Humpy Koneru and Hannes Stefansson tied on 1st place
The Kaupthing Open was held on 7-14 July in Differdange, Luxembourg.
Final Standings:
1-2. GM Humpy Koneru (IND 2572) and GM Hannes Stefansson (ISL 2568) 7.0
3-7. IM Viktor Erdos (HUN 2523), IM Tigran Gharamian (FRA 2517), GM Leonid Kritz (GER 2571), IM Hedinn Steingrimsson (ISL 2470) and IM Sebastien Feller (FRA 2478) 6.5
8-16. GM Petr Velicka,Petr (CZE 2507), IM Michael Hoffmann (GER 2481), IM Sebastian Siebrecht (GER 2431), IM Dejan Bojkov (BUL 2520), GM Philipp Schlosser (GER 2562), GM Viesturs Meijers (LAT 2483), GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL 2481), Bertrand Valuet (FRA 2303) and FM Dirk Van Dooren (NED 2331) 6.0 (88 players)
Source: www.chessdom.com
One of the bloggers said that according to the unofficial calculation, by gaining points in her last tournaments, Humpy’s next rating should be around 2599. I am rooting for her to break the 2600 mark. I also expect Yifan Hou to join the 2600 mark in the near future.
Good for Humpy!
Felicitations Humpy!
Now next goal will be 2700!
Humpy rules!! 🙂
Of course women players still have ‘a lot to prove’ !!
They have many goals still! Like breaking the 2600 barrier, breaking the 2700 barrier, become the world champion in the men’s section,…
Susan,
According to chessbase, Humpy, if she reaches 2600, would be only the second woman to do so. I vaguely recall that you would have had a 2600 rating, had a hundred points not been taken away as an “adjustment.”
Is this the case, or was your rating never, potentially, over 2600?
Brad Hoehne
Susan was never over 2600
Only Judit did that. And now Humpy perhaps.
I always wished Judit would become World Champion (in men’s section) but i kinda gave up hope on that….
She is very good, but has other things in life… like children.
Let’s hope a new generation of women players might be able to go for the crown!! :)) i would love to see a woman as the one and only World Champion! Now that would be amazing!!! :))