Koneru Humpy on Thursday stressed the need to organize more chess tournaments for women in the country to ensure more players
Post Date – 11:30 PM, Thursday – 29 June 23
Dubai: Former Indian rapid chess champion Koneru Humpy on Thursday stressed the need to organize more chess tournaments for women in the country to ensure more players.
The 36-year-old Indian grandmaster added that lack of adequate financial support is one of the challenges faced by chess players competing on the big stage.
“If I take India as an example, I still feel that there are far fewer female players compared to boys. India needs to have more games for women, especially for young girls,” Hampi said in a release. Said.
Hampi, who won individual and mixed team gold medals at the 2006 Asian Games, said that once players’ talent has been tapped, it is imperative to provide them with proper training.
“Once they spot talent, they should be picked and developed. Training plays an important role in developing a talented corps of athletes in any sport. Maybe we need to work towards increasing the number of female players. Once that happens, Talent may emerge slowly,” Hampi said.
“I believe any sport if the financial support is high, it will attract more people to participate in it. Even when the IPL started, we saw the amount increase every year, and I believe it is the same for every sport,” she said. added.
Talking about the overall situation of women’s chess, Hou Yifan, a Chinese grandmaster and four-time women’s chess world champion, said: “The overall situation of women’s chess has changed dramatically in the past few decades.” “I remember when I was a child, most of the women’s tournaments They are all just FIDE official events, and there are very few invitational tournaments. Even in some open tournaments, the chances of female players winning are not as good as today.” The two general managers are currently participating in the Global Chess League, which has male and female chess champions in Competing on the same team.
“In recent years, more and more organizers and sponsors have paid attention to women’s chess. There are stronger female players in the Open Chess Championship.” Yifan said.
“I hope that people have a more hopeful attitude towards women’s chess, and I also hope that because of our performance and experience, more young girls will be encouraged to take part in chess,” she added.
