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Koneru meaning
Koneru Humpy
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1987)
In this Telugu name, the surname is Koneru.
Koneru Humpy (born 31 March 1987) is an Indian chessgrandmaster. Humpy is a runner-up of the Women's World Chess Championship and the reigning two-time Women's World Rapid Chess Champion.[1][2] In 2002, she became the youngest woman ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster aged 15 years, 1 month, 27 days, a record only since surpassed by Hou Yifan.[3] Humpy is a gold medalist at the Olympiad, Asian Games, and Asian Championship.[4] She is also the first Indian female grandmaster.[5]
In October 2007, Humpy became the second female player, after Judit Polgár, to exceed the 2600 Elo rating mark, being rated 2606.[6][7]
Humpy won the Women's World Rapid Chess Championship in 2019 and 2024.
Career
Humpy won three gold medals at the World Youth Chess Championship: in 1997 (under-10 girls' division), 1998 (under