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Humpy Koneru

Full name	Humpy Koneru
Country	India
Born	March 31, 1987 (1987-03-31) (age 20) Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Title	Grandmaster
FIDE rating	2606 (No. 2 on the October 2007 FIDE ratings list for women, No. 15 on the October 2007 FIDE ratings list for Juniors)
Peak rating	2606 (October 2007)

Humpy Koneru (born 31 March 1987 in Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh) is a chess grandmaster from India. Her October 2007 FIDE Elo rating is 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 the second female player ever, after Judit Polgar, to cross the 2600 points .^[1][2] Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Humpy01. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... , Vijayawada ( ) (విజయవాడ) literally translates to The Place of Victory. It is also known as Bezawada. ... “Andhra” redirects here. ... The title International Grandmaster is awarded to superb chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. It is a lifetime title, in chess literature usually abbreviated as GM or IGM (this is in contrast to WGM for Woman Grandmaster and IM for International Master). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Chess Go The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess and Go. ... Chess Go The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess and Go. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... , Gudivada is a census town in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... “Andhra” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Chess (disambiguation). ... The title Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world. ... The ELO rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess and Go. ... Judit Polgár (born July 23, 1976) is a Hungarian chess player. ... Grandmaster Susan Polgar (born April 19, 1969, as Zsuzsanna Zsuzsa Polgár (nee Polgar Zsuzsanna)) is a Hungarian-born American chess player. ... For other uses, see Chess (disambiguation). ... Judit Polgár (born July 23, 1976) is a Hungarian chess player. ...

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] The title International Grandmaster is awarded to superb chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. It is a lifetime title, in chess literature usually abbreviated as GM or IGM (this is in contrast to WGM for Woman Grandmaster and IM for International Master). ... Woman Grandmaster (WGM) is the highest-ranking chess title restricted to women aside from Womens World Champion. ... Judit Polgár (born July 23, 1976) is a Hungarian chess player. ...

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] The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 event (players must have been under 20 years old on the 1st of January in the year of competition). ... The Womens World Chess Championship is played to determine the womens world champion in chess. ...

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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External links

• Home Page
• FIDE rating card for Koneru Humpy
• Koneru Humpy at ChessGames.com