Humpy, India's top-rated female chess player, secured her second World Rapid Chess Championship title, finishing the tournament with 8.5\/11. She won her first gold in the 2019 edition in Moscow.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cCongratulations to @humpy_koneru on winning the 2024 FIDE Women\u2019s World Rapid Championship! Her grit and brilliance continues to inspire millions. This victory is even more historic because it is her second world rapid championship title, thereby making her the only Indian to achieve this incredible feat,\u201d PM Modi wrote on X.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Playing with the black pieces, she outmanoeuvred Indonesia\u2019s International Master Irine Kharisma Sukandar in a challenging endgame, claiming the title in style.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Humpy\u2019s victory adds another feather to the spectacular success of Indian chess in 2024, after the country won gold in the Chess Olympiad this summer in both the Open and the Women\u2019s Competition, and Gukesh D became the youngest World Champion in classical chess.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It's not easy to become a world champion when you are 37. It's quite difficult when you get older to keep that motivation and stay sharp when required. I'm glad that I made it,\" said Humpy after her historic feat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Humpy\u2019s victory adds another feather to the spectacular success of Indian chess in 2024, after the country won gold in the Chess Olympiad this summer in both the Open and the Women\u2019s Competition, and Gukesh D became the youngest World Champion in classical chess.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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