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India's Koneru Humpy grabs 2024 World Rapid Chess Champion

India's Koneru Humpy bagged an epochal second World Rapid Chess Championship title, beating Irene Sukandar of Indonesia in New York on Sunday. Humpy had won the event back in 2019 at Georgia and the Indian No 1 is only the second player after China's Ju Wenjun to clinch the title more than once. The 37-year-old Humpy finished the tournament with 8.5 out of 11 points. The Indian No. 1 finished on top of the standings with 8.5 out of 11 points in an incredible display in the World Rapid Championship. This is her second title in the format after her victory in 2019 in Moscow.

She first made a mark in the tournament in 2012 when she secured a bronze medal in Moscow. In 2019, she reached the pinnacle of success by clinching the championship in Batumi, Georgia, where she defeated China's Lei Tingjie in a nerve-wracking Armageddon game.Her silver medal finish in 2023 at the championship in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. She narrowly missed the title in a tiebreak against Russia's Anastasia Bodnaruk.

 

 


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