21 Facts About Koneru Humpy

Koneru Humpy was born on 31 March 1987 and is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Koneru Humpy is a gold medalist at the Olympiad, Asian Games, and Asian Championship.

In October 2007, Koneru Humpy became the second female player, after Judit Polgar, to exceed the 2600 Elo rating mark, being rated 2606.

Koneru Humpy won the Women's World Rapid Chess Championship in 2019 and 2024.

Koneru Humpy won three gold medals at the World Youth Chess Championship: in 1997,1998 and 2000.

Koneru Humpy became the eighth woman to earn the Grandmaster title in 2002, and the first Indian female player and the youngest female player to do so.

Koneru Humpy earned her first GM norm at the Hotel Lipa International in June 2001.

Koneru Humpy made her final GM norm in the Elekes Memorial, tying for first place.

Koneru Humpy won the British Women's Championship in 2000 and in 2002.

Koneru Humpy 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.

In 2009, Koneru Humpy accused the All India Chess Federation of preventing her from participating in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin.

Koneru Humpy won the individual bronze at the Women's World Team Chess Championship 2015 held in Chengdu, China.

In 2020, Koneru Humpy won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the year award, following a public vote.

Koneru Humpy competed at the 2022 Chess Olympiad as part of the women's India team, which achieved a bronze medal.

In 2023, Koneru Humpy was the runner up in the World Rapid championships.

In 2024, Koneru Humpy became the World Rapid champion for the second time in her career.

Koneru Humpy was born in Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh, on 31 March 1987.

Koneru Humpy was originally named "Hampi" by her parents, Koneru Ashok and Koneru Latha, who derived the name from the word champion.

Koneru Humpy was coached in chess at a young age by her father Ashok after he discovered her talent when she suggested a move as played out by a game from The Chess Informator.

Koneru Humpy won the State-level championships in 1994 and 1995 and qualified for the national under-eight championship for girls in Madurai in 1995, where she finished fourth.

Since 2016, Koneru Humpy has been working with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited.