Koneru Humpy
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One of the most well-known female chess players in the worl, Koneru Humpy’s name was synonomus with the sport in India, almost as closely as that of Grand Master Vishwanathan Anand. She won gold medals at the World Youth Chess Championships on three occasions, the first of which came when she was only 9 years old.
She would go on to, at the age of 15, become the youngest woman in the world to become a chess grandmaster, a record she held for the next 6 years.
The Asian Games gold medal winner is still very active on the competitive chess circuit, most recently winning the individual bronze medal at the Women's World Team Chess Championships in China last year.
Nearly two decades after making her debut, Koneru Humpy is still ranked second in the FIDE World Rankings.
