'Judit, Yifan were exceptions': Humpy urges women to play more 'open' tournaments
Koneru Humpy said only China’s Zhu Jiner currently has the potential to break the 2600 Elo barrier and enter the Open world top-100 among women players. Humpy stressed that women need regular participation in Open tournaments to improve significantly. She also defended withdrawing from the Candidates event over safety concerns and called India’s chess rise a “Tamil Nadu boom”.
Koneru Humpy said only China’s Zhu Jiner currently has the potential to break the 2600 Elo barrier and enter the Open world top-100 among women players. Humpy stressed that women need regular participation in Open tournaments to improve significantly. She also defended withdrawing from the Candidates event over safety concerns and called India’s chess rise a “Tamil Nadu boom”.
