Editing Koneru Humpy (section)

==Career==
Humpy won three gold medals at the [[World Youth Chess Championship]]: in 1997 (under-10 girls' division), 1998 (under-12 girls) and 2000 (under-14 girls). In 1999, at the Asian Youth Chess Championship, held in [[Ahmedabad]], she won the under-12 section, competing with the boys.<ref>{{cite web |title=Humpy on high! |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2001/aug/30humpy.htm |website=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=18 January 2016 |date=30 August 2001}}</ref> In 2001, Humpy won the [[World Junior Chess Championship|World Junior Girls Championship]]. In the following year's edition, she tied for first place with [[Zhao Xue]], but placed second on tiebreak.<ref>[http://brasilbase.pro.br/w20g2002.htm Goa 2002 – 20° Campeonato Mundial Juvenil Feminino] BrasilBase</ref> She became the [[List of female chess grandmasters|eighth woman to earn the Grandmaster title]] in 2002, and the first Indian female player<ref> https://web.archive.org/web/20240803195020/https://www.localsamosa.com/people-culture/chess-grandmasters-of-india-6264939</ref> and the youngest female player to do so. She earned her first GM norm at the Hotel Lipa International in June 2001. Her second GM norm was at the 3rd Saturday GM tournament, which she won, in October 2001. She made her final GM norm in the Elekes Memorial, also tying for first place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Humpy: Youngest Ever Woman to Achieve the Men's GM Title And First Indian Woman to Achieve Men's GM Title |url=http://www.koneruhumpy.com/youngestmgm.html |website=Humpy Koneru |access-date=28 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020601235758/http://www.koneruhumpy.com/youngestmgm.html |archive-date=1 June 2002}}</ref> Humpy competed with the boys in the 2004 World Junior Championship, which was won by [[Pentala Harikrishna]] and tied for fifth place, finishing tenth on countback with a score of 8.5/13 points.<ref>[http://brasilbase.pro.br/w20b2004.htm Cochin 2004 – 43° Campeonato Mundial Juvenil] BrasilBase</ref>

Humpy won the [[British Chess Championship|British Women's Championship]] in 2000 and in 2002. In 2003, she won the 10th [[Asian Chess Championship|Asian Women's Individual Championship]] and the [[Indian Chess Championship|Indian Women's Championship]].<ref>[http://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com_fidecalendar&view=archiveview&aid=90 10th Asian Women's Individual Chess Championship] FIDE</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theweekinchess.com/html/twic471.html#7 |title=TWIC 471: Indian Women's National A Championships |publisher=The Week in Chess |last=Crowther |first=Mark |date=17 November 2003 |access-date=15 September 2015}}</ref> In 2005, she won the North Urals Cup, a [[round-robin tournament]] held in [[Krasnoturyinsk]], Russia featuring ten of the strongest female players in the world at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/north-urals-cup-humpy-wins-xu-yuhua-second |title=North Urals Cup: Humpy wins, Xu Yuhua second |date=15 July 2005 |publisher=ChessBase |access-date=20 April 2016}}</ref>

She participated in the [[Women's World Chess Championship]] for the first time in [[Women's World Chess Championship 2004|2004]] and since then, she has competed in every edition of the event held with the [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout format]]. Humpy reached the semifinals in 2004, [[Women's World Chess Championship 2008|2008]] and [[Women's World Chess Championship 2010|2010]].

In 2009, she tied for 1st–4th with [[Alexander Areshchenko]], [[Magesh Panchanathan]] and [[Evgenij Miroshnichenko]] in the [[Mumbai]] Mayor Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5432 |title=Areshchenko triumphs in Mayor's Cup – Jai Ho Mumbai!! |last=Zaveri |first=Praful |date=15 May 2009 |publisher=ChessBase |access-date=10 May 2010}}</ref>

In 2009, Humpy accused the [[All India Chess Federation]] of preventing her from participating in the [[37th Chess Olympiad]] in [[Turin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/koneru-humpy-accuses-aicf-secretary-of-harassment/103832-5.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025075035/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/koneru-humpy-accuses-aicf-secretary-of-harassment/103832-5.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 October 2009 |title=Koneru Humpy accuses AICF secretary of harassment |date=24 October 2009 |publisher=IBN Sports |access-date=20 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5865 |title=Humpy replies to Sundar – issues open challenge |date=25 October 2009 |publisher=ChessBase |access-date=20 October 2010}}</ref> Her father Koneru Ashok, who was coaching her, was not allowed to travel with her for tournaments.

Humpy took part in the [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2009–2011]] and finished in overall second position, in turn qualifying as challenger for [[Women's World Chess Championship 2011]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nalchik2010.fide.com/tourview/show-12.html |title=Women GP – Nalchik – Women GP – Nalchik |publisher=Nalchik2010.fide.com |access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7060 |title=Humpy pulls it off – wins Doha GM and qualifies &#124; Chess News |date=5 March 2011 |publisher=Chessbase.com |access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> Hou Yifan won the match, winning three games and drawing five. She finished runner-up in the FIDE Women's Grand Prix series also in the [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011–12|2011–12]], [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–14|2013–14]], [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16|2015–16]] and [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019–21|2019–21]] editions.

She won the individual bronze at the Women's [[World Team Chess Championship]] 2015 held in [[Chengdu]], China. Team India finished fourth in the competition – a point behind China, which won the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite news |title=World Women Chess: Harika wins silver, bronze for Humpy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/world-women-chess-harika-wins-silver-bronze-for-humpy/article7153629.ece?textsize=large&test=1 |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=29 April 2015 |agency=PTI}}</ref>

In 2019, she became women's World Rapid champion after coming back from a two-year maternity sabbatical.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The inspiring return of Koneru Humpy - ChessBase India |url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Koneru-Humpy-becomes-Women-World-Rapid-Champion |website=www.chessbase.in |date=29 December 2019 |access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>

In 2020, Humpy won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the year award, following a public vote.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Koneru Humpy is BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/55547052 |access-date=2021-03-18}}</ref>

She also competed at the 2022 Chess Olympiad as part of the women's India team, which achieved a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chess-results.com/tnr653632.aspx?lan=1&art=0&flag=30 |title=44th Olympiad Chennai 2022 Women – Final Ranking after 11 Rounds |publisher=Chess-results.com}}</ref>

In 2023, Humpy was the runner up in the World Rapid championships.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Rakesh |date=2023-12-28 |title=World Rapid Chess Championship 2023: Humpy finishes runner-up; Vidit, Praggnanandhaa, and 10 others tie for fourth spot |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/world-rapid-chess-championship-2023-humpy-finishes-runner-up-vidit-praggnanandhaa-and-10-others-tie-for-third-spot/article67684669.ece |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>

In 2024, she became the World Rapid champion for the second time in her career.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2024-12-28 |title=Koneru Humpy wins World Rapid Championship 2024 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/koneru-humpy-wins-world-rapid-championship-2024-new-york-gold-medal-result-report-news/article69038295.ece |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>