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Humpy Leads Indian Challenge by Srinivasa R. Raghavan The New Indian Express, March 17, 2015 CHENNAI: Koneru Humpy will be looking to go all the way, when she opens her campaign against Ayah Moaataz in the first round of the FIDE World Women’s Chess Championship in Sochi on Tuesday. The top seed would be hoping for a smooth start in her two-game mini-match against the Egyptian, who is the lowest-ranked player in the 64-player knockout event. With reigning champion Hóu Yìfán opting out of the event Humpy will start as favourite having won many international tournaments. Humpy has not performed well in her last two Grand Prix events but being a consistent performer at the highest level for a long time, the 27-year-old should be able to rise her level in big events. Becoming the Challenger remains Humpy’s best showing in the World C’ship. She lost the 2011 title match to Yìfán in Tirana. If Humpy can avoid hiccups in the initial rounds, her chances of winning the title will improve. [Read more].

• Srinivasa R. Raghavan, Humpy Leads Indian Challenge, The New Indian Express, March 17, 2015

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