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	Knight after Knight-SUNDAY SPECIALS-The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Her father, Koneru Ashok, a chess national champion, who is her coach and mentor, believes Humpy was born to win.
		Humpyâs immediate priority now is to prepare for her Class X examination, scheduled for March 2003.
		Humpyâs favourite opponent so far has been Kaidanov Georgy, a Grandmaster against whom she was pitted in a major tournament at Kolkata in 2000.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow.asp?art_id=15872048 (609 words)

	Koneru Humpy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Koneru Humpy (born 31 March 1987) is a chess grandmaster from India.
		Her April 2006 FIDE Elo rating is 2548, placing her at number two in the world for women (behind Judit Polgar).
		Humpy was originally named Hampi by her parents but her father later changed it to Humpy, a more Russian-sounding name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Koneru_Humpy (125 words)

	Indian chess wizards
		Because Humpy was groomed for success from day one of her career by her father, who quit his job as a lecturer to concentrate solely on her career.
		Humpy took the first step in the direction when she won a men's GM tournament in Budapest, in June.
		Humpy is rated eighth among the World's junior girls (according to the last ranking list, released by the world chess governing body, FIDE in July), while Harikrishna is just outside the top twenty in the boys' list.
	www.newindiadigest.com /chess.htm (1244 words)

	Advantage Attitude: Sania Mirza and Koneru Humpy-achievers yet poles apart - Printer Friendly Page - Misc News - Sania ...
		Koneru Humpy has setup a new World Record of becoming the Youngest-Ever Woman to achieve the Men’s GM Title.
		Humpy has achieved the Men’s GM Title at the age of 15 years, 1 month, and 27 Days beating Judith Polgar's record of 15 years, 4 months and 27 days.
		Humpy Koneru, in contrast, is the bespectacled, shy, youngster-certainly not one who looks like she can keep pace with Gen X. Is it not enough to be an achiever anymore?
	www.saniamirza.net /modules/news/print.php?storyid=61 (689 words)

	First Saturday GM tourney, Budapest - Humpy wins the title (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Woman Grandmaster Koneru Humpy missed a chance of earning her second men's Grandmaster Norm when she had to settle for a draw against IM Jakab Attila of Hungary in the tenth and penultimate round at Budapest here today.
		Koneru Humpy held on to her overnight lead despite being held to a draw in the ninth round at Budapest, here today.
		Humpy, with six points, is 2.5 points away with three games to go to achieve her second norm for men's GM title.
	www.chathurangam.com /abroad/humpyhungary.asp (1038 words)

	The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Vijayawada News : Warm welcome to Koneru Humpy
		Slogans of `Humpy zindabad' reverberated on the platform even as the champion-performer went ahead accepting bouquets and signing autographs with a wide grin on her face.
		Humpy said she would always be indebted to the city of Vijayawada for supporting her right from the beginning.
		Humpy said that her next goal would be to cross the 2,600 Elo rating and emerge World Number 1 in the world women segment.
	www.hindu.com /2006/12/17/stories/2006121705660200.htm (286 words)

	The chess games of Koneru Humpy
		Koneru Humpy was born in Gudivada, near Vijayawada, in Andhra Pradesh and started playing chess when she was 5 years old.
		In May 2002, Humpy achieved her 3rd GM Norm in the Elekes Memorial Grandmaster tournament in Budapest.
		Hari (or Koneru) is having a bad tournament or season and they feel that 'this is not worth it' and say this to some close relative/friend.
	www.chessgames.com /perl/chessplayer?pid=49497 (832 words)

	outlookindia.com \| wired
		India's Koneru Humpy became the first ever in the country and perhaps the youngest woman in the world to be conferred the prestigious men's Grandmaster title.
		However, he was non-committal about the claim that Humpy was the youngest ever woman in the world to get men's GM norm surpassing the record of her idol Judith Polgar of Hungary.
		Humpy's third GM norm at Hungary and her claim of being the youngest woman to acquire a full GM norm was shadowed in controversy with some quarters expressing doubts over the level and category of tournaments she played.
	www.outlookindia.com /pti_news.asp?id=83037 (366 words)

