Koneru humpy autobiography meaning

Koneru Humpy is a popular chess player.

She was women’s world rapid chess champion and she became the first Indian woman to win a world title in rapid chess championship.

Introduction-

Koneru Humpy was born on 31 March 1987 in Gudivada, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

Her father, Koneru Ashok used to work as a chemistry lecturer.

He was a former chess player and in 2006, he received Dronacharya Award.

Her mother’s name is Latha Ashok.

Humpy’s elder sister, Chandra Hawsa Koneru played chess until the national level.

Chandra Hawsa Koneru currently works as a Senior Manager in Business Control at Volvo Group Trucks Operations in Bengaluru.

Early love for chess-

Initially, Humpy’s father wanted her to train in tennis and he wanted her to grow up to become a tennis player.

At 6, she started observing her father play chess.

He used to play chess by following the Chess Informant, a book originating in Yugoslavia.

Humpy became curious by observing her father play ch