Join us for an exclusive interview with Koneru Humpy. Post questions in my social media and I will ask her those.
Audience questions
1:30 #1 – Why there are only two Indian female GMs?
6:19 #2 – How to keep a poker face while playing?
9:25 #3 – How was your experience after winning Saharanpur International Open in 2003?
10:47 #4 – Which quality which sets you apart from others?
17:00 #5 – What was the key to becoming one of the greatest woman player?
17:33 #6 – Who are your favorite chess players and why?
18:50 #7 – Comparing the pressure of World Rapid tie-break and World Championship match against Hou Yifan
20:56 On feeling any pressure during World Championship against Hou Yifan based on their seconds team composition difference
23:21 #8 – How to deal with emotions – before, during and after the game.
26:26 #9 – On dealing with adverse situations both on and off the board.
30:10 #10 – Her experience on making a comeback to the Olympiad team.
31:57 #11 – Role of memory in a chess game
33:05 #12 – Keeping calm nerves during crucial games
37:22 #13 – Developing technical style
39:42 #14 – Dealing hard times
44:14 #15 – Time management and challenges faced as a successful woman
48:39 How she prepares her openings on her own
49:15 #16 – Favorite opening and the reason behind it. Greatest chess player of all time according to her
54:05 #17 – On creating the correct eco-system for a chess player
57:00 #18 – Which is difficult to master? Positional understanding or Calculation. For part-timers, how to improve Calculation
59:45 #19 – View on Hou Yifan taking a sabbatical when she was World Champion. What sets Judit Polgar apart from other players
1:04:07 #20 – A training method she wishes she knew when she was emerging in chess
1:07:44 #21 – Happiest and Embarassing moment. How she dealt with the criticism
Game analysis
1:09:17 Annageldy – Humpy, Hyderabad 2005
1:11:25 Lazaro – Humpy, Esbjerg 2003
1:16:14 Humpy – Ushenina, World Teams 2011
1:20:28 Humpy – Timman, Czech Republic 2009
1:29:48 Humpy – Stefanova, Tehran 2016
1:32:14 Caruana – Humpy, Merida 2008
1:33:47 Humpy – Vachier-Lagrave, Cap d’Agde 2006
1:37:04 Wojtaszek – Humpy, Lausanne 2006
1:39:32 Ju Wenjun – Humpy, Jermuk 2012
1:41:57 Sara Khadem – Humpy, Monaco 2015
1:46:10 Humpy – Galliamova, Sochi 2015
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