Koneru Humpy

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Humpy Koneru
Full name Humpy Koneru
Country Flag of India India
Born March 31, 1987 (1987-03-31) (age 21)
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Title Grandmaster
FIDE rating 2603
(No. 2 on the April 2008 FIDE ratings list for women)
Peak rating 2612 (January 2008)

Humpy Koneru (born 31 March 1987 in Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh) is a chess grandmaster from India. Her October 2007 FIDE Elo rating was 2606, placing her at number two in the world for women (behind Judit Polgar), breaking the record of 2577 set by Susan Polgar for the second-highest ranked female player in Chess history and becoming the second female player ever, after Judit Polgar, to cross the 2600 elo mark.[1][2]

Humpy was originally named Hampi by her parents but her father later changed it to Humpy, a more Russian-sounding name. She writes her family name (Koneru) before her given name.

Humpy holds the record for the youngest woman ever to become a grandmaster (not merely a Woman Grandmaster), which she achieved in 15 years, 1 month, 27 days, beating Judit Polgar's previous record by 3 months.[3]

In 2001 she won the World Junior Girls Chess Championship. In 2006 she participated in the Women's World Chess Championship, but was eliminated in the second round.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ ChessBase.com Retrieved on April 15, 2007.
  2. ^ Humpy's rankings from 2001-07. Retrieved on April 15, 2007.
  3. ^ ChessBase.com. Retrieved on April 15, 2007.
  4. ^ Women’s World Chess Championship. Retrieved on April 15, 2007.

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