Warsaw: India’s top player Koneru Humpy finished fifth in the women’s event of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship while her compatriot R Vaishali, who was in second spot after nine rounds, slipped to 14th here. Humpy scored 11.5 points from 17 rounds to take the fifth place after finishing equal on points with two […]
Warsaw (Poland): Twenty-year old Indian player R Vaishali is in second place with 7.5 points from nine rounds in the women’s section of the World Blitz chess championship here while her country woman Koneru Humpy is in joint third. Vaishali, sister of the Indian chess prodigy and GMR Praggnanandhaa, scored impressive victories over Mariya Muzychuk […]
Warsaw (Poland): Defending champion Koneru Humpy bounced back in style after a slow start, posting three wins and a draw to jump to joint second spot with six points in the women’s section of the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 here. With three victories in a row and a draw against Polina Shuvalova in […]