Grandmaster and highest rated in the fray, Koneru Humpy crashed out of the World Women’s Chess Championship after failing to capitalise on her chances against Natalia Zhukova of Ukraine in the second

Dec. 15: Koneru Humpy secured a much-needed draw against China’s Ju Wenjun in the second game of the quarterfinals to enter the semifinals of the World Women’s Chess Championship here. Humpy, who had