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Divya Deshmukh made history by winning the FIDE Women's World Cup in Batumi. The 19-year-old defeated Grandmaster (GM) Koneru ...
Divya Deshmukh's World Cup win underlines the depth of Indian chess across all categories — open, junior, and now women's.
Women’s chess World Cup champion Divya Deshmukh on Wednesday credited her family and first coach Rahul Joshi for her stunning ...
Legendary Grandmaster Susan Polgar has credited Divya Deshmukh's stunning World Cup victory to her unwavering determination ...
Divya Deshmukh, a 19-year-old chess prodigy from Nagpur, achieved a historic victory at the FIDE Women’s World Chess Cup 2025 in Batumi, Georgia. She defeated Koneru Humpy in a dramatic tie-break, ...
According to the FIDE website, the total prize fund accumulated for this year's Women's World Cup was $691,250. Here is how ...
Divya, 19, arrived from Batumi, Georgia, where she defeated Indian stalwart Koneru Humpy in the Women's World Cup title showdown ...
Divya Deshmukh beat compatriot Koneru Humpy to become India's first Chess Women’s World Cup champion and country’s 88th GM ...
The Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday passed a resolution congratulating 19-year-old chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh for becoming the youngest winner of the Women`s Chess World Cup. The resolution was ...
Divya Deshmukh, a 19-year-old, has won the 2025 FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup. She defeated Koneru Humpy in the final held in ...
Reacting to Divya Deshmukh's win over Koneru Humpy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to X and hauled both players for a historic all-Indian final.
It was a big day for Indian chess. On Monday, 18-year-old Divya Deshmukh beat Koneru Humpy in the final of the FIDE Women’s ...