India’s yr in chess grew to become even higher on Sunday with Koneru Humpy doing the nation proud with a historic second world title in speedy chess, when she gained the World Speedy Chess Championship by defeating Indonesia’s Irene Sukandar.
Humpy, who beforehand gained the title in 2019 in Georgia, joins China’s Ju Wenjun as the one gamers to safe a number of championships on this format.
Humpy’s triumph provides to India’s exceptional chess achievements this yr, following D Gukesh’s victory over China’s Ding Liren within the classical format World Championship in Singapore.
All through her profession, Humpy has demonstrated constant excellence in Speedy championships, securing a bronze medal on the 2012 Moscow occasion and a silver medal final yr in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
The Indian No. 1, aged 37, gathered 8.5 factors from 11 rounds to safe her victory.
Within the males’s class, Russia’s Volodar Murzin, aged 18, claimed the championship.
Murzin’s victory locations him because the second-youngest FIDE World Speedy Champion, following Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who gained at age 17.
