{
  "id": 13088468,
  "title": "Koneru Humpy seeks government support for chess academy in Amaravati; Lokesh assures help",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/koneru-humpy-seeks-government-support-for-chess-academy-in-amaravati",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:12:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/koneru-humpy-seeks-government-support-for-chess-academy-in-amaravati-lokesh-assures-help/article71563316.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Grandmaster Koneru Humpy, along with her father Ashok, visited Education and IT Minister Nara Lokesh at his residence on October 9, 2026, to request government support for establishing a chess academy in Amaravati. Minister Lokesh congratulated Humpy on India's women's team winning the bronze medal at the Chess Olympiad 2026 and on her individual bronze medal in the women's section of the event. In response to her request, Lokesh assured Humpy that the government would provide the necessary assistance and cooperation to set up the chess academy in Amaravati.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}