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Koneru Humpy at the Global Chess League

Grandmaster, India. Alpine APL Pipers, Superstar, women's boards.

Koneru Humpy is a grandmaster from Vijayawada, India, the first Indian woman to earn the grandmaster title and a two-time Women's World Rapid Champion. She has been near the top of the women's rating list for more than two decades.

FIDE title
Grandmaster
Federation
India
2026 team
Alpine APL Pipers
2026 board
Superstar, women's boards
Seasons
2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
FIDE id
5008123

Humpy played the first three Global Chess League seasons on the women's boards of the upGrad Mumba Masters, including the 2023 final. For 2026 she moves to the Alpine APL Pipers, where she plays alongside Divya Deshmukh.

In the 2026 season Humpy plays for the Alpine APL Pipers on one of the two Superstar women's boards. The season runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India.

Global Chess League record

In 2023 the upGrad Mumba Masters reached the final in Dubai against the Triveni Continental Kings. After one rapid match each and split blitz tiebreaks, the title came down to sudden-death games on boards drawn by lots. Humpy reached a winning position against Kateryna Lagno but the game ended in a draw, and the Kings took the title on the last board.

The Masters kept Humpy for 2024 in London, where the team did not reach the final, and for 2025 in Mumbai, where they finished fifth after being in contention for the final until the last day.

  1. 1.2023: upGrad Mumba Masters, Superstar (women's boards). Team result: runners-up. Drew the sudden-death tiebreak game against Kateryna Lagno from a winning position; the title then went to the last board.
  2. 2.2024: upGrad Mumba Masters, Superstar (women's boards). Team result: did not reach the final.
  3. 3.2025: upGrad Mumba Masters, Superstar (women's boards). Team result: fifth.

Career highlights

  1. 1.Women's World Rapid Champion in 2019 and again in 2024.
  2. 2.Runner-up at the 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup in Batumi, losing the all-Indian final to Divya Deshmukh in the tiebreak.
  3. 3.Qualified for the 2026 Women's Candidates Tournament through the World Cup but later withdrew from it.
  4. 4.The first woman from India to earn the grandmaster title, in 2002.
  5. 5.Played every Global Chess League season since 2023, all of them with the upGrad Mumba Masters until the 2026 move to the Pipers.
  6. 6.On the September 2026 FIDE rating list, Humpy is rated 2509 in classical chess, 2435 in rapid and 2386 in blitz.

2026 season

Koneru Humpy plays the 2026 season with the Alpine APL Pipers, which runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. Humpy's squad mates are Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, Vidit Gujrathi, Divya Deshmukh and Volodar Murzin.

Each Global Chess League match is played on six boards of rapid chess, one board per squad member, and a win with Black earns the team more game points than a win with White. The format and scoring page explains the points. Matches are streamed free; the how-to-watch page lists the streams and the IST start times.

  • Matches played: 4
  • Match points: 9
  • Game points: 43
  • Position: 1 of 6
  1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 18:30 IST: CheQ Mumba Masters 8–10 Alpine APL Pipers
  2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 15:30 IST: Ganges Grandmasters 6–11 Alpine APL Pipers
  3. 3.Monday 7 September, 15:30 IST: PBG Alaskan Knights 9–7 Alpine APL Pipers
  4. 4.Monday 7 September, 18:30 IST: FYERS American Gambits 3–15 Alpine APL Pipers

Results were last checked on 7 September 2026 at 8:44 PM IST.

The 2026 final is scheduled for Sunday 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. The champion appears here after the final.

2026 games

Humpy has 4 finished games in the 2026 season: 3 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss, 12 team points earned.

  1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 18:30 IST: board 5, Black against Yip, Carissa (CheQ Mumba Masters), win.
  2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 15:30 IST: board 5, Black against Tsolakidou, Stavroula (Ganges Grandmasters), win.
  3. 3.Monday 7 September, 15:30 IST: board 5, Black against Batsiashvili, Nino (PBG Alaskan Knights), loss.
  4. 4.Monday 7 September, 18:30 IST: board 5, Black against Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat (FYERS American Gambits), win.

Daily reports mentioning Humpy

  1. 1.Day 1: Gambits win twice to take the first lead
  2. 2.Day 2: Grandmasters stop Gambits as three teams tie

Frequently asked questions

Which team does Humpy play for in the Global Chess League 2026?

Koneru Humpy plays for the Alpine APL Pipers in the 2026 season in Bengaluru, India, on one of the two Superstar women's boards.

Has Humpy won the Global Chess League?

No. Her closest run was the 2023 final with the upGrad Mumba Masters, lost on a sudden-death tiebreak to the Triveni Continental Kings. The Masters did not reach the final in 2024 and finished fifth in 2025. The 2026 final is scheduled for Sunday 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. The champion appears here after the final.

What is Humpy's FIDE rating?

On the September 2026 FIDE rating list, Koneru Humpy is rated 2509 in classical chess, 2435 in rapid and 2386 in blitz.

Where can I watch Humpy play in the Global Chess League 2026?

The 2026 season is streamed free on the Global Chess League YouTube channel and its partner channels. Every Alpine APL Pipers match is a six-board rapid match; the start times in IST are on the schedule and how-to-watch pages of this site.

Why is Koneru Humpy no longer with the Mumba Masters?

Franchises re-draft their squads each season. After three seasons with the upGrad Mumba Masters, Humpy was picked by the Alpine APL Pipers for 2026.

More on the league: the Global Chess League 2026 hub, the schedule, the points table and the league overview with every season since 2023.