India's Koneru Humpy made a superb comeback after a modest initial phase. She took the Silver medal in the Women's section of the World Blitz championship.
Humpy is already a recipient of the Arjuna award and Padma Shri.
Chess player Koneru Humpy won the BBC India Sportswoman of the Year award for 2020.
Indian chess team captain led a team comprising legendary Viswanathan Anand and Koneru Humpy to the historic gold at the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad.
For Anand, a five-time world champion and the country's first Grandmaster, it was his first Olympiad medal and he described it as a "magical moment".
India will play the winner of the other semifinal between Russia and the USA, in the summit clash on Sunday.
Apart from Anand, India No.2 Vidit S Gujrathi, P Harikrishna, Baskaran Adhiban (all Grandmasters) and the country's top two women players-Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika will compete on 20-board event.
Hatay, Turkey, Dec 15 : Koneru Humpy secured a much-needed draw against China's Ju Wenjun in the second game of the quarterfinals to enter the semifinals of the World Women's Chess Championship. Humpy, who had
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