Humpy

NAGPUR: Just 16, Divya Deshmukh has become Nagpur’s first senior national women's chess champion. After India’s best woman master Koneru Humpy won the title in 2003, Divya is the first…

Eighth seeded Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave came good when it mattered and stole a march over several stronger contenders before nailing local hero Jan-Krzysztof Duda 2-1 in the…

By PTI WARSAW: India's top player Koneru Humpy finished fifth in the women's event of the FIDE World Blitz championship while her compatriot R Vaishali, who was in…

R. Vaishali and K. Humpy kept India’s medal hopes alive by holding the second and the third spots after nine rounds of the Women’s World blitz chess championship at Warsaw, Poland, on…

By PTI WARSAW: Defending champion Koneru Humpy failed to live up to her billing, finishing sixth with 7.5 points in the women's section of the FIDE World Rapid Chess…

By PTI WARSAW: Defending champion Koneru Humpy bounced back in style after a slow start, posting three wins and a draw to jump to joint second spot with six points in…

CHENNAI: World no. 3 Koneru Humpy, who qualified for the women's Candidates on Wednesday, has decided to not feature in the women's World Cup scheduled to be held next month in Sochi,…

In her long career Koneru Humpy has notched up several remarkable achievements. But, what she did on Wednesday night merits special attention. Or, rather, what she achieved without doing…

CHENNAI: World No. 3 Koneru Humpy qualified for the FIDE women’s Candidates which is scheduled to be held in the first half of next year. The confirmation came after the fourth and final leg…

World No. 3 yet to decide on competing at World Cup in Russia Koneru Humpy is no fan of playing chess at lightning speed. Neither is she one of playing online. Yet, she did pretty well…