Indian ace Koneru Humpy developed an exceptional efficiency after a modest run in the preliminary stage to declare the silver medal in the ladies’s area of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship. She completed highly, beating Zhongyi Tan, who won the World Rapid title a number of days back, in the 17th and last round. After publishing just 4 wins from the very first 9 rounds on Thursday and being put in the mid-40s, the 35-year old Humpy remained in leading kind on day 2 of the competitors, signing up 7 excellent wins and drawing with compatriot Dronavalli Harika in the 14th round. BREAKING! Koneru Humpy wins Silver Medal at the 2022 Women’s World Blitz Championship! Humpy began with 0/2 however had an unbelievable day 2 to score 12.5/ 17 ❤ Congratulations to @humpy_koneru She is the 1st Indian in history to win 2 medals at #RapidBlitz pic.twitter.com/KX0rXJSzVl– Chess.com– India (@chesscom_in) December 30, 2022 She completed on 12.5 points, simply half a point behind the winner Bibisara Balabayeva of Kazakhstan. Among the highlights of Humpy’s efficiency on the day was a defeat of China’s Zhongyi Tan in the 17th and last round to damage her challenger’s opportunities of contributing to the gold medal on the planet Rapid competition. Humpy had actually ended up sixth in the Rapid champion which preceded the Blitz competitors. She is a previous winner of the World Rapid title. “It was an ideal day for me with 7.5 explain 8 video games, bring the very first silver medal in the ladies world Blitz chess champion!” Humpy composed on Twitter. Harika, who completed with 10.5 points needed to go for 13th area while Padmini Rout was 17th. Tania Sachdev wound up 21st and B Savitha Shri, winner of a bronze in the Rapid champion was positioned 33rd with 9.5 points in a strong field. In the Open occasion, won by world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway with 16 points, no Indian gamer might handle a top-10 surface. The knowledgeable P Harikrishna was the very best Indian in the Open area, taking a 17th location surface with 13 points with Nihal Sarin an area behind with an equivalent variety of points. Fast-rising Arjun Erigaisi, the greatest seeded Indian here, ended up 42nd after an irregular display screen which saw him lose video games 16, 17 and 18. Compatriot Vidit Santosh Gujrathi’s type was likewise up and down and he completed a lowly 90th. Carlsen included the Blitz title to the world fast title he won on Wednesday. Regardless of suffering reverses at the hands of Russian gamers Ian Nepomniatchi in the 15th round and Alexey Sarana, the Norwegian won his video games in the 20th and 21st rounds versus Aleksandr Shimanov and Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov to complete a point clear of Hikaru Nakamura (15 points). Indian gamers efficiency in World Blitz competition: Women: Koneru Humpy 12.5 (2nd location), Harika (10.5, 13th), Padmini Rout (10.5, 17th), Tania Sachdev (10, 21st), B Savitha Shri (9.5, 33rd). Guy: P Harikrishna (13 points, 17th), Nihal Sarin (13, 18th), Arjun Erigaisi (12, 42nd), B Adhiban (12, 49th), V Pranav (11.5, 58th), Aravind Chithambaram (11.5, 60th), Surya Shekhar Ganguly (11, 72nd), Raunak Sadhwani (10.5, 83rd), Vidit S Gujrathi (10.5, 90th), S L Narayanan (10.5, 92nd).
World Blitz champion: India’s Koneru Humpy wins silver in females’s area – The Indian Express
