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FIDE Women's Grand Prix: Koneru Humpy defeats Divya Deshmukh, China's Zhu Jiner emerges sole leader
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Koneru Humpy outclassed Divya Deshmukh while Zhu Jiner took the sole lead after Round 3 of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Pune. Dronavalli Harika and Munguntuul Batkhuyag also scored big wins.
Pune: Experience prevailed over youth as India’s Koneru Humpy defeated compatriot Divya Deshmukh while China’s Zhu Jiner emerged as the sole leader in an eventful third round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix here on Wednesday.
Humpy was a class apart as she beat overnight joint leader and compatriot Divya while Munguntuul Batkhuyag scored over Alina Kashlinskaya.
Incidentally, both 37-year-olds Humpy and Munguntuul have been contemporaries and it was interesting to witness them scoring emphatic victories on the day.
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