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Times of Oman
2 days ago
- Sport
- Times of Oman
Humpy scripts history, Harika vs Divya heads to tiebreaks at Women's Chess World Cup
Batumi : Koneru Humpy created history by becoming the first-ever Indian woman to reach the semifinals of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup. A solid draw in the second game of her quarterfinal clash against China's IM Song Yuxin was enough to seal the deal, according to ESPN. There were a couple of minor inaccuracies along the way, but Humpy kept things under control, playing safe and smart. Eventually, her opponent settled for a draw, which confirmed Humpy's passage into the final four. Earlier, Koneru Humpy struck the first blow, securing the game one in the quarterfinals of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Women's World Cup at Batumi on Saturday night. In the all-Indian quarterfinal between Harika Dronavalli and young Divya Deshmukh, things remained tight. Divya, playing with the white pieces, chose the 'Slav Defense: Modern Line' as her opening, but Harika didn't give her any clear chances. It turned into a long battle, with neither side able to find a breakthrough. After 60 hard-fought moves, the two agreed to a draw. Meanwhile, Vaishali Rameshbabu's impressive run came to an end, as she lost to the third seed Tan Zhongyi of China. Top seed Lei Tingjie, on the other hand, continued her strong form and stormed into the semifinals with another victory over Georgia's Nana Dzagnidze. Humpy will now face Tingjie in a high-profile semifinal showdown, while Tan awaits the winner of the Harika vs Divya.
Hindustan Times
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Humpy starts as fourth seed in her bid to qualify for Candidates
Batumi , Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy has been seeded fourth and will start as one of the favourites in the FIDE World Women's Chess Cup, where the top three finishers will qualify for the Candidates' tournament. Humpy starts as fourth seed in her bid to qualify for Candidates China's Lei Tingjie, Jiner Zhu and Zhongyi Tan are the top three seeds. Along with Humpy they spearhead the Asian challenge in the section that has seen Asian dominance now for quite some time. The winner in the Candidates will earn the right to challenge reigning women's champion Wenjun Ju of China in the next championship. The top-21 rated players have been given a direct seeding in to the second round and the Indian list includes as many as four players – Humpy, GM D Harika, GM R Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh among those. It is an interesting format wherein 86 players will compete under the knockout format and the 43 winners will be joined by the 21 seeded players to round it off to 64. Each round will be knockout with two classical games and one reserved day for the tie-break games of shorter duration to decide the winner. Apart from the four seeded players, Vantika Agrawal is the other Indian who can spring more than a few surprises while Padmini Rout and P V Nandhidhaa has an impressive resume to stake their claim to cause some upsets. Kiran Manisha Mohanty and K Priyanka complete the Indian line-up. On rating Lei Tingjie has been quite consistent but the rise of Jiner Zhu has been phenomenal in recent years. The Indian women team had won the last chess Olympiad ahead of China but still on rating the Chinese women have been higher ranked and thereby favourites. R Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh are two young players who can find themselves at the top of the tables. Vaishali has already played one candidates' tournament and Divya recently defeated highest ranked woman player Yifan Hou, also from China, the world rapid and blitz team championship. Top pairings round 1: Carissa Yip Hannah Wilson ; Evi Yuliana Stavroula Tsolakidou ; Bella Khotenashvili Caxita Esperanca ; Ning Isabelle Yixuan Valentina Gunina ; Anna Ushenina Jesse February ; Ruelle Canino Anna Shukhman ; Yuxin Song Kiran Manisha Mohanty ; Tania Miranda Rodriguez Kulon Klaudia ; Azhar Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Antoaneta Stefanova ; Zsoka Gaal K Priyanka ; Lala Shohradova Vantika Agrawal ; Padmini Rout Zhang Lanlin ; Ortiz Verdezoto Anahi P V Nandhidhaa . This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
