KONERU Humpy

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Asian Games
1	Women's Individual Rapid	2006	Doha, QAT
1	Mixed Team	2006	Doha, QAT
World Championship
5	Women's Individual	2015	Sochi, RUS
17	Women's Individual	2018	Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS
17	Women's Individual	2012	Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS

Athlete

Husband Anvesh Dasari, daughter Ahana [2017]

English

Abhijit Kunte [national], IND

Her father Ashok played chess at national level and won a title at the 1985 South India Open Championships. (chessbase, 02 Jun 2002)

She began playing chess at age six in 1993. (chessbase, 01 Jun 2002)

Her father coached her and wanted her to be a champion in the sport. (chessbase, 01 Jun 2002)

Winning the women's title at the 2019 World Rapid Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation. (femina, 30 Dec 2019)

Her father. (koneruhumpy, 22 Oct 2006)

In 2023 she and fellow Indian players Tania Sachdev, Harika Dronavalli, Rameshbabu Vaishali, and Bhakti Kulkarni were named Women's Team of the Year by the Asian Chess Federation [ACF]. (thehindu, 02 Mar 2023)

She was named BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year for 2020. (bbc, 08 Mar 2021)

In 2003 she received the Arjuna Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games in India. She has also been presented with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award. (Indian Ministry of Sports, 06 Jun 2006; latestchess, 01 Dec 2007)

She has received the titles of Grandmaster [2002] and Woman Grandmaster [2001] from the International Chess Federation [FIDE]. (FIDE, 14 Jul 2010)

She was the recipient of the Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Sportstar Young Achiever award in both 1997 and 1998. (koneruhumpy, 22 Oct 2006)