Koneru Humpy

In this Telugu name, the surname is Koneru.

Koneru Humpy
CountryIndia
Born (1987-03-31) 31 March 1987 (age 37)
Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh, India
TitleGrandmaster (2002)
World ChampionWorld Rapid Championship (2019)
FIDE rating2530 (November 2024)
Peak rating2623 (July 2009)

Koneru Humpy (born 31 March 1987) is an Indian chess grandmaster. She's a runner-up of the World Championship and the winner of the World Rapid Championship 2019.[1] In 2002, she became the youngest woman ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster aged 15 years, 1 month, 27 days.[2] Humpy is a gold medalist at the Olympiad, Asian Games, and Asian Championship.[3] She is also the first Indian female grandmaster.[4]

In October 2007, Humpy became the second female player, after Polgár, to exceed the 2600 Elo rating mark, being rated 2606.[5][6]

  1. ^ "The inspiring return of Koneru Humpy". ChessBase India. 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Humpy emerges winner at Elekes". The Times of India. 29 May 2002. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Humpy beats Judit Polgar by three months". Chess News. 31 May 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Chess Olympiad 2022: Meet the Indian women who made chess history". 10 August 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Anand crosses 2800 and leads the October 2007 FIDE ratings". Chess News. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  6. ^ Koneru's rating progress chart. FIDE.