 Silver at Speed Chess Championship 2020 Gold at FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020 2021 Bronze at FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021 2022 Bronze at 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 Gaprindashvili Cup Team Winner at 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 Silver at Women s World Blitz Chess Championship 2022Awards Edit In Wijk aan Zee 2006 2003 Arjuna Award 2007 Padma Shri 26 2021 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2021 Sportstar Aces Sportswoman of the Decade Individual non Olympic Sports 2022 Player of the Chess Tournament at PSPB Inter unit Chess and Bridge Tournament Mumbai See also EditList of chess grandmastersReferences Edit The inspiring return of Koneru Humpy ChessBase India 29 December 2019 Humpy beats Judit Polgar by three months Chess News Retrieved 17 February 2015 Anand crosses 2800 and leads the October 2007 FIDE ratings Chess News Retrieved 17 February 2015 Koneru s rating progress chart FIDE Humpy on high Rediff com 30 August 2001 Retrieved 18 January 2016 Goa 2002 20 Campeonato Mundial Juvenil Feminino BrasilBase Cochin 2004 43 Campeonato Mundial Juvenil BrasilBase 10th Asian Women s Individual Chess Championship FIDE Crowther Mark 17 November 2003 TWIC 471 Indian Women s National A Championships The Week in Chess Retrieved 15 September 2015 North Urals Cup Humpy wins Xu Yuhua second ChessBase 15 July 2005 Retrieved 20 April 2016 Zaveri Praful 15 May 2009 Areshchenko triumphs in Mayor s Cup Jai Ho Mumbai ChessBase Retrieved 10 May 2010 Koneru Humpy accuses AICF secretary of harassment IBN Sports 24 October 2009 Archived from the original on 25 October 2009 Retrieved 20 October 2010 Humpy replies to Sundar issues open challenge ChessBase 25 October 2009 Retrieved 20 October 2010 Women GP Nalchik Women GP Nalchik Nalchik2010 fide com Retrieved 1 December 2014 Humpy pulls it off wins Doha GM and qualifies Chess News Chessbase com Retrieved 1 December 2014 World Women Chess Harika wins silver bronze for Humpy The Hindu PTI Retrieved 29 April 2015 The inspiring return of Koneru Humpy ChessBase India www chessbase in Retrieved 22 May 2020 Koneru Humpy is BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year BBC Sport Retrieved 18 March 2021 Humpy beats Judit Polgar by three months 31 May 2002 Humpy s moves The Tribune Chandigarh India 8 April 2006 J R Shridharan Humpy enters wedlock with Anvesh The Hindu Retrieved 17 February 2015 Humpy joins ONGC The Hindu Retrieved 23 January 2016 Grandmaster Koneru Humpy learning the moves of a mother www telegraphindia com Retrieved 22 May 2020 Humpy pockets first world chess crown The Times of India 2019 Retrieved 29 December 2019 2020 Cairns Cup March 2020 United States of America FIDE Chess Tournament report ratings fide com Retrieved 16 June 2020 Padma Awards PDF Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 15 October 2015 Retrieved 21 July 2015 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Humpy Koneru Humpy Koneru player profile and games at Chessgames com Humpy Koneru chess games at 365Chess com Koneru Humpy chess games at 365Chess com 1997 2000 Interview with GM Humpy Humpy by LastChess com Interview with Super Grandmaster Koneru Humpy ChessBase News 12 December 2007 Awards and achievementsPreceded byLi Ruofan Women s Asian Chess Champion2003 Succeeded byWang Yu Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Koneru 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