In chess, Grandmaster Koneru Humpy has created history by becoming the first-ever Indian to reach the semifinals of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Women’s World Cup.
India’s number one, Humpy defeated China’s Yuxin Song in the first game of the quarterfinal and then settled for a draw in game two.
A draw in the second game was enough to reach the semifinal as she finished with a scoreline of 1.5-0.5.
Humpy will next face top-seeded Chinese Lei Tingjie, who defeated Nana Dzagnidze in their quarterfinal.
In the other quarterfinals, the all-Indian clash between Harika and Divya Deshmukh will be decided through tiebreaks after both their games ended in draws.
Meanwhile, the fourth Indian in the last eight, R. Vaishali, suffered an exit from the event after losing to China’s Tan Zhongyi.