Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:28pm on 21 Jul 2025,Monday Sports
Koneru Humpy created history by becoming the first Indian woman to reach the semifinals of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup in Batumi. A draw against China's IM Song Yuxin in the second game sealed her progress after winning the first. Humpy now faces top seed Lei Tingjie in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Harika Dronavalli and Divya Deshmukh drew their first quarterfinal match, while Vaishali Rameshbabu’s impressive run ended against China’s Tan Zhongyi. The tournament’s top three will qualify for the Candidates. With Humpy’s feat, India is assured of representation in the upcoming Candidates. (PC: X)
