While Koneru Hummpy won Pune’s leg of the 2024-25 female Grand Prix, Divya Deshmukh of India finished third and Harika Dronavalli came spouse-fourth.
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The grand master of Indian chess Koneru Hummpy won the Pune’s leg of the Grand Prix of Women 2024-25 Wednesday despite the level of finish on the points with Zhu Jiner de China. The title was given to the 38 -year -old Indian GM on the basis of his superior equality break on Jiner.
Humpy and Jiner had ended with a score of 7/9 after the Indian chess player beat the international master and Bulgarian player Nurgyul Salimova during the last round. Jinder defeated Russia Polina Shuvalova in the ninth round.
HUMPY wins PUNE GRAND PRIX, RS 15 LAKH PRIZE MONEY
In the penultimate round of the Grand Prix female de Fide, Humpy had played a draw against Alina Kashlinskaya, while Jiner had shot down the Divya Deshmukh of India when they shared the advance with 6 points each.
Hummpy and Jiner won a prize of $ 17,600 (approximately Rs 15.06 217) and 117.5 points.
“Hummpy Koneru and Zhu Jiner both won their final matches and ended the female Grand Prix fidal for the first time, but it was Humpy who takes first place thanks to higher equal equality!” wrote Fide on “X”.
This is another big victory for Hummpy lately after recovering the Rapid Women’s Rapid chess championship in December of last year after a five -year gap.
The Deshmukh of India finished third with a score of 5.5 / 9 after shooting against player No. 1 of Poland Alina Kashlinskaya during the last round.
Harika Dronavalli attracted Batkhuyag Mununtuul of Mongolia to finish fourth with a score of 4.5 / 9, the same as Shavalova.
R Vaishali had a bad tournament when she finished sixth with 4 points.