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Business Standard
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Business Standard
Norway Chess 2025 full schedule, India timings, players, live streaming
The highly anticipated Norway Chess 2025 tournament is set to kick off in Stavanger on Monday, bringing together some of the world's top chess grandmasters. Among the marquee matchups, India's D Gukesh will face Norway's Magnus Carlsen in the opening round, promising a thrilling start to the event. Indian fans will also have much to look forward to, with Arjun Erigaisi, Humpy Koneru, and Vaishali Rameshbabu competing in the tournament. Here's a detailed look at the participating players, their match pairings, the complete schedule, prize pool, tournament format, and how to watch Norway Chess 2025 live. What is the format of Norway Chess 2025? Both the Norway Chess and Norway Chess Women tournaments will follow an identical format. Each event features six players who will compete against one another twice in a double round-robin format. Draws are not permitted—if a classical game ends in a tie, it will be followed by an Armageddon tiebreaker to determine the winner. This ensures that every match will produce a decisive result. Norway Chess 2025 prize money in Indian rupees (INR) Position Prize Money (INR) Prize Money (NOK) 1st 5400000 700000 2nd 2700000 350000 3rd 1550000 200000 4th 1310000 170000 5th 1150000 150000 6th 920000 120000 Notes First prize will be decided through a play-off or double round-robin if tied. Other prizes will be shared if players finish with the same score. Norway Chess 2025 full schedule, players list and round fixtures Round 1 – 26 May Wei Yi vs Erigaisi Caruana vs Nakamura Carlsen vs Gukesh Round 2 – 27 May Erigaisi vs Gukesh Nakamura vs Carlsen Wei Yi vs Caruana Round 3 – 28 May Caruana vs Erigaisi Carlsen vs Wei Yi Gukesh vs Nakamura Round 4 – 29 May Carlsen vs Erigaisi Gukesh vs Caruana Nakamura vs Wei Yi Round 5 – 31 May Erigaisi vs Nakamura Wei Yi vs Gukesh Caruana vs Carlsen Round 6 – 1 June Erigaisi vs Wei Yi Nakamura vs Caruana Gukesh vs Carlsen Round 7 – 2 June Gukesh vs Erigaisi Carlsen vs Nakamura Caruana vs Wei Yi Round 8 – 3 June Erigaisi vs Caruana Wei Yi vs Carlsen Nakamura vs Gukesh Round 9 – 5 June Nakamura vs Erigaisi Gukesh vs Wei Yi Carlsen vs Caruana Round 10 – 6 June Erigaisi vs Carlsen Caruana vs Gukesh Wei Yi vs Nakamura Norway Chess Women 2025 Pairings Round 1 Tingjie vs Ju Wenjun Koneru vs Vaishali Lei Tingjie vs Ju Wenjun Round 2 Khadem vs Ju Wenjun Vaishali vs Lei Tingjie Muzychuk vs Koneru Round 3 Koneru vs Khadem Lei Tingjie vs Muzychuk Ju Wenjun vs Vaishali Round 4 Lei Tingjie vs Khadem Ju Wenjun vs Koneru Vaishali vs Muzychuk Round 5 Khadem vs Vaishali Muzychuk vs Ju Wenjun Koneru vs Lei Tingjie Round 6 Khadem vs Muzychuk Vaishali vs Koneru Ju Wenjun vs Lei Tingjie Round 7 Ju Wenjun vs Khadem Lei Tingjie vs Vaishali Koneru vs Muzychuk Round 8 Khadem vs Koneru Muzychuk vs Lei Tingjie Vaishali vs Ju Wenjun Round 9 Vaishali vs Khadem Ju Wenjun vs Muzychuk Lei Tingjie vs Koneru Round 10 Khadem vs Lei Tingjie Koneru vs Ju Wenjun Muzychuk vs Vaishali Norway Chess 2025 time table, India timings, players list, live streaming for free in India When Norway Chess 2025 begins? Norway Chess 2025 will begin on May 26 (Monday) and concludes on June 6 (Friday). What is the venue of Norway Chess 2025? The games will take place at Finansparken. The women's matches will be played on the same dates as the men's games and in the same hall. At what time the Norway Chess 2025 will begin and conclude during the 12-day period, according to Indian Standard Time (IST)? In Norway Chess 2025 competition, all rounds will begin at 8:30 PM IST and will run until around 1:30 AM. No broadcasters will live telecast Norway Chess 2025 on television.
