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Business Standard
a day ago
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- Business Standard
FIDE Women's World Cup: Humpy enters semifinals after draw with Song
Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy played out a fine counterattacking game to hold International Master Yuxin Song of China and march into the semifinals of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup here on Sunday. Having won the first game with white pieces, Humpy was only a draw away from reaching the last four stage, and she achieved it after a keenly contested second game against the Chinese. With fourth place assured, Humpy will get two chances to reach the top three which will also guarantee her a place at next Women's Candidates' tournament for which the top three from here qualify. The all-Indian duel between Grandmaster D Harika and IM Divya Deshmukh ended in a draw which means that the two will battle it out in the tie-break games scheduled for Monday. Grandmaster R Vaishali ran out of luck as she lost from slightly better prospects against former world women's champion Zhongyi Tan of China. Vaishali who had drawn the first game lost by the same score as Song. Apart from Tan, top seed Tingjie Lei of China also made it to the semifinals at the expense of Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia. Yuxin Song had to win to stay in the hunt against Humpy and her preferred choice was the Jobava's London, an opening that is fancied these days by many strong Grandmasters. Humpy equalised without much ado but then sacrificed two pawns in tandem to give white some hopes. However, Song's pawn structure was really broken with three pawns standing on a sole file and Humpy found her counter play in the centre. Recovering the pawns Humpy was happy to lead the game to a level rook and pawns endgame. Song tried in vain for 53 moves before splitting the point. Vaishali took her chances in the middle game and got the dynamic balance she was looking for. However, resourceful as she is, Tan capitalised on an unforced error to gain the upper hand. Vaishali again got some chances according to the computer but it was always a tall order to find all correct moves. Harika tried safely as white and like the previous game the players reached a drawn rook and pawns endgame. Interestingly this is the only match that goes into tie-break games of shorter duration which also means that there will be two Indians in the semifinals. Quarterfinal results: Koneru Humpy (Ind) beat Yuxin Song (Chn) 1.5-0.5; Nana Dzagnidze (Geo) lost to Tingjie Lei (Chn) 0-2; R Vaishali (Ind) lost to Tan Zhongyi (Chn) 0.5-1.5; Divya Deshmukh (Ind) drew with D Harika (Ind) 1-1 goes to tiebreaker.
Time of India
a day ago
- Sport
- Time of India
FIDE Women's World Cup: Koneru Humpy marches into semifinals after draw with Song
Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy played out a fine counterattacking game to hold International Master Yuxin Song of China and march into the semifinals of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup here on Sunday. Having won the first game with white pieces, Humpy was only a draw away from reaching the last four stage, and she achieved it after a keenly contested second game against the Chinese. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category Degree Leadership Data Science Data Science Design Thinking Artificial Intelligence Digital Marketing Finance Project Management others MCA PGDM Cybersecurity Others Product Management Public Policy MBA Management Healthcare CXO Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making Strategic Leadership and Transformation Global Business Acumen Comprehensive Business Expertise Data-Driven Decision-Making Strategic Leadership and Transformation Global Business Acumen Comprehensive Business Expertise Duration: 2 Years University of Western Australia UWA Global MBA Starts on Jun 28, 2024 Get Details Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making Strategic Leadership and Transformation Global Business Acumen Comprehensive Business Expertise Duration: 2 Years University of Western Australia UWA Global MBA Starts on Jun 28, 2024 Get Details With fourth place assured, Humpy will get two chances to reach the top three which will also guarantee her a place at next Women's Candidates' tournament for which the top three from here qualify. