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Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy Triumphs at FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2024-25 Held in Pune.

Sports | Dated: 27 Apr 2025

In April 2025, the fifth leg of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Women's Grand Prix (WGP) 2024-25 was held in Pune, Maharashtra, India, from April 13 to 24, 2025. Indian chess Grandmaster (GM) Koneru Humpy clinched the title recently on tiebreaks after tying with Chinese GM Zhu Jiner, with both scoring 7/9 points.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - This victory marks Humpy’s 8th Grand Prix (GP) title, setting a new record and surpassing the previous joint record she shared with China's Hou Yifan.
  • - Despite both Humpy and Zhu Jiner finishing with 7.0 points each, Humpy emerged victorious owing to her superior tie-break scores.
  • - In the final round, Humpy defeated Bulgarian International Master (IM) Nurgyul Salimova, while Zhu Jiner secured second place by defeating Russian IM Polina Shuvalova. Indian IM Divya Deshmukh finished third with 5.5 points.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) The 5th leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix (WGP) 2024-25 was played in a 10-player round-robin format featuring participants from various countries. Both Koneru Humpy and Zhu Jiner earned 117.5 WGP points each for their shared first-place finish.
  • (ii) After five legs of the series, the cumulative Grand Prix standings are: Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia) with 308.34 points from 3 events, Koneru Humpy (India) with 279.17 points from 3 events, and Zhu Jiner (China) with 235 points from 2 events.
  • (iii) The FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-25 consists of six tournaments organized by FIDE, with each tournament featuring ten players, and each player participating in three of the six events. The series serves as a qualification pathway for the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026, which will determine the challenger for the Women's World Chess Championship. The final leg of the WGP series is scheduled to be held in Großlobming, Austria, from May 5 to 16, 2025.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Recently, who won the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-25 held in Pune, Maharashtra?

Correct Answer: Koneru Humpy

🚀 Quick Recap:

About International Chess Federation (FIDE)

  • President : Arkady Dvorkovich
  • Headquarters : Lausanne, Switzerland