Koneru Humpy creates history by becoming first Indian woman to enter FIDE Women’s World Cup Semifinals

In FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup 2025, Koneru Humpy created history by becoming the first-ever Indian woman to reach the semifinals in Batumi, Georgia.
 
 
Humpy beat China’s Song Yuxin in the quarterfinals. No Indian before her had managed to make it to the final four of the tournament before this year’s edition. Earlier, Koneru Humpy struck the first blow, securing the game one in the quarterfinals of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Women’s World Cup.
 
 
Divya Deshmukh and Harika Dronavalli will play tiebreaks to decide the winner of the all-Indian quarterfinal clash today. The quarterfinal tiebreaks will start from 4:35 PM (IST). Divya Deshmukh and Harika Dronavalli drew both classical games in the all-Indian last-eight clash. The winner of the contest will join compatriot Koneru Humpy, and China’s Lei Tingjie and Tan Zhongyi in the semifinals.  
 
 
Meanwhile, Vaishali Rameshbabu’s impressive run came to an end, as she lost to the third seed Tan Zhongyi of China. Top seed Lei Tingjie, on the other hand, continued her strong form and stormed into the semifinals with another victory over Georgia’s Nana Dzagnidze.