CHENNAI: World No.
3 Koneru Humpy qualified to its FIDE women’s Nominees that’s scheduled to be held at the first half of next year.
The confirmation came after the fourth and last leg of their women’s Grand Prix (WGP) which concluded in Gibraltar on Wednesday afternoon.
Lately, Humpy had pulled from their previous leg because of this Covid-19 pandemic.
The FIDE rules say the top-2 players in WGP have to become a part of the Nominees.
Aleksandra Goryachkina, that awakened the WGP things table, has qualified for the Candidates since the runner-up of the planet championship game in 2020.
The eligibility criteria then claims that the subsequent two to your WGP finishers’ record is likely to make the cutoff.
Thus, Humpy, who’d 293-1/3 points out of the 2 legs at the WGP, reserved her berth since she finished second at the finishers’ record.
In addition, this is the fifth consecutive period that Humpy has finished second at the function.
Another to be eligible for the Nominees from WGP has been Kateryna Lagno.
“I’m very happy to have produced the Candidates.
With that said, I would have loved to have played in this tournament then make the grade for the Candidates.
However, these are extremely tough conditions and I decided to forego this particular leg of WGP because of the increasing Covid-19 instances in the nation,” Humpy told TOI on Wednesday.
Talking on the area that is anticipated at the Nominees, Humpy stated,”It is going to be a high-profile affair using the top women’s players including inside.
The degree of competition will probably be topnotch and every participant will be eager to attract her’A’ game to the occasion.” The 34-year-old girls’s fast champion is thought to become a part of their FIDE women’s World Cup at Sochi, Russia following month.
The occasion offers three places to the Nominees.
The largest question is having already qualified for the occasion – would Humpy be a part of this WC? “I’m yet to pick on it.
I am hoping to make the last call in my involvement in the championship Thursday,” she explained.
Humpy will be seen in action in the women’s internet rate chess event that begins off June 10.