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like War Thunder - Register now for free and play against over 75 Million real Players War Thunder Play Now Undo The all-Indian duel between Grandmaster D Harika and IM Divya Deshmukh ended in a draw which means that the two will battle it out in the tie-break games scheduled for Monday. Grandmaster R Vaishali ran out of luck as she lost from slightly better prospects against former world women's champion Zhongyi Tan of China. Vaishali who had drawn the first game lost by the same score as Song. Live Events Apart from Tan, top seed Tingjie Lei of China also made it to the semifinals at the expense of Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia. Yuxin Song had to win to stay in the hunt against Humpy and her preferred choice was the Jobava's London, an opening that is fancied these days by many strong Grandmasters. Humpy equalised without much ado but then sacrificed two pawns in tandem to give white some hopes. However, Song's pawn structure was really broken with three pawns standing on a sole file and Humpy found her counter play in the centre. Recovering the pawns Humpy was happy to lead the game to a level rook and pawns endgame. Song tried in vain for 53 moves before splitting the point. Vaishali took her chances in the middle game and got the dynamic balance she was looking for. However, resourceful as she is, Tan capitalised on an unforced error to gain the upper hand. Vaishali again got some chances according to the computer but it was always a tall order to find all correct moves. Harika tried safely as white and like the previous game the players reached a drawn rook and pawns endgame. Interestingly this is the only match that goes into tie-break games of shorter duration which also means that there will be two Indians in the semifinals. Quarterfinal results: Koneru Humpy (Ind) beat Yuxin Song (Chn) 1.5-0.5; Nana Dzagnidze (Geo) lost to Tingjie Lei (Chn) 0-2; R Vaishali (Ind) lost to Tan Zhongyi (Chn) 0.5-1.5; Divya Deshmukh (Ind) drew with D Harika (Ind) 1-1 goes to tiebreaker.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
FIDE Women's World Cup: Koneru Humpy on song, enters semifinals
Koneru Humpy (FIDE | X) Nagpur: Experienced Grandmaster and world No. 5 Koneru Humpy made China's 19-year-old Yuxin Song dance to her tunes to enter the semifinals of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, on Sunday. Humpy split the point with young Song in 53 moves in the second game to clinch the quarterfinal contest 1.5-0.5 and set her semifinal date with an experienced Chinese GM and top seed, Lei Tingjie. The world No.3, Tingjie, ended the campaign of Georgia's Nana Dzagnidze with a 2-0 triumph. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Tingjie utilised her opening advantage with the white pieces to register a hard-fought 72-move victory and entered the semifinal in style by winning both her games in the classical format. The battle between Divya Deshmukh and D Harika, ended in an entertaining 60-move draw. The quarterfinal will now be decided in the tiebreaks to be played in the rapid and blitz formats with different time controls. Another India-China clash saw a marathon game where China's world No.8 Tan Zhongyi ended Vaishali Rameshbabu's campaign. In a marathon 88-move Semi-Slav defense, Vaishali failed to defend with her black pieces, losing the second game and bowing out of the quarterfinals 0.5-1.5. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 15 most beautiful women in the world Undo The contest between an experienced Indian GM and China's young International Master (IM) saw a Queen's Pawn Opening game of Chigorin Variation, with Humpy defending an unusual position where Song lined up her pawns by the 19th move. Aiming to come out of that unusual position, Humpy brought her rook into the field and made a dubious move on the 32nd turn. The position protecting Song's citadel remained the same until the 35th turn when Humpy checked her Chinese opponent, and both exchanged their queens. Humpy then utilised the services of her attacking pawn while bringing her rook into a better position. With Humpy all set to become two pawns up, both players repeated their moves, and the game ended in a draw. Humpy said, 'It feels happy to qualify for the semifinal without playing tiebreaks. I could have played better, but in time trouble, I slipped. I will utilise the rest day in preparing as my semifinal is going to be very tough. Being a top seed, she is one of the strongest opponents.' In the battle of compatriots, defending with her black pieces against an experienced Harika was always a tough task for Divya. The 19-year-old came under severe time trouble, and despite an advancing pawn in an equal position with both having a rook and three pawns at the 42nd turn, Divya had to take more time to bail herself out. She did that by bringing her king to the centre, and both were left with a rook and two pawns in the endgame. Though Divya became a pawn up on the 52nd turn, she was severely low on time, and Harika had placed her king in a better position. Within the next eight moves, both Divya and Harika signed the peace treaty to head into the tiebreaks for a place in the semifinals. India No. 3 and 15th ranked Vaishali suffered a heartbreaking defeat against China No. 4, Tan. For the second successive day, Vaishali and Tan played out a lengthy game and were the last to finish their contest. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
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First Post
2 days ago
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- First Post
FIDE Women's World Cup: Koneru Humpy advances to semi-final, Harika-Divya match drawn, Vaishali eliminated
