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Profile:
Name KONERU Humpy
Country  India
Date of Birth 31 MAR 1987 Gender Female
Height Weight
Discipline Chess
Residence VIJAYAWADA
 
 Chess
Date Time Event Match NO. Result Opponent
Name NOC
02 DEC 2006 11:00 Women's Rapid Swiss Round 1 1 Won AKTER Samima BAN
02 DEC 2006 15:00 Women's Rapid Swiss Round 2 12 Won NGUYEN Thi Thanh An VIE
02 DEC 2006 17:00 Women's Rapid Swiss Round 3 23 Won SABIROVA Olga UZB
03 DEC 2006 11:00 Women's Rapid Swiss Round 4 34 Won POURKASHIYAN Atousa IRI
03 DEC 2006 15:00 Women's Rapid Swiss Round 5 45 Won CHEN Zhu QAT
03 DEC 2006 17:00 Women's Rapid Swiss Round 6 56 Lost ZHAO Xue CHN
04 DEC 2006 11:00 Women's Rapid Swiss Round 7 67 Won SUKANDAR Irine Kharisma INA
04 DEC 2006 15:00 Women's Rapid Swiss Round 8 78 Won GELDYYEVA Mahri TKM
04 DEC 2006 17:00 Women's Rapid Swiss Round 9 89 Won AKETAYEVA Dana KAZ
06 DEC 2006 15:00 Mixed Team's Classical Swiss Round 1 1-3 Won BATKHUYAG Munguntuul MGL
07 DEC 2006 15:00 Mixed Team's Classical Swiss Round 2 14-3 Won GELDYYEVA Mahri TKM
08 DEC 2006 15:00 Mixed Team's Classical Swiss Round 3 23-3 Lost CHEN Zhu QAT
09 DEC 2006 15:00 Mixed Team's Classical Swiss Round 4 34-3 Won NGUYEN Thi Thanh An VIE
10 DEC 2006 15:00 Mixed Team's Classical Swiss Round 5 45-3 Won ZHAO Xue CHN
11 DEC 2006 15:00 Mixed Team's Classical Swiss Round 6 56-3 Won SABIROVA Olga UZB
12 DEC 2006 15:00 Mixed Team's Classical Swiss Round 7 67-3 Won POURKASHIYAN Atousa IRI
13 DEC 2006 15:00 Mixed Team's Classical Swiss Round 8 78-3 Won SUKANDAR Irine Kharisma INA
14 DEC 2006 15:00 Mixed Team's Classical Swiss Round 9 89-3 Won AKETAYEVA Dana KAZ
 
Detailed Information
BirthCity Gudivada
BirthCountry India
Name of coach Ashok Humpy
Coach from which country? India
Coach from what year? Her father has coached her since she was five-years-old.
Memorable sporting achievement She says the day she won the World Junior Championship was the "happiest day of my life." (koneruhumpy.com 22/10/06)
Most influential person in career "I would have never made it without my father." (koneruhumpy.com 22/10/06)
Awards and honours She received an Arjuna award in 2003. The Arjuna award is India's second highest national recognition for sportsmen and women. (Indian Ministry of Sports 06/06/06)

She became Asia's youngest International Women's Master in 1999 and India's youngest World Grand Master in 2001. (koneruhumpy.com 22/10/06)

She was the recipient of the Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs' Sportstar Young Achiever award in both 1997 and 1998. (koneruhumpy.com 22/10/06)

She was the first Indian female to win a chess world title. (koneruhumpy.com 22/10/06)
Other information EARLY DAYS
In order to hone their daughter's world champion potential, her parents, father Ashok and mother Latha, dug into their bank balance to bring home a computer instead of a colour television. "I still remember, how people mocked at our decision to buy a computer," said Latha. (koneruhumpy.com 06/06/06)

DESTINY?
Her father Ashok named her as 'Hampi,' derived from the word 'Champion,' with a vision that she would one day become a world champion. He wants his unfulfilled dream to materialize through his daughter. Subsequently, he changed her name to Humpy to make the name sound more Russian. (koneruhumpy.com 23/10/06)

YOUNG ACHIEVER
She was the youngest woman to win the British Women's Chess Championships in its 61 year history. (koneruhumpy.com 22/10/06)

ADDITIONAL
She won the World U10 Championships in 1997, the World U12 Championships in 1998 and the World U14 Championships in 2001. In 2002 she won the World Junior Championships. (koneruhumpy.com 22/10/06)
Major Achievements Explanation Competition Highlights explanation
The following results are generally included in the competition highlights fields for Chess. There can be small discrepancies for some sports due to the lack of sources for certain results.

Results in Last Asian Cycle:
- Top 8 at Asian Championships
- Top 8 in Regional Asian Games
 

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