Koneru Humpy wins World Rapid Championship title: When Indian chess lovers opened their eyes on Sunday morning, Koneru Humpy gave them excellent news. Humpy made historical past by successful the World Rapid Chess Championship 2024 title. He received this event for the second time. Humpy received the World Rapid Chess Championship title for the historic second time by defeating Indonesia’s Irene Sukandar on Sunday. Humpy had received this occasion in Georgia in 2019 and India’s primary feminine participant is the second participant after China’s Xu Wenjun to win this title greater than as soon as.
37-year-old Humpy ended the event with 8.5 factors out of a attainable 11. 18-year-old Volodar Murzin of Russia received the boys’s title. Murzin is the second youngest FIDE World Rapid Champion after Nodirbek Abdusatorov. Nodirbek received the title on the age of 17. Hampi’s achievement capped an exquisite 12 months for Indian chess. Earlier, D Gukesh had just lately develop into the champion by defeating Ding Liren of China within the Classical Format World Championship in Singapore.
Hampi has at all times carried out excellently within the World Rapid Championships. In this competitors, he received a bronze medal in Moscow in 2012 and a silver medal in Samarkand, Uzbekistan final 12 months. Koneru Humpy has inherited chess. His father Ashok Humpy additionally used to play chess. It was his father who gave chess coaching to Koneru Humpy. Ashok was a professor. He had recognized his daughter’s expertise on the age of 5. To fulfill his daughter’s dream, Ashok left his job and began coaching Koneru himself. Humpy received her first title on the State Championship on the age of seven. Was received as. After this, Koneru didn’t look again and continued climbing the ladder of success. He received the National Championship title in Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 classes.
FIRST PUBLISHED: December 29, 2024, 08:30 IST
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