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Months after contemplating a break from chess, Divya Deshmukh scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win the FIDE Women’s World Cup.
Before her World Cup triumph, Divya won the 2024 World Junior Girls' Championship and helped India win team and individual ...
India’s Divya Deshmukh beat compatriot Koneru Humpy in tiebreaks to claim the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup title on Monday, ...
The 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh became India's 88th Chess Grandmaster. Divya also is the fourth woman after Koneru Humpy, R ...
Teen prodigy Divya Deshmukh stunned seasoned grandmaster Koneru Humpy in a tense tiebreak to win the 2025 FIDE Women's World ...
Deshmukh showed steely resolve on Monday, and the bonus for the determination was the GM title — reserved for the champion of ...
It must be a giddy feeling to be associated with Indian chess right now, as Divya Deshmukh joins the list of title holders ...
Chess News: 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh, from Nagpur, achieved a historic win. She became the first Indian and youngest to ...
Divya Deshmukh made history on Monday by winning the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 and becoming India’s 88th Grandmaster. She ...
Indian prodigy Divya Deshmukh's victory at the Women's World Cup in Batumi secured her a spot in the 2026 Candidates ...
Former women's World champion Susan Polgar believes Indian chess is riding a wave of success and predicted a bright future ...
The FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 final match between Divya and Humpy was nothing short of a clash of generations—19-year-old ...