India's young woman Grandmaster Koneru Hampi has won the World Rapid Championship 2019 title. On Saturday 28 December 2019, Hampi made this achievement by defeating China's Lei Tingji in the Blitz Playoffs. Among men, Magnus Carlson of Norway captured the title for the third time.
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According to media reports, India's youngest woman Grandmaster Hampi decided to stop chess in 2016, which disappointed Indian chess lovers. After this, Hampi became a mother and her break from chess continued for 2 years. When she returned to chess in SAK 2018, all were skeptical about her performance, where people suspected that she would not be able to perform as before.
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Although Hampi did not pay attention to anyone's words and kept working hard, the result of which she got in the year 2019. She scored around 30 Elo points, won the Skolovo Women's GP and now also holds the World Rapid Championship title.
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