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Women Grand Master-elect Koneru Humpy has said that her aim is to win the 'Junior World Chess Championship' to be held at Athens in August. Humpy, who acquired the WGM norm at the just concluded international tournament at Hungary, told reporters on her arrival at the Begumpet airport here this morning 'The first thing I did after acquiring the norm was to call up my mother and seek her blessings'.
She also thanked her father-cum-coach K Ashok and the sponsors for the encouragement. The fourteen-year-old Humpy, hailing from Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh, became the second Indian WGM after Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi. She came out with flying colours with the aid of better progressive tally at the Hungary tournament. She later called on Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at his residence.
The queen of world chess Under-10, 12, and 14 championships, Humpy also has to her credit the Asian juniors title and the coveted British ladies title which she won last year. Humpy said she would be playing more international tournaments to get better exposure. "After a week's rest, I will start preparations for the Athens junior world championship," Humpy said but expressed her inability to take part in the Asian junior championship.
PTI
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