India’s Koneru Humpy becomes Rapid chess world champion for the second time. Chess News – Newz9

India’s 12 months in chess grew to become even higher on Sunday with Koneru Humpy doing the nation proud with a historic second world title in fast chess, when she gained the World Rapid Chess Championship by defeating Indonesia’s Irene Sukandar.
Humpy, who beforehand gained the title in 2019 in Georgia, joins China’s Ju Wenjun as the solely gamers to safe a number of championships on this format.

Humpy’s triumph provides to India’s outstanding chess achievements this 12 months, following D Gukesh’s victory over China’s Ding Liren in the classical format World Championship in Singapore.
Throughout her profession, Humpy has demonstrated constant excellence in Rapid championships, securing a bronze medal at the 2012 Moscow occasion and a silver medal final 12 months in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
The Indian No. 1, aged 37, gathered 8.5 factors from 11 rounds to safe her victory.

In the males’s class, Russia’s Volodar Murzin, aged 18, claimed the championship.
Murzin’s victory locations him as the second-youngest FIDE World Rapid Champion, following Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who gained at age 17.