Koneru Humpy pulls out of Chess Olympiad
TNN | Aug 9, 2012, 04.33AM IST
PUNE: India No. 1 and world No. 4 Koneru Humpy has pulled out of the chess Olympiad in Turkey starting on August 27. Her coach and father K Ashok said, “Humpy would not like to talk anything about the Olympiad.”
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
attitude without chess aptitude. That is humpy. Who cares. The WC train has left the station with Hu. This cry baby can learn to smile.
They’ve been unfair to her.
Top players should be fined for skipping Olympiad.
She is just following Anand, the only difference is he is World Champion. Most great champions take pride to represent their country but it seems that it is different with India.
Anand has 5 world titles. Yet he is down to earth to the point of unrecognizable. If Koneru had 1 WC, I think the father-daughter duo would have projected it as the wonder of the world. I remember Ashok asking reporters at the airport after coming back from world under 14 championship.. “what is the prize money of women WC?” . No wonder her WC kitty is empty still.
Why should she play for India if they keep on harassing and abusing her?
There is a difference between a ~2800 WC not playing a ‘nothing at stake’ chess olympiad(This is not olympics) and a less than 2600 who would gain valuable skills and more important – some team spirit.. BTW Humpy is not Anand.. Ask Humpy in many parts of India.. The answer who?
Anand never bargained like Humpy..After every win her employer is demanded to cough up.. Be a WC and then we would accept a olympiad bye..But that is a goner now..
Thru his Mind champ Academy Anand brings millions of kids to play chess and popularize chess. That would translate to a few Anands downstream.. Apart from asking Millions in money what is your contribution to chess or Indian chess or even Andhra Chess? zero – Like the number of WC titles.
The other members of the team are elated at this news as the party spoiler(i am being civil here) does not make it..we will have fun and chess
Somebody posted “Top players should be fined for skipping Olympiad” I do not agree with that commentary.Besides, there are a lot of great players who will attend. It will be awesome.