Koneru Humpy

An Indian grandmaster. In 2002, at 15, Humpy became the youngest woman ever to earn the title and India’s first, a record since broken only by Hou Yifan.

In 2007 she became only the second woman after Judit Polgár to pass 2600, and her peak of 2623 is the third-highest ever by a woman. She has been runner-up in the Women’s World Championship and is a two-time world rapid champion.

She reached the 2025 Women’s World Cup final, losing to Divya Deshmukh.