First Indian woman World Champion in chess - Koneru Humpy
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Grand Master Koneru Humpy, one of the prominent and world's top female chess player with FIDE rating 2586, and India's best women chess player
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In 2020, Koneru Humpy claimed title Cairns Cup, which is known as strongest tournament ever held in women’s chess edge passing World Champion Ju
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And year before in 2019, She won Skolkovo FIDE Grand Prix and World Rapid Championship
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In her earlier days of chess, She began by winning a district chess championship
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Also rattled off four Indian national championships: an under-8 title in 1995 followed by under-10, under-12 and under-15 titles in 1996
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In 1999 Koneru won two open titles the under-14 national championship and the under-12 Asian Youth Chess Championship
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By the end of 2000, at only 13 years of age, Koneru became the youngest to win the British Ladies Championship
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Her accomplishment broke the 61-year record held by WIM Elaine Pritchard
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And by this Koneru achieved her first GM norm at nearly 14 years and three months old
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By 2002 after winning the VIII Elekes Memorial Grandmaster tournament, she became Grand Master at the age of 15
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In 2003, She was awarded by Arjuna award and in 2007 by Padma Shri