At 38, Koneru Humpy remains one of the world’s top players in women’s chess. She is at present the World No. 6. Last year, she won the women’s World rapid chess championship for the second time. In July, she contested the final of the women’s World Cup against fellow-Indian Divya Deshmukh and lost.

She hasn’t played since, but came to Goa as a guest at the World Cup. She made the ceremonial inaugural move for the second round of the fifth round, and then spoke at length about her career, her personal life and women’s chess, among other things. Excerpts:

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