	ChessBase.com - Chess News - Koneru Humpy leads in Indian Championship
		GM Koneru Humpy has just turned 19 and is the second strongest woman player in the world (after Judit Polgar).
		Koneru Humpy has just turned 19 and is the second-highest ranked female player (after Judit Polgar) in the FIDE rating lists.
		Humpy achieved it at the age of 15 years, 1 month and 27 days, beating Judit Polgar's record of 15 years, 4 months and 28 days.
	www.chessbase.com /newsdetail.asp?newsid=3033 (358 words)

	Humpy wins chess gold, first for India - Printer Friendly Page - Sports - Telugu Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Humpy, 19, defeated Dana Aketayeva of Kazhakstan, her ninth and final-round opponent, to grab the gold medal and won what was India's lone medal of the day.
		Humpy, who was shocked by Atousa Porukashiyan of Iran in the sixth round, made no mistake on the final day with three straight wins and finished with eight points of maximum possible nine.
		Humpy, who beat Irina Kharisma Sukandar of Indonesia in the seventh round, added the scalp of Mahri Geldyyeva (Turkmenistan) in the eighth round.
	www.teluguportal.net /modules/news/print.php?storyid=23946 (514 words)

	rediff.com sports: Humpy becomes youngest Grandmaster
		India's teenage sensation Koneru Humpy became the world's youngest Grandmaster when she settled for a quick draw against International Master Peter Luckas of Hungary in the tenth and final round in the Elekes Memorial Grandmaster chess tournament in Hungary on Monday.
		With the third GM norm, Humpy, aged 15 years, one month and 27 days, becomes the world's youngest Women Grandmaster to achieve full Grandmaster status, beating the record of her idol Judith Polgar, who achieved the feat at 15 years, four months and 27 days.
		She played her queen side rook to e1 square in move 18 and planned a combination in the 20th move by playing ef5 to open e file against fls queen at e7 resulting a minor piece on the 27th move.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2002/may/27humpy.htm (312 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sport
		Koneru Humpy shows the victory sign on winning the first gold for India in Doha on Monday.
		Humpy, coached by her father, Ashok Koneru and she is India's first woman to achieve a men's Grandmaster title.
		Koneru Humpy took another step towards the gold medal with a comfortable win over Irine Kharisma Sukandar of Indonesia in the seventh round of the women’s chess competition at the Asian Games here today.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2006/20061205/sports.htm (5994 words)

	The Hindu : Koneru Humpy in sole lead
		GM Koneru Humpy pressing the stopclock after making a move against WIM Tania Sachdev in the National women's A chess championship at Kozhikode on Monday.
		Humpy would've been happier today if her younger sister, Koneru Chandra Hawsa, looking quite impressive so far on her debut, had been able to take full points off Swati Ghate, as she had been threatening to, right from the opening.
		Humpy, who faced Nimzo-Indian Defence from Tania, had the bishop-pair advantage, controlled the centre and created isolated pawns on the queen-side.
	www.hindu.com /2003/11/11/stories/2003111103442000.htm (611 words)

	Koneru Humpy Profile - Indian Chess Player Koneru Humpy Biography - Information on Koneru Humpy
		Koneru Humpy has broke new grounds with her achievements in chess-long considered a male fiefdom.
		Humpy's ascent to success has been possible under the tutelage of her father Koneru Ashok who gave up a teaching job to devote his time to Humpy.
		At 15 years, one month and 27 days, Koneru also became the world's youngest Women Grandmaster to achieve full Grandmaster status, beating the record of her idol Judith Polgar, who achieved the feat at 15 years, four months and 27 days.
	www.iloveindia.com /sports/chess/players/koneru-humpy.html (178 words)

	Sports: Special Series; Narain Karthikeyan, 23
		Fall for it and she will cut you to shreds over a board with 64 fl and white squares that others call a chess board and she calls a battle zone.
		You see, Koneru Humpy is an IM -- -- the youngest among Asian women.
		She trains with her father and coach Koneru Ashok, who quit his job as a chemistry lecturer to be with her.
	www.india-today.com /itoday/19991129/humpy.html (197 words)

