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{{Short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 1987)}}
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{{Infobox chess player
| name = Koneru Humpy
| image = HumpyKoneru.jpg
| caption = Humpy in 2012
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| country = [[India]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|3|31}}
| birth_place = [[Gudivada]], Andhra Pradesh, India
| death_date =
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| title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2002)
|womensworldchampion =
| rating =
| peakrating = 2623 (July 2009)
| FideID = 5008123 <!-- automatically displays current rating if 2400+ -->
|spouse=Dasari Anvesh (m. 2014)|children=1}}

'''Koneru Humpy''' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: కోనేరు హంపి; born 31 March 1987) is an Indian [[chess]] [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]]. Humpy is a runner-up of the [[Women's World Chess Championship]] and the reigning two-time [[World Rapid Chess Championship|Women's World Rapid Chess Champion]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Koneru-Humpy-becomes-Women-World-Rapid-Champion |title=The inspiring return of Koneru Humpy |work=ChessBase India |date=29 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Levin (AnthonyLevin) |first=Anthony |date=2024-12-28 |title=Murzin Wins Rapid World Championship, Humpy Earns 2nd Title In Women's |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-fide-world-rapid-chess-championship-day-3 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2002, she became the youngest female player—and the first [[India]]n female player—to achieve the title of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]], aged 15 years, 1 month, 27 days, a record only since surpassed by [[Hou Yifan]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Did you know about these Popular Chess Grandmasters of India? | url=https://www.localsamosa.com/people-culture/chess-grandmasters-of-india-6264939 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803195020/https://www.localsamosa.com/people-culture/chess-grandmasters-of-india-6264939 | archive-date=3 August 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/humpy-emerges-winner-at-elekes/articleshow/11312648.cms|title=Humpy emerges winner at Elekes|date=29 May 2002|access-date=7 September 2023|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Humpy is a gold medalist at the [[Chess Olympiad|Olympiad]], [[Asian Games]], and [[Asian Chess Championship|Asian Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=333 |title=Humpy beats Judit Polgar by three months |work=Chess News |date=31 May 2002|access-date=17 February 2015}}</ref>

In October 2007, she became the second female player, after [[Judit Polgár]], to exceed the 2600 [[Elo rating system|Elo rating]] mark, being rated 2606.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4159 |title=Anand crosses 2800 and leads the October 2007 FIDE ratings |work=Chess News |date=2 October 2007 |access-date=17 February 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.fide.com/ratings/top_files.phtml?id=5008123 Koneru's rating progress chart]. FIDE.</ref>

Humpy won the [[World Rapid Chess Championship|Women's World Rapid Chess Championship]] in [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2019|2019]] and [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2024|2024]].

==Early life==
[[File:Koneru Humpy.jpg|thumb|left|Humpy in [[Wijk aan Zee]], 2006]]
Koneru Humpy was born in a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] family on 31 March 1987 in [[Gudivada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="frontline">{{cite magazine |last=Aaron |first=Manuel |date=10–23 January 1998 |title=The making of a champion |url=http://www.the-hindu.com/fline/fl1501/15011310.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010211084303/http://www.the-hindu.com/fline/fl1501/15011310.htm |archive-date=11 February 2001 |access-date=11 May 2024 |magazine=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |language=en}}</ref> She was originally named "Hampi" by her parents, Koneru Ashok and Koneru Latha,<ref>{{cite web |title=Harika wins, Setback for Humpy |url=https://aicf.in/fide-womens-grand-prix-2014/}}</ref> who derived the name from the word "champion".  Her father later changed the spelling to Humpy, to more closely resemble a Russian-sounding name.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 May 2002 |title=Humpy beats Judit Polgar by three months |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=333}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=8 April 2006 |title=Humpy's moves |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060408/spr-trib.htm#3 |newspaper=The Tribune |location=Chandigarh, India}}</ref> She was coached in chess at a young age by her father Ashok after he discovered her talent when she suggested a move as played out by a game from ''[[Chess Informant|The Chess Informator]]''. 

It was 1993, and Humpy was six-years-old then. In the same year, she won the [[Vijayawada]] city and [[Krishna district]] under-eight championships. She won the State-level championships in 1994 and 1995 and qualified for the national under-eight championship for girls in [[Madurai]] in 1995, where she finished fourth. From that year, her father started coaching her exclusively. She would then go on to win the national under-10 championship for girls in 1996 in [[Mumbai]], which led to a qualification for the 1997 World Under-10 Girls Chess Championship at [[Cannes]], France, which she would go on to win.<ref name="frontline" />

