Koneru Humpy Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Birth Name	Humpi
Profession	Chess Player
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 6" (167 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Title	Grandmaster (2002)
Ratings	• FIDE: 2545 (May 2024) • Peak: 2623 (July 2009)
Awards	• Arjuna Award (2004) • Padma Shri (2007) • BBC Sports Woman of the Year (2020) • Sportswoman of the Decade award (individual non-Olympic sports) at the Sportstar ACES Awards (2021) • Player of the Chess Tournament at PSPB Inter-unit Chess and Bridge Tournament (Mumbai) (2022)
Medals/Achievements	1999 • Asia's youngest Woman International Master (WIM) 2001 • India's youngest Woman Grandmaster (WGM) 2012 • Bronze at Women's World Rapid Chess Championship 2019 • Skolkovo Women's Grand Prix • Monaco Women's Grand Prix • Women's World Rapid Chess Championship 2020 • Gold at Cairns Cup • Silver at Speed Chess Championship • Gold at FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021 • Bronze at FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2022 • Bronze at 44th Chess Olympiad • Gaprindashvili Cup Team Winner at 44th Chess Olympiad • Silver at Women's World Blitz Chess Championship 2023 • Silver at Global Chess League • Silver at Women's Tata Steel India Chess Tournament Blitz 2024 • Silver at Women's Candidates Tournament Women's Candidates Tournament
Personal Life
Date of Birth	31 March 1987 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	37 Years
Birthplace	Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Aries
Autograph
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	13 August 2014
Family
Husband/Spouse	Dasari Anvesh (Project Director at Efftronics Pvt. Ltd.)
Children	Daughter- Ahana (born in 2017)
Parents	Father- Koneru Ashok (a lecturer in chemistry) Mother- Koneru Latha
Siblings	Sister- Chandra Hawsa Koneru (chess player)
Other Relatives	Father-in-law- Ramakrishna Dasari (Managing Director and CEO of Efftronics Pvt. Ltd.)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Koneru Humpy

• Her parents, Koneru Ashok and Koneru Latha, originally named her ‘Hampi’ after the word ‘champion,’ later changing it to ‘Humpy’ to sound more Russian.

• In 1993, her father recognised her chess aptitude when she suggested a move from a game in The Chess Informant when she was six years old.

• In 1993, Koneru Humpy won the Vijayawada and Krishna district under-eight championships in Andhra Pradesh.

• She won state-level championships in 1994 and 1995 and finished fourth in the national under-eight championship for girls in 1995.

• Koneru Humpy’s father began coaching her in 1995.

• She won the national under-10 championship for girls in 1996 in Mumbai. After that, she won the 1997 World Under-10 Girls Chess Championship organised in Cannes, France.
  

  Koneru Humpy after winning National Chess Championship in 1996

• Koneru Humpy won three gold medals at the World Youth Chess Championship in 1997 (under-10 girls), 1998 (under-12 girls), and 2000 (under-14 girls).

• In 1999, she won the under-12 section at the Asian Youth Chess Championship, competing against male competitors.

• In 2001, Koneru Humpy won the World Junior Girls Championship and tied for first place in 2002 during the same championships.
  

  Koneru Humpy (right) playing Zambia’s IM Amon Simutowe at the 2001 Goodricke International in Calcutta, India

• She achieved the title of Grandmaster in 2002, becoming the first woman to do so in India. She also became the youngest woman to achieve this title, beating Judit Polgár’s previous record by three months. However, her record was later broken by Hou Yifan in 2008.
  

  Koneru Humpy while playing a chess championship in 2002

• Koneru Humpy won the British Women’s Championship in 2000 and 2002, the Asian Women’s Individual Championship in 2003, and the Indian Women’s Championship in 2003.

• She competed with male competitors in the 2004 World Junior Championship, tying for fifth place.

• In 2005, Koneru Humpy won the North Urals Cup, a tournament for top female chess players.

• She has participated in every Women’s World Chess Championship knockout format since 2004, reaching the semifinals in 2004, 2008, and 2010.
  

  A collage of childhood pictures of Koneru Humpy after winning chess championships

• In 2009, she tied for 1st-4th in the Mumbai Mayor Cup.

• Koneru Humpy accused the All India Chess Federation in 2009 of stopping her from participating in the 37th Chess Olympiad because her father was not allowed to accompany her.

• She finished second in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2009-2011, qualifying for the Women’s World Chess Championship 2011, where she lost to Hou Yifan.

• An entire chapter in the Telangana State School English textbook is dedicated to her.
  

  A snip of the chapter about Humpy in the Telangana State School English textbook

• Koneru Humpy was the runner-up in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix series in 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, and 2019–21.

• She won an individual bronze at the Women’s World Team Chess Championship 2015, where Team India finished fourth.

• Since 2016, Koneru Humpy has been working with the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).

• In 2019, she became the women’s World Rapid champion after a two-year maternity break.

• She competed in the 2022 Chess Olympiad, where the women’s India team won a bronze medal.
  

  Koneru Humpy with her teammates posing after winning a bronze in the 2022 Chess Olympiad