World Women’s Chess Cup: Humpy Starts as Fourth Seed in Her Bid to Qualify for Candidates

World Women’s Chess Cup: Humpy starts as fourth seed in her bid to qualify for Candidates

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

Batumi (Georgia), Jul 5 (PTI) 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. 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 …

FIDE Women's Chess World Cup 2025: Humpy leads Indian charge at 107-strong field with an eye on Candidates

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