`Big breakthrough in women's chess'

`Big breakthrough in women's chess'

It's the best thing to have happened to Indian chess. A great beginning for Indian chess in the millennium year.
-- PT Ummer Koya, secretary, All-India Chess Federation.

It doesn't concern me much if she became a the WGM in your country. The level of chess she plays is more than that of WGM. I'm surprised that she was not a WGM till today.
-- Grandmaster Evgeny Vladimirov, who is the top seed at the ongoing GM tournament at Hyderabad.

I love her style of play. The standard of her chess is very high. She deserves to be WGM. In my Chess Base I've found out I was not the only Grandmaster victim of her. She had beaten five GMs before beating me.
-- GM Maxim Sorokin of Argentina who lost to her in the ongoing Wipro GM tournament

She is very a tough player. I've been seeing her in the men's circuit for some time. Give her slightest of chances she will exploit it.
-- National A champion Abhijit Kunte who lost to her in the first round of the ongoing Wipro GMs' tournament

She is a good fighter. The best thing about her is she is not overawed by the reputation of her opponents. I remember she came very close to being qualified for the men's National. Among Indian women, she is undoubtedly the best. In the men's circuit, I see her in bad position sometimes. But with a bit of training she will be a very good player in the men's competitions as well.
-- DV Prasad, a former National champion

I'm very happy for Viji.
-- Aarthie Ramaswamy, Viji's roommate

It is a big breakthrough for Indian women's chess. I was just wondering who will reach there first -- Humpy or Viji. I am happy for Viji because I thought she would make it last time in the Asian tourney.
-- International Master N Sudhakar Babu.