A bittersweet day for India saw Koneru Humpy advance to the semifinals by outplaying Yuxin Song. D Harika drew with Divya Deshmukh, and R Vaishali suffered elimination. read more Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy secured a spot in the semifinals of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup by holding International Master Yuxin Song of China. After winning the first game with the white pieces, Humpy needed only a draw in the second game of the quarterfinal to advance, which she achieved after a closely contested battle. Song was not on song against Humpy Yuxin Song had to win to stay in the hunt against Humpy and her preferred choice was the Jobava's London, an opening that is fancied these days by many strong Grandmasters. Humpy equalised without much ado but then sacrificed two pawns in tandem to give white some hopes. However, Song's pawn structure was really broken with three pawns standing on a sole file and Humpy found her counter play in the centre. Recovering the pawns Humpy was happy to lead the game to a level rook and pawns endgame. Song tried in vain for 53 moves before splitting the point. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD With fourth place secured, Koneru Humpy has two opportunities to finish in the top three. Finishing in the top three will guarantee her a spot in the next Women's Candidates' tournament. All-Indian affair ends in a draw The all-Indian affair between GM D Harika and IM Divya Deshmukh ended in a draw, which means they will now square off in the tiebreaker, which is scheduled to held on Monday. Harika tried safely as white and like the previous game the players reached a drawn rook and pawns endgame. Interestingly, this is the only match that goes into tie-break games of shorter duration, which also means that there will be two Indians in the semifinals. 🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie, 🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi, and 🇮🇳 Humpy Koneru are through to the semifinals! ♟️🔥 The final semifinal spot will be decided tomorrow as 🇮🇳 Divya Deshmukh and 🇮🇳 Harika Dronavalli face off in the playoffs! Results - Quarterfinals - Game 2 🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie 1-0 Nana Dzagnidze… — International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) July 20, 2025 End of the road for Vaishali As for Vaishali, she suffered a loss to former Women's champion Zhongyi Tan of China. Vaishali took her chances in the middle game and got the dynamic balance she was looking for. However, resourceful as she is, Tan capitalised on an unforced error to gain the upper hand. Vaishali again got some chances according to the computer but it was always a tall order to find all correct moves. It will be a tough loss for her as she was in a slightly better position for most of the game. Vaishali had drawn the first game against Tan and had lost the second, which means her campaign in the FIDE Women's World Cup has come to a sad end. (With inputs from PTI)
Time of India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Koneru Humpy creates history, becomes first Indian woman to enter FIDE Women's World Cup semifinals
Koneru Humpy (Image credit: FIDE) Koneru Humpy scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to reach the semifinals of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup . A composed draw in the second game of her quarterfinal clash against China's IM Song Yuxin was enough to seal her spot in the final four. Despite a few minor inaccuracies during the game, Humpy maintained control, opting for a safe and strategic approach. Eventually, Yuxin offered a draw — a result that secured Humpy's historic progression. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Humpy had taken the upper hand earlier, winning the first game of the two-game quarterfinal series in Batumi on Saturday night. In another quarterfinal, an all-Indian clash between Harika Dronavalli and rising star Divya Deshmukh remained closely contested. Playing with the white pieces, Divya opted for the Slav Defense: Modern Line, but Harika kept her at bay throughout. The duel stretched to 60 moves before both players agreed to a draw, with no decisive breakthrough. Meanwhile, Vaishali Rameshbabu's impressive campaign came to an end after she was outplayed by China's third seed, Tan Zhongyi. Top seed Lei Tingjie of China continued her dominant run, defeating Georgia's Nana Dzagnidze for a straight path into the semifinals. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like NYC Hotel Smartphone Booking | Bookmark Now! | New York City Hotel Booking | Mill Canyon Road Click Here Undo Humpy will now face Tingjie in a blockbuster semifinal showdown, while Tan Zhongyi awaits the winner of the Harika vs Divya matchup. The stakes are high — the top three finishers at the World Cup will qualify for the Candidates Tournament later this year. With at least one Indian assured of a semifinal berth from the Harika-Divya tie, India is guaranteed representation in the next stage of the world championship cycle. Quarterfinal results: Koneru Humpy (Ind) beat Yuxin Song (Chn) 1.5-0.5; Nana Dzagnidze (Geo) lost to Tingjie Lei (Chn) 0-2; R Vaishali (Ind) lost to Tan Zhongyi (Chn) 0.5-1.5; Divya Deshmukh (Ind) drew with D Harika (Ind) 1-1 goes to tiebreaker. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
