FIDE Women's Grand Prix: Koneru Humpy moves into sole lead after beating Zhu Jiner

In another good result for India, Divya Deshmukh scored a crushing victory over Munguntuul Batkhuyag and along with Zhu is trailing half a point behind Humpy. With just two more rounds remaining of the 10-player round robin event, the race for the title will be amongst these three players.

Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy defeated China’s Zhu Jiner to jump into sole lead with 5.5 points after the seventh round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Pune on Monday.

In another good result for India, Divya Deshmukh scored a crushing victory over Munguntuul Batkhuyag and along with Zhu is trailing half a point behind Humpy.

With just two more rounds remaining of the 10-player round robin event, the race for the title will be amongst these three players.

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