Humpy in Action vs GM Lei Tingjie at the Fide 2025 Women’s World Cup (Figure via x/@Chessbaseindia) The Grandmaster Konero Humpy and 19 -year -old Divya Dehmukh have developed strong performances to make FIDE’s first semifinals fido women to force their Chinese rivals. Humpy, playing with black pieces, held the Chinese Tingjie Lei for a comfortable draw, while Divy’s solid defense denied victory to the former world champions of women Zhongya. With the semifinals with two Indian and two Chinese players in the semifinals, Asian dominance in female chess was again exposed. Both Indian players will now play with white pieces in the return leg of their respective matches, which gives them a slight advantage. If the score is at the second classic game, breaks will be played for a shorter format to decide the winner. The tournament also offers three qualifying points for other female candidates – guarantees at least one Indian place. Wonder was the first to packed his game against Zhongyim. The former world champion tried to put pressure, but did not find any real advantage, because Wonder was navigating the opening – the royal gambit without any problems – without any problems. Both players constantly exchanged pieces and only with a tower, a small piece and three infantry on the same side, became an inevitable draw.
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Humpy, the Indian best female chess player, surprised his opponent with a selection of early opening, which is rarely seen at the highest level events. Tingjie Lei tried to react effectively and was soon pushed into a balanced but slightly unpleasant position. Despite the exchange of Queens in the middle game Humpy never faced any serious threats. The presence of the opposite colored bishops further reduced the winning chances on both sides and eventually agreed with the draw.
