Grandmaster Koneru Humpy holds the
record for the youngest woman ever to become a Grandmaster, she achieved the GM
title when she was 15 years, beating Judit Polgar's previous record by 3 months!
She crossed 2600 ELO rating in October 2007 FIDE rating list, presently she is
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.
In this interview with Konery Humpy, she tells us about her recent
performances, her views on Indian women's Olympiad chess team, women-only chess
events, importance of physical fitness. She also talks about the importance of
encouragement and support from family, role of parents. She considers Hou
Youifan of China as the best upcoming player who can possibly match with Judith
Polgar...We hope our readers would enjoy reading the interview with interesting snaps
and famous games of Grandmaster Koneru Humpy.
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