- Indian chess grandmaster Koneru Humpy (age 32 years) has won the 2019 Women's World Rapid Champion held in Moscow, Russia.
- In the final match, She defeated Chinese player Lei Tingjie (age 22 years).
- List of Awards She was Received:
i) Asia's youngest Woman International Master (1999)
ii) India's youngest Woman Grandmaster (2001)
iii) Arjuna Award (2003)
iv) Padma Shri (2007)
Published On : 30 Dec 2019
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