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3rd Saturday GM tournament, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Junior World Champion Koneru Humpy collected her 2nd successive title in just about a month, winning the 3rd Saturday GM tournament at Belgrade here today. Humpy split the point with Todorov Ognjan of Bulgaria in the final round and the table with 8.5 points. The fourteen-year-old, who won the second GM norm in the 9th round, was tied at 8.5 points with Stojenovic Mihagilo of Yugoslavia but since Humpy defeated him in the fifth round the title went her way. 

Humpy, who became the first Indian Woman Grand Master to have two GM norms, played king’s Indian attack and settled for a draw in eleven moves. She also has the 11 round GM norm for having 8.5 points for the category seven GM tournament, which was the result of six wins and five draws. 

Commenting on her victory, Humpy said, "This third Saturday tournament is more gratifying for me as I won the second GM norm and also I did not loose a single game". The ninth-standard Andhra Pradesh girl had earlier won the first Saturday GM Chess Tournament held at Budapest with a tally of 7.5 points from one loss, five wins and five draws.

Junior World Champion Koneru Humpy collected her 2nd Men GM norm and in the process became first Indian woman to achieve prestigious Grandmaster Norm. Humpy drew against GM Kosanovic Goran of Yugoslavia in the ninth round in just 10 moves. Her achievement is more praiseworthy because she has collected her Norm at the end of ninth round in a 11 round tournament. She now needs one more GM norm to join in the elite list of WGM's who have become open GM's like Judit Polgar, Zsuzsa Polgar, Xie Jun, Zhu Chen and Maya Chiburdanidze. Humpy leads the tournament with 7.0 points followed by Stojanovic Mihajlo (6.5) and Lopez Martinez (5.5).

Junior World Champion Koneru Humpy inched towards her second GM norm with a quick draw against IM Orlov Pavle of Yugoslavia at Belgrade here today. Humpy leads with 6.5 points from eight rounds. According to revised calculations, Humpy needs seven points from 9 games to achieve the second GM norm and is short by 0.5 points with one game left. In the crucial ninth game, Humpy would take on Yugoslav Grand Master Kosanovik Goran and will be having the advantage of playing whites and a draw would ensure her the coveted title for the second time.

Junior World Champion Koneru Humpy continued her impressive march winning the seventh round, against Dejan Nestorovic of Yugoslavia, at Belgrade, here today. Humpy now needs just one point from the remaining four games to get her second men's Grandmaster's norm. Humpy will play with black pieces against IM Orlov Pavle of Yugoslavia in the eighth round. In the ninth round she meets GM Goran Kosanovic, also of Yugoslavia. Humpy leads the tournament with 6.0 points from seven games. Three players -- Mihajlo Stojanovic (Yugoslavia), Martinez Lopez (Spain) and Pavle Orlov (Yugoslavia) are in joint second position with 4.5 points.

Junior World Champion Koneru Humpy drew the sixth game against Paprnisa of Yugoslavia to lead the table with 5.0 points, at Belgrade here today. Taking no risks, the two players of the top board agreed for an drew in 37 moves and the 14-year old will take on Nestorovic Dejin of Yugoslavia in the seventh round. As per the revised calculations, Humpy has to get two points from the next three games to get her second Grandmaster Norm.

Humpy missed the GM norm at Budapest during the First Saturday GM Chess tournament as she could garner only 7.5 points in 11 rounds while the required number was 8.5. She however won the title by finishing ahead of others. The 14-year old, who is the only second Woman Grand Master from India after Subbaraman Vijayalaxmi, now has a fair chance to get the remaining two points from the next three games. Humpy drew the second and sixth games while she won the remaining four to lead the pack of 12 players with 5.0 points. 

Junior World Champion Koneru Humpy won the fourth and fifth games in style to emerge clear leader with 4.5 points in at Belgrade, here today. Humpy, now needs 4.0 points from the remaining six rounds to get her second Grand Master Norm, which she missed at Budapest last week. In the fourth round Humpy, played a spectacular game, forcing her opponent Dragutin Sahovic (Yugoslavia), to resign in the 27th move, while in the fifth round, she outplayed Mihajlo Stojanmovic (Yugoslavia) in 35 moves with a positional advantage in exchange of pieces. Humpy is followed by Martinez Lopez (Spain), Goran Kosanovic and Pavle Orlov (both Yugoslavia) at 3.0 points.

Junior World Champion Koneru Humpy defeated Boskovic Drasko of Yugoslavia in a  good positional game in Reti Opening here today. Humpy gained space with 18 c5 and built up a strong position. By 24th move Humpy tore Black's king side and comfortably clinched the issue in 48 moves. With this win, Humpy leads the tournament with 2.5 points from three rounds. Two players Stojanovic (Yugoslavia) and Lopez Martinez (Spain) are in second position with 2.0 points.

Junior World Champion Koneru Humpy drew her second round game against Popchev Milko of Bulgaria, at Budapest here today. Humpy shares lead along with  Kosanovic Goran and Pap Misa both of Yugoslavia at 1.5 points.

Fresh from her recent victory in Budapest, Women Grand Master and Junior World Champion Koneru Humpy continued her winning streak with a solid win in the opening round at Belgrade here today. The 14-year-old girl from Vijayawada defeated IM Martinez Lopez of Spain. Humpy(2484) played Kings Indian attack with White against Martinez(2474). In the ensuing position, she sacrificed a pawn on move 16 and a Knight on Move 18 and built a tremendous pressure on her rival black king. Martinez ran into time pressure and blundered his Bishop on 26th move and resigned on the 27th move. The tournament is a Category VII GM tournament where average ELO Rating of the Tournament is 2415 with 11 rounds. Humpy requires 8.5 points for her Second Grandmaster Norm.

With the recent triumph at First Saturday GM tournament in Budapest, Hungary behind her belt, WGM Koneru Humpy is participating in Category VII GM tournament at Belgrade, Yugoslavia beginning from October 20,2001. The average ELO Rating of the tournament is 2415. And the eleven round tournament offers Humpy another chance to make a Grandmaster Norm, the target of which is 8.5 points. Twelve Players from four countries India, Spain, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia participate in the event that concludes on October 30,2001.

 List of Participants

Source :  http://www.koneruhumpy.com

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