Humpy looking for a full-time trainerHari Hara Nandanan, TNN Mar 11, 2011, 01.40am IST MUMBAI: A top Grandmaster competing at the World championship in chess usually takes professional help to prepare against the potential rivals. Koneru Humpy has realised...
Prodigies facing off for world title
Friday March 11, 2011Chess prodigies vie for women’s world crownChessBy Quah Seng Sun Former child prodigy emerges as new challenger for the women’s world chess crown. THE biggest prize in women’s chess is the women’s world chess championship crown....
Chess Queen Hou Yifan overall winner of Women’s GP
Hou Yifan is overall winner of Women’s Grand Prix 2009-2011Wednesday, 09 March 2011 07:15 After a grueling fourteen days of hard fought chess, Women World Champion, Hou Yifan of China emerged overall winner of the first Women Grand Prix...
Women’s GP Final Round Report
Final round reportOn 5th of March the Grand Prix of Qatar has ended. Humpy Koneru became a winner of Women Grand Prix in Qatar and also got the right to play the match against Hou Yifan. Round eleven was...
Anand’s take
Humpy has to be tactically alert: AnandAmit Karmakar, TNN Mar 7, 2011, 02.48am IST PUNE: Koneru Humpy is the first Indian woman to be one step away from being the world chess champion. She will play the title match...
Challenging Hou Yifan for the World Championship
On the 5th of March the Grand Prix of Qatar has ended. Humpy Koneru became a winner of Women Grand Prix in Qatar and also got the right to play the match against Hou Yifan. Round eleven was as...
Koneru came from way behind to win Women’s Grand Prix
After trailing Armenian GM Danielian for the entire tournament, Humpy Koneru scored 5.5/6 after the break to win the 2011 Doha Grand Prix on tiebreaks! It is an amazing clutch performance, especially when only 3 players out of 12...
Clutch!
The Indian Chess Queen Humpy Koneru scored a clutch win in the final round of the Doha Women’s Grand Prix to catch Danielian. Full final round results here: GM Chiburdanidze Maia 2502 1/2 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2550 IM Munguntuul...
Clutch time, one game for everything
There is one round left at the Doha Women’s Grand Prix and three players are within 1/2 point from each other! It will come down to a battle of nerve. Standings after 10 rounds Rk Name Rtg FED 1...
Trio narrow Danielian lead in Doha
Things are getting a lot tighter at the top at the Doha Women’s Grand Prix. Koneru and Sebag have pulled within 1 point from Danielian with 3 rounds to go. Dzagnidze, the only player with no draw so far...