Chennai(Agencies): World
No. 2 Koneru Humpy and D Harika lost their respective matches in the
quarterfinals, bringing an end to the Indian challenge in the third leg of the
FIDE Women's Speed Chess Championships Grand Prix.
Humpy was no match for
Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia, going down 2-9 while Harika was ousted by world
No. 1 Hou Yifan of China 3-7 in her last-eight clash.
Humpy, who had beaten
compatriot R Vaishali in the opening round on Wednesday, fell behind early
against Kosteniuk, a former world champion and was beaten comprehensively.
Harika was on level terms with
Yifan at the start before letting her opponent gain the upper hand.
Humpy and Harika will feature
in the fourth and final leg of the championship beginning on July 15, while
compatriot Vaishali has finished her engagements with seven points, having
reached the semifinal in the first leg, the quarters in the second and an
opening round defeat in the third.
The Grand Prix consists of
four legs, with a total of 21 participants. Each player participates in three
out of four Grand Prix legs. Each GP is a 16-player knockout event.
In each leg, every player scores
cumulative grand prix points according to the position in the final standings.
The two players who score the
highest number of cumulative points in all three legs qualify for the Super
Final to be held on July 20. PTI
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