Another feather in Humpy's cap

HYDERABAD, OCT. 31. World junior champion Koneru Humpy won the third Saturday GM chess tournament splitting the point with Todorov Ognjan of Bulgaria in the final round to top the table with 8.5 points.

The fourteen-year-old, who won the second GM norm in the 9th round, was tied at 8.5 points with Stojenovic Mihagilo of Yugoslavia but since Humpy had defeated him in the fifth round, the title was awarded to the Indian.

Humpy, who became the first Indian Woman Grandmaster to have two GM norms, played king's Indian attack and settled for a draw in eleven moves.

She now has the 11-round GM norm for garnering 8.5 points for the category-seven GM tournament, with six wins and five draws. After the victory Humpy said ``this third Saturday tournament is more gratifying for me as I won the second GM norm and also I did not lose a single game.''

The ninth-standard Andhra Pradesh girl had earlier won the first Saturday GM chess tournament held at Budapest.

Following are some of the major achievements of Humpy:

Third Saturday GM tournament, Belgrade, 2001 (second GM); First Saturday GM tournament, Budapest, 2001 (third WGM norm); World U- 14 championship, Oropesa del Mar (Spain), 2001; Oakham GM tournament, England, 2001 (second WGM norm); World Junior Championship, Athens, 2001; British chess (women's section), 2000; Asian Junior chess, Mumbai, 2000 (first WGM norm); Commonwealth Girls U-16, Sanghli, 2000; World U-12 championship, Oropesa del Mar (Spain), 1999 (finished second, silver); Commonwealth girls, Bikaner, 1999; MSO Master's women's section, London, 1999; MSO U-21 championship, London, 1999; Asian boys U- 12 championship, Ahmedabad, 1999; World U-12 championship (Spain), 1998; Under-10 World championship, Cannes, France, 1997.

- PTI

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