	Humpy lets slip initiative - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Humpy lost 0.5-1.5 to Kovalevskaya despite being in advantageous position in all four games of the tiebreak match, which was played after the Indian had lost in the second of the two-game semifinal.
		It was a Sicilian Dragon by transposition where Humpy, white, thoroughly confused her opponent and won a piece in the opening itself in the drawn game.
		Humpy eventually saw a similar finish to that of her first loss, and was a rook down in the end.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/Jun032004/sp4.asp (263 words)

	India - Sports - Little Masters Show Promise Of Grandmasters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Humpy already has one norm from the Asian Junior Championship, and she needs two more.
		The best example of that is Koneru Humpy, all of 13 years and already the holder of the world titles in the under-10, under-12 and under-14 categories.
		Humpy is not alone in her dedication to the board.
	www3.estart.com /india/sports/rau.html (433 words)

	Third Saturday (20-30. October 2001)
		The 14-year-old guest from India, under 20 world champion and the highest rated player of the tournament, Humpy Koneru had a powerful start and flied the flag for her second men GM norm.
		Humpy Koneru was decided the winner of the tournament using Soneborn (44.5 vs 41.5).
		Stojanovic was awarded Beochess Player of the month for October, while Koneru showed that she would become one of the world top chess player in the near future.
	www.beochess.org.yu /2001/E023.htm (133 words)

	Navhind Times on the Web: Sport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Humpy, ranked second in the world among women chess players, accumulated eight points in the nine-round event played in the swiss league format at the Al Dana Indoor Hall.
		Humpy, who was disappointed by Xue in the sixth round on Sunday, came back with vengeance to win all the three matches scheduled on the final day of the event.
		Humpy had recently defeated former world champion Anatoly Karpov of Russia at Cap d’Adge Chess Festival in France in rapid format.
	www.navhindtimes.com /articles.php?Story_ID=120530 (850 words)

	Asian crown puts Koneru Humpy in a fix!
		Koneru's father and mentor Ashok Humpy, also her full-time coach, appeared tense when asked about the future plans.
		Humpy was declared the British Ladies champion on the basis of her good showing having accumulated 6.5 points out of 11.
		If Humpy opts for the World Junior Championship then she would be also become the youngest ever Indian to have achieved the distinction.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20000911/isp11018.html (459 words)

	Humpy Koneru - Wikipedia
		Humpy Koneru (31 maart 1987) is een Indiase schaakster met een elorating van 2539.
		Humpy is wereldkampioen bij de jeugd en ze is Alexandra Kosteniuk gepasseerd.
		Na de tie-break werd de Chinese grootmeester bij de dames Yuhua Xu tweede met 5.5 punt terwijl de Russin Alexandra Kosteniuk (ook grootmeester} met 5.5 punt derde werd.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Humpy_Koneru (276 words)

	Malcolm Pein Chess for Monday 31st May 2004
		Koneru is on course to match the exploits of her compatriot Vishy Anand a former Fide champion who has often prevailed over the masses of players from Eastern European countries and the former Soviet Union.
		Koneru survived some dubious positions and a play off in the third round against Tatiana Kosintseva of Russia and is odds on to make the semi finals.
		The fl knights are a match for the white bishops in the early stages and Koneru sacrifices two pawns when Black initiates complications and weakens her dark squares with the bold 22.
	www.chesscenter.com /twic/malc310504.html (387 words)

	Koneru Humpy speaks to R R Vasudevan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Born at Gudivada, near Vijayawada on 31-03-1987 to Ashok and Latha, the shy lass took to chess at the age of seven.
		Humpy who won the first tournament she played, at Vijayawada in 1994, rose steadily conquering one peak after another.
		On 13-04-2000, Humpy shared her views to "Chathurangam" correspondent R R Vasudevan during the ongoing Category 10 Chalapathi Grandmasters tournament at Lam, Guntur.
	www.chathurangam.com /interview/humpy.asp (709 words)