== Personal life ==
In August 2014, Humpy married Dasari Anvesh.<ref>{{cite news |author=J. R. Shridharan |title=Humpy enters wedlock with Anvesh |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/article11198991.ece |access-date=17 February 2015 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> They have a daughter together named Ahana (b. 2017).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grandmaster Koneru Humpy learning the moves of a mother |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/grandmaster-koneru-humpy-learning-the-moves-of-a-mother/cid/1747071 |access-date=2020-05-22 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref> Since 2016, Humpy has been working with [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited]] (ONGC).<ref>{{cite news |title=Humpy joins ONGC |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/humpy-joins-ongc/article3105213.ece |access-date=23 January 2016 |newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Career ==
Humpy won three gold medals at the [[World Youth Chess Championship]]: in 1997 (under-10 girls' division), 1998 (under-12 girls) and 2000 (under-14 girls). In 1999, at the Asian Youth Chess Championship, held in [[Ahmedabad]], she won the under-12 section, competing with the boys.<ref>{{cite web |title=Humpy on high! |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2001/aug/30humpy.htm |website=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=18 January 2016 |date=30 August 2001}}</ref> In 2001, Humpy won the [[World Junior Chess Championship|World Junior Girls Championship]]. In the following year's edition, she tied for first place with [[Zhao Xue]], but placed second on tiebreak.<ref>[http://brasilbase.pro.br/w20g2002.htm Goa 2002 – 20° Campeonato Mundial Juvenil Feminino] BrasilBase</ref> She became the [[List of female chess grandmasters|eighth woman to earn the Grandmaster title]] in 2002, and the first Indian female player<ref>{{cite web | title=Did you know about these Popular Chess Grandmasters of India? | url=https://www.localsamosa.com/people-culture/chess-grandmasters-of-india-6264939 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803195020/https://www.localsamosa.com/people-culture/chess-grandmasters-of-india-6264939 | archive-date=3 August 2024 }}</ref> and the youngest female player to do so. She earned her first GM norm at the Hotel Lipa International in June 2001. Her second GM norm was at the 3rd Saturday GM tournament, which she won, in October 2001. She made her final GM norm in the Elekes Memorial, also tying for first place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Humpy: Youngest Ever Woman to Achieve the Men's GM Title And First Indian Woman to Achieve Men's GM Title |url=http://www.koneruhumpy.com/youngestmgm.html |website=Humpy Koneru |access-date=28 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020601235758/http://www.koneruhumpy.com/youngestmgm.html |archive-date=1 June 2002}}</ref> Humpy competed with the boys in the 2004 World Junior Championship, which was won by [[Pentala Harikrishna]] and tied for fifth place, finishing tenth on countback with a score of 8.5/13 points.<ref>[http://brasilbase.pro.br/w20b2004.htm Cochin 2004 – 43° Campeonato Mundial Juvenil] BrasilBase</ref>

Humpy won the [[British Chess Championship|British Women's Championship]] in 2000 and in 2002. In 2003, she won the 10th [[Asian Chess Championship|Asian Women's Individual Championship]] and the [[Indian Chess Championship|Indian Women's Championship]].<ref>[http://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com_fidecalendar&view=archiveview&aid=90 10th Asian Women's Individual Chess Championship] FIDE</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theweekinchess.com/html/twic471.html#7 |title=TWIC 471: Indian Women's National A Championships |publisher=The Week in Chess |last=Crowther |first=Mark |date=17 November 2003 |access-date=15 September 2015}}</ref> In 2005, she won the North Urals Cup, a [[round-robin tournament]] held in [[Krasnoturyinsk]], Russia featuring ten of the strongest female players in the world at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/north-urals-cup-humpy-wins-xu-yuhua-second |title=North Urals Cup: Humpy wins, Xu Yuhua second |date=15 July 2005 |publisher=ChessBase |access-date=20 April 2016}}</ref>

She participated in the [[Women's World Chess Championship]] for the first time in [[Women's World Chess Championship 2004|2004]] and since then, she has competed in every edition of the event held with the [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout format]]. Humpy reached the semifinals in 2004, [[Women's World Chess Championship 2008|2008]] and [[Women's World Chess Championship 2010|2010]].

In 2009, she tied for 1st–4th with [[Alexander Areshchenko]], [[Magesh Panchanathan]] and [[Evgenij Miroshnichenko]] in the [[Mumbai]] Mayor Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5432 |title=Areshchenko triumphs in Mayor's Cup – Jai Ho Mumbai!! |last=Zaveri |first=Praful |date=15 May 2009 |publisher=ChessBase |access-date=10 May 2010}}</ref>

In 2009, Humpy accused the [[All India Chess Federation]] of preventing her from participating in the [[37th Chess Olympiad]] in [[Turin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/koneru-humpy-accuses-aicf-secretary-of-harassment/103832-5.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025075035/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/koneru-humpy-accuses-aicf-secretary-of-harassment/103832-5.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 October 2009 |title=Koneru Humpy accuses AICF secretary of harassment |date=24 October 2009 |publisher=IBN Sports |access-date=20 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5865 |title=Humpy replies to Sundar – issues open challenge |date=25 October 2009 |publisher=ChessBase |access-date=20 October 2010}}</ref> Her father Koneru Ashok, who was coaching her, was not allowed to travel with her for tournaments.

