Arjun Erigaisi and Koneru Humpy win bronze at World Rapid Chess Championship
India’s Arjun Erigaisi and Koneru Humpy won bronze medals at the 2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championships in Doha. Carlsen clinched his sixth men’s title, while Goryachkina won the women’s crown after a tie‑break against Zhu Jiner
Mumbai: India’s Arjun Erigaisi and Koneru Humpy won bronze medals in the men’s and women’s sections respectively, as Magnus Carlsen and Aleksandra Goryachkina clinched the titles in the 2025 FIDE World Rapid and Women’s World Rapid Championships held in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday.
Carlsen finished with 10.5 points to claim his sixth World Rapid Chess title, with Vladislav Artemiev, Erigaisi, Hans Moke Niemann, and Leinier Dominguez Perez tying for second place with 9.5 points at the end of 13 rounds.
Erigaisi jumped into contention with a crucial win over Aleksandr Shimanov, taking his tally to 9.5 points. Artemiev ended second with a TB1 score of 105.5, compared to 98 for Erigaisi, while Niemann and Dominguez had TB1 scores of 97.5 and 95.5. Erigaisi thus finished third and claimed the bronze medal. Other Indians included Aravindh Chithambaram (16th, 8.5), Nihal Sarin (19th, 8.5), Dommaraju Gukesh (20th, 8.5), and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (28th, 8.5).
In the final round, Carlsen (10) drew with Anish Giri (8.5), while Artemiev drew with Wesley So of the United States.
In the women’s section, Humpy finished tied for the top spot with eventual winner Goryachkina and China’s Zhu Jiner, all scoring 8.5 points from 11 rounds. In the tie‑break, Zhu was placed first, Goryachkina second, and Humpy third. Goryachkina later defeated Zhu in the tie‑break match to claim gold.
Humpy thus secured bronze, adding to her earlier gold medals in 2019 and 2024. The 38‑year‑old was held to a draw by compatriot B Savita Shri, who finished with eight points, tied for fourth with fellow Indian R Vaishali and Turkey’s Ekaterina Atalik.
