FIDE Women’s World Cup: Koneru Humpy Becomes the First Indian Woman to go to the WC Semifinals

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FIDE Women’s World Cup: Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy showed off her extraordinary talent on Sunday, advancing to the semifinals of the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup after initiating a strong counterattacking game to hold International Master Yuxin Song of China at bay. enters the semifinals of the FIDE Women’s World Cup as the first Indian woman.

Being the first Indian woman to advance to the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup semifinals, Koneru Humpy made history. She secured her place in the final four with a calm draw in the second game of her quarterfinal matchup with China’s IM Song Yuxin.

Humpy expertly navigated the second game against Song, winning the first with white pieces and requiring only a draw to guarantee her berth in the semifinals.

Humpy will have two opportunities to place in the top three now that she has a semifinal slot, which will ensure her a spot in the upcoming Women’s Candidates event, where the top three finish.

China’s top seed Lei Tingjie advanced directly to the semifinals after overcoming Georgia’s Nana Dzagnidze, continuing her impressive run. Tan Zhongyi is waiting to see who wins the Harika vs. Divya match, while Humpy will now take on Tingjie in a thrilling semifinal game.

Later this year, the top three finishers from the World Cup will advance to the Candidates Tournament. India will be represented in the next round of the world championship cycle since at least one Indian is guaranteed a spot in the semifinals of the Harika-Divya match.

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