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While rising prodigy Divya Deshmukh was present to receive the honour in person, veteran Grandmaster (GM) Koneru Humpy joined ...
Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, felicitated the FIDE Women’s World ...
Teenaged sensation Divya Deshmukh expressed her joy after winning the Women's World Cup, defeating Koneru Humpy in an ...
Teenaged chess sensation Divya Deshmukh on Friday said more than winning the Women’s World Cup earlier this week, her “biggest joy” was that the trophy came to India. The 19-year-old Divya beat her ...
Nineteen-year-old Divya Deshmukh triumphed at the Women's World Cup, becoming the youngest winner by defeating fellow Indian Koneru Humpy in a decisive tiebreaker. This victory was celebrated not just ...
Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, felicitated the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 medallists Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy in New Delhi today.
Chess legend Magnus Carlsen's act against Hikaru Nakamura fans during a game between the two at Esports World Cup is going viral on social media.
Earlier this week, the 19-year-old from Nagpur had won the FIDE Women’s World Cup title to secure her grandmaster title as ...
Revealing her Seconds, Divya named GM Csaba Balogh and GM Abhimanyu Puranik as those who helped her train during the World ...
The 19-year-old Divya’s victory over compatriot Koneru Humpy in the World Cup final helped her become India’s 88th Grandmaster, besides earning a spot at the Candidates tournament in 2026.
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.
Divya’s win was dubbed by the legendary Viswanathan Anand as a ‘great celebration of Indian chess’. Nothing could have been more apt than those words of the iconic Anand, a five-time world chess ...