	Humpy, Mohota guide India to victory in Women's Chess Olympiad : Sports News : IndiaExpress.Com
		Grandmaster Koneru Humpy and Women Grandmaster Nisha Mohota scored their second straight victories over Cuban opponents and guided the Indian team to another 2.5-0.5 triumph in the 2nd round of the women's section of 36th Chess Olympiad now in progress at Gran Casino in Mallorca (Spain).
		Koneru Humpy again turned out to be the most reliable in the team as she overpowered Arribas Maritza from the fl pieces.
		Humpy was at her technical best in getting past Maritza who played white.
	www.indiaexpress.com /news/sports/20041017-0.html (309 words)

	ChessBase.com - Chess News - India proud of youngest female grandmaster
		Koneru Humpy Humpy is also the first Indian woman to achieve the men's GM title.
		The governing body had examined the ratings and category of the tournaments she played to log the required three GM norms to get the men's Grand Master and found that they were right and genuine, Koya said.
		Humpy will take part in the the Second World Chess Cup planned for October in India.
	www.chessbase.com /newsdetail.asp?newsid=506 (223 words)

	Better progressive score helps Vakidov snatch crown - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Uzbeki tied with Indian ace Koneru Humpy for the top place, both logging 10 points apiece, but it was the former who was declared champion.
		With both Vakidov and Humpy tied at 10 points each at the end of 13 rounds, progressive scores were used to break the deadlock.
		Humpy, who was in second place, recorded an emphatic victory over consistent Russian supremo and overnight leader Alexandre Fominyh.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/feb022004/sp12.asp (545 words)

	British Championships 2000
		A little bit of history was also made in the tournament when 13-year-old Humpy Koneru, from Vijayawada in India, with a score of 6.5/11, broke the 61-year record of Elaine Saunders to become the youngest winner of the British Ladies title.
		Because Koneru was half a point behind Hunt at start of play, the pairings were kinder to her.
		Koneru faced the English junior Matthew Broomfield and won with fl while Hunt took on IM Nick Pert – who needed to win to take the British Under-21 title - and lost a difficult rook and pawn endgame in the seventh hour.
	www.chesscenter.com /hendbrit/hendgb11.html (1274 words)

	andhracafe.com - Humpy, Harikrishna return to a warm welcome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) Indian Grand Masters Koneru Humpy and Pentala Harikrishna, whose impressive performance gave India two gold and silver medals respectively at the Doha Asiad, returned to their home state Friday to a warm welcome.
		Humpy, who was the first Indian to win the gold medal at 15th Asian Games, said it was a unique experience to win medals at Doha Asiad, where chess was introduced for the first time.
		Humpy won the gold in the individual event and also for the team, which included Harikrishna and Sasikiran.
	www.andhracafe.com /index.php?m=show&id=15450 (292 words)

	ChessBase.com - Chess News - North Urals Cup: Humpy wins, Xu Yuhua second
		Humpy is slowly emerging as an extraordinary figure in women's chess, quite on the lines of Judit Polgar.
		Humpy is a former child prodigy who in 2002 became the youngest female grandmaster (precisely: the first women fulfilling the gender-neutral "men's" norms) in history.
		Referring to her as "Koneru" in reports is quite strange.
	www.chessbase.com /newsdetail.asp?newsid=2507 (510 words)

	CHESS - Rediff On The Net Free Personal Homepages
		K Sashikiran, Neelotpal Das, P Harikrishna, Sandeepan Chanda in the boys and S Vijaylakshmi, Pallavi Shah, Swati Ghate and Koneru Humpy in the girls are just some of the talented youngsters who will in all probability be vying for the grandmaster title in the future.
		Koneru Humpy became the youngest qualifier to the National ‘A’.
		A creditable performance by any standard but Humpy and her father Koneru Ashok have set their sights so high that they probably expected her to triumph at the National ‘B’, nothing less.
	members.rediff.com /mjagadish/chess.htm (395 words)

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