Koneru Humpy to play in Malaysia Open 2006
One of the most often asked question I received is “do you have the Malaysia Open playing list?”. Yeah, I’m itching to see the list too. I promise to publish it as soon as I receive it from MCF.
In the meantime, there’s a strong possibility of World Junior Champ Koneru Humpy playing here in KL next month.
Former world junior chess champion Koneru Humpy has joined the Oil & Natural Gas Commission as personal administrative officer in Hyderabad on Friday.
Humpy’s first major assignment after a gap of two months since the last Olympiad may be the Malaysian International Open next month..
Read the full article from The Hindu
If you remember, Koneru played in the DATMO 2005 although I don’t remember her doing particularly well finishing in 12th place. I guess she will be looking forward to bettering her performance last year. 
Picture of me with Koneru after the final rounds.
I also congratulate Koneru Humpy for finally finding a stable employer/sponsor as she had a hard time last year after the Bank of Haroda her main sponsor, pulled out. Bank of Haroda had been Koneru’s sponsor for 7 years. Last year she competed in the Malaysian Open under her own expenses.
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