Koneru Humpy
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World Blitz Chess Championship: R Vaishali in second place in women's section, Koneru Humpy joint third
•Vaishali scored impressive victories over Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) and Russia's Valentina Gunina on the opening day of the Blitz championship.
World Rapid Chess Championship: Koneru Humpy finishes sixth, D Gukesh takes ninth spot in open section
•The experienced P Harikrishna, the highest ranked Indian player, ended 99th with 6.5 points.
FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: India climb to top spot with three wins on Day 2
•The team led by former world champion Viswanathan Anand edged Belarus 3.5-2.5 after outclassing Shenzhen China 5-1 and Azerbaijan 4-2.
Viswanathan Anand to lead strong Indian team in online Chess Olympiad
•All the players will be based in Chennai from where all the matches will be played.
AICF nominates world No 3 Koneru Humpy for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; Vidit Gujrathi among Arjuna award nominees
•The 34-year old Humpy, currently ranked number three in the world, has qualified for the FIDE Women's Candidates event next year and was also part of the Indian squad which won the Online Chess Olympiad in 2020.
Viswanathan Anand among chess players to raise $50000 for COVID-19 relief through exhibition matches
•The event was held on Chess.com with top Indian players and proceeds would go to Red Cross India and the Checkmate COVID initiative of the All India Chess Federation (AICF), officials of Chess.com said.
Viswanathan Anand, Koneru Humpy and three other Indian Grandmasters to play exhibition matches for COVID-19 relief fund
•Any player who has a Chess.com blitz or FIDE standard rating of under 2000 can play with Viswanathan Anand by donating USD 150 as a registration amount.
All India Chess Federation launches initiative to help chess community fight COVID-19
•AICF will be providing medical, home quarantine support and financial assistance for members who require hospitalisation due to COVID-19.
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik congratulates Dutee Chand on nomination for BBC Indian Sportswoman award
•The other contenders for the award this year are shooter Manu Bhaker, chess player Koneru Humpy, wrestler Vinesh Phogat and Indian women hockey team captain Rani Rampal.
Online Chess Olympiad: An interactive look at the performances of each member of India's gold medal winning team
Fpsports •An interactive look at the performances of each member of the Indian chess team that won a gold medal at the Online Chess Olympiad.