‘Winning the World championship is my dream’Principal Correspondent HYDERABAD: World No. 2 Koneru Humpy has decided to compete in more men’s events in 2009 with the specific objective of breaking the ELO 2650 barrier (her current rating is ELO...
Koneru Interview
Click here to see the interview with Humpy Koneru. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The elusive title
The world crown eludes Humpy againManisha Mohite Wednesday, 24 September , 2008, 23:41 She was the hot favourite but was blitzed away in the tie-breaks. Supporters, critics, and followers each had their say in Koneru Humpy’s ouster in the...
Handling pressure
Humpy Dumpty had a big fall…Rajesh PansareMonday, September 15, 2008 04:16 IST …that was at the women’s world meet, an event she has never won. DNA asks experts what is troubling the Indian GM MUMBAI: During an interview last...
A look back at a historic match
GM-elect Yifan Hou and GM Humpy Koneru were the two top favorites to win the knockout format 2008 Women’s World Championship in Nalchik, Russia. Due to the FIDE seeding system where the defending champion would be the #1 seed,...
Rating advantage not enough to advance
Humpy out of world championship Nalchik (Russia) (PTI): Grandmaster Koneru Humpy bowed out of the World Women Chess Championship succumbing to 14-year old Yifan Hao of China in the blitz tiebreak games of the semi-finals here on Friday. Humpy...
Hou defeats Koneru for WWC final
GM-elect Hou (2557) – GM Koneru (2622) [B06]WWC – Blitz Playoff – Game 2, 12.09.2008 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 a6 5.f4 Nd7 6.Nf3 e6 7.Bd3 b5 8.e5 Ne7 9.Bf2 Nb6 10.Bh4 Qd7 11.a4 b4 12.Ne4 Nbd5...
Hou one game from the final
GM Koneru (2622) – WGM Hou (2557) [E15]Women’s World Championship Blitz Playoff – Game 1, 12.09.2008 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb4 6.Qc2 0–0 7.Bg2 d5 8.0–0 c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.a3 Nbd7 11.Qa4 Bb7 12.b4...
Humpy ties up the match again
GM Koneru (2622) – GM-elect Hou (2557) [E15]Women’s World Championship – Rapid playoff – Game 2, 12.09.2008 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb4 6.Qc2 0–0 7.Bg2 d5 8.0–0 Nbd7 9.Ne5 Bb7 10.cxd5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Nxd5...
Humpy loses 1st playoff game
GM-elect Hou (2557) – GM Koneru (2622) [C95]Women’s World Championship – Rapid playoff – Game 1, 12.09.2008 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7...