Koneru Humpy and D Harika have moved into the second round of the World Women's chess championship. At Khanty Mansiysk in Russia, today, Humpy effortlessly defeated Denise Frick of South Africa while D Harika outplayed compatriot Soumya Swaminathan. Both the Indian players are now through to the round of 32 in the knockout championship. The other higher-ranked players also cruised to the second round. Topping the list was reigning world champion Yifan Hou of China who scored easily over Sachini Ranasinghe of Sri Lanka. Those who return home after the first round will be richer by Three thousand U.S. dollars. The prize money in the championship is Four Lakh and Fifty thousand U.S. dollars.
News On AIR | November 12, 2012 8:49 PM
Koneru Humpy, Harika in 2nd round of World Women's chess championship