Humpy took part in the [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2009–2011]] and finished in overall second position, in turn qualifying as challenger for [[Women's World Chess Championship 2011]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nalchik2010.fide.com/tourview/show-12.html |title=Women GP – Nalchik – Women GP – Nalchik |publisher=Nalchik2010.fide.com |access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7060 |title=Humpy pulls it off – wins Doha GM and qualifies &#124; Chess News |date=5 March 2011 |publisher=Chessbase.com |access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> Hou Yifan won the match, winning three games and drawing five. She finished runner-up in the FIDE Women's Grand Prix series also in the [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011–12|2011–12]], [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–14|2013–14]], [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16|2015–16]] and [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019–21|2019–21]] editions.

She won the individual bronze at the Women's [[World Team Chess Championship]] 2015 held in [[Chengdu]], China. Team India finished fourth in the competition – a point behind China, which won the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite news |title=World Women Chess: Harika wins silver, bronze for Humpy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/world-women-chess-harika-wins-silver-bronze-for-humpy/article7153629.ece?textsize=large&test=1 |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=29 April 2015 |agency=PTI}}</ref>

In December 2019, Humpy won the [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2019|Women's World Rapid Chess Championship 2019]] after coming back from a two-year maternity sabbatical.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The inspiring return of Koneru Humpy - ChessBase India |url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Koneru-Humpy-becomes-Women-World-Rapid-Champion |website=www.chessbase.in |date=29 December 2019 |access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>

In 2020, she won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the year award, following a public vote.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Koneru Humpy is BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/55547052 |access-date=2021-03-18}}</ref>

She also competed at the 2022 Chess Olympiad as part of the women's India team, which achieved a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chess-results.com/tnr653632.aspx?lan=1&art=0&flag=30 |title=44th Olympiad Chennai 2022 Women – Final Ranking after 11 Rounds |publisher=Chess-results.com}}</ref>

In 2023, she was the runner up in the World Rapid championships.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Rakesh |date=2023-12-28 |title=World Rapid Chess Championship 2023: Humpy finishes runner-up; Vidit, Praggnanandhaa, and 10 others tie for fourth spot |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/world-rapid-chess-championship-2023-humpy-finishes-runner-up-vidit-praggnanandhaa-and-10-others-tie-for-third-spot/article67684669.ece |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2024, Humpy won the [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2024|Women's World Rapid Chess Championship 2024]] became the [[World Rapid Chess Championship|Women's World Rapid Chess Champion]] for the second time in her career.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2024-12-28 |title=Koneru Humpy wins World Rapid Championship 2024 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/koneru-humpy-wins-world-rapid-championship-2024-new-york-gold-medal-result-report-news/article69038295.ece |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2025, she defeated [[Lei Tingjie]] by 5-3 in the semifinals of the [[Women's Chess World Cup 2025|2025 FIDE Women's World Cup]] to set up an All-Indian summit clash with 19 year old compatriot [[Divya Deshmukh]]. Her victory came after two draws in the classical format and a come from behind victory in the tiebreaks by winning three consecutive games after being down 2-3. In the final, she lost during tiebreaks, drawing the first game and losing the second, finishing in second place. Through winning her semifinal she automatically qualified to the [[Women's Candidates Tournament 2026]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 July 2025 |title=Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh set up all-Indian title clash in FIDE Women's Chess World Cup, create history |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/koneru-humpy-divya-deshmukh-set-up-all-indian-title-clash-in-fide-womens-chess-world-cup-create-history20250724225729/ |website=ANI News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-25 |title=India vs India in FIDE Women's World Cup final: Koneru Humpy beats China's Lei Tingjie to set up Divya Deshmukh battle |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/india-vs-india-fide-world-cup-final-koneru-humpy-divya-deshmukh-10147620/ |access-date=2025-07-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-28 |title=Chess {{!}} Historic! 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh crowned FIDE Women's World Cup champion, becomes India's 88th GM |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/chess-historic-19-year-old-divya-deshmukh-crowned-fide-womens-world-cup-champion-becomes-indias-88th-gm/articleshow/122952287.cms |access-date=2025-07-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==FIDE Women's Grand Prix Titles==

