With her FIDE Women’s World Cup victory, Divya Deshmukh cements India’s growing dominance in women’s chess and challenges ...

India's Divya Deshmukh pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the FIDE Women's World Cup so far, defeating world No ...

Divya Deshmukh’s victory at the 2025 Women’s Chess World Cup was historic, but more importantly, it highlighted her flourishing game and signalled the possibility of Indian women dominating the sport.

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Divya's win was as significant as the all-Indian final. Women's chess is a Chinese stronghold. It has been for almost double ...

It must be a giddy feeling to be associated with Indian chess right now, as Divya Deshmukh joins the list of title holders ...

India’s Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy led a historic campaign at the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss, sealing two Candidates spots ...

Divya Deshmukh's passive play against Zhu Jiner led to a defeat in the second game of their FIDE Women's Chess World Cup pre-quarterfinal, forcing a tiebreak. Meanwhile, Humpy Koneru, Vaishali ...

India’s 19-year-old chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh created history by becoming the first Indian to reach the FIDE Women’s World Cup final. In a five-hou ...

Before her World Cup triumph, Divya won the 2024 World Junior Girls' Championship and helped India win team and individual ...

India’s Divya Deshmukh entered the top-15 of FIDE’s world women’s classical chess ranking for the first time after her title ...

Divya Deshmukh is one of the two Indians who have advanced to the semifinals of FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 in Georgia. She had earlier defeated compatriot GM Harika Dronavalli in the quarterfinals, ...