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 87%"
! S.No
! Year
! Date
! Venue
! Points (Win/draw/loss)
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2009–2011|2009]]
| align="center" | 7–19 March 2009
| align="left" | [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
| align="left" | 8.5/11 (+7=3-1)
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2009–2011|2010]]
| align="center" | 30 July – 11 August 2010
| align="left" | [[Ulaanbaatar]], [[Mongolia]]
| align="left" | 6.5/11
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2009–2011|2011]]
| align="center" | 23 February – 5 March 2011
| align="left" | [[Doha]], [[Qatar]]
| align="left" | 8/11 (+6=4-1)
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011–12|2012]]
| align="center" | 10–21 June 2012
| align="left" | [[Kazan]], [[Russia]]
| align="left" | 7.5/11 (+4 =7 –0)
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011–12|2012]]
| align="center" | 16–28 September 2012
| align="left" | [[Ankara]], [[Turkey]]
| align="left" | 8.5/11 (+7 =3 –1)
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–14|2013]]
| align="center" | June 15 – 29 June 2013
| align="left" | [[Dilijan]], [[Armenia]]
| align="left" | 8/11 (+5=6–0)
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 7
| align="center" | [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–14|2013]]
| align="center" | 17 September – 1 October 2013
| align="left" | [[Tashkent]], [[Uzbekistan]]
| align="left" | 8/11 (+6=4–1)
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" | [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16|2015]]
| align="center" | 2–16 October 2015
| align="left" | [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]]
| align="left" | 7/11
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 9
| align="center" | [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16|2016]]
| align="center" | 1–15 July 2016
| align="left" | [[Chengdu]], [[China]]
| align="left" | 7/11 (+5=4-2)
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" | [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019–2021|2019]]
| align="center" | 10–23 September 2019
| align="left" | [[Skolkovo Innovation Center|Skolkovo]], [[Russia]]
| align="left" | 8/11 (+5=6-0)
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 11
| align="center" | [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019–2021|2019]]
| align="center" | 2–15 December 2019
| align="left" | [[Monaco]]
| align="left" | 7/11 (+4=6-1)
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold - Shared 1st Place'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 12
| align="center" | [[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2022–23|2023]]
| align="center" | 1–14 February 2023
| align="left" | [[Munich]], [[Germany]]
| align="left" | 7/11 (+3=8-0)
| style="text-align:left; background: white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

==Achievements==
* 1999: Asia's youngest Woman International Master (WIM)
* 2001: India's youngest Woman Grandmaster (WGM)
* 2012: Bronze at Women's [[World Rapid Chess Championship]]
* 2019: Skolkovo Women's Grand Prix 2019–20
* 2019: Monaco Women's Grand Prix 2019–20
* 2019: Winner of the Women's [[World Rapid Chess Championship]]<ref name="Humpy pockets first world chess crown, clinches Women's rapid ..">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/humpy-pockets-first-world-chess-crown-clinches-womens-rapid-title-in-russia/articleshow/73014621.cms |title=Humpy pockets first world chess crown |work=The Times of India |date=2019 |access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref>
* 2020: Gold at [[Cairns Cup]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Cairns Cup March 2020 United States of America FIDE Chess Tournament report |url=https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=241914 |access-date=2020-06-16 |website=ratings.fide.com |archive-date=16 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616220332/https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=241914 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2020: Silver at Speed Chess Championship
* 2020: Gold at [[FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020]]
* 2021: Bronze at [[FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021]]
* 2022: Bronze at [[44th Chess Olympiad]]
* 2022: Gaprindashvili Cup Team Winner at [[44th Chess Olympiad]]
* 2022: Silver at Women's [[World Blitz Chess Championship 2022]]
* 2023: Silver at Global Chess League [[Global Chess League 2023|Global Chess League]]
* 2023: Silver at Women's [[Tata Steel India Chess Tournament]] Blitz
* 2024: Silver at Women's Candidates Tournament [[Women's Candidates Tournament 2024]]
* 2024: Winner of the Women's [[World Rapid Chess Championship]]<ref name="auto"/>

==Awards==
[[File:The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Shri to Kumari Koneru Humpy (Chess), at an Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on March 23, 2007.jpg|thumb|President, [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] (''left'') presenting [[Padma Shri]] to Humpy (''right''), 2007]]
* 2003: [[Arjuna Award]]
* 2007: [[Padma Shri]]<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 2021: [[BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year]]
* 2021: Sportstar Aces Sportswoman of the Decade (Individual non-Olympic Sports)
* 2022: Player of the Chess Tournament at PSPB Inter-unit Chess and Bridge Tournament (Mumbai)

== See also ==
* [[List of chess grandmasters]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Humpy Koneru}}
* {{Chessgames player|49497|Humpy Koneru<!-- name as shown at website -->}}
* {{365Chess.com player|Humpy_Koneru}}
* {{365Chess.com player|Koneru_Humpy}} (1997–2000)
* [http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091001121256/http%3A//www.latestchess.com/showInterview.php?id%3D7 Interview with GM Humpy Humpy by LastChess.com]
* {{Cite news |url=https://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4318 |title=Interview with Super-Grandmaster Koneru Humpy |periodical=ChessBase News |date=12 December 2007}}

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[[Category:21st-century Indian chess players]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]