Divya Deshmukh defeated legendary Grandmaster Koneru Humpy to claim the FIDE Women’s World Cup title. The 19-year-old won the ...

Divya Deshmukh secured a spot in the Candidates tournament next year with her FIDE Women's World Cup triumph and in the ...

The top three players also earned a spot at the 2026 Candidates Tournament, the winner of which will face reigning champion ...

The tiebreaks, played in rapid format, saw Divya as the underdog. Humpy, a two-time World Rapid Champion and currently ranked ...

Divya Deshmukh, with modest expectations, remarkably won the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025, securing a spot in the Candidates ...

Divya Deshmukh, a 19-year-old chess prodigy, triumphed over Koneru Humpy at the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup, earning her the ...

Reacting to Divya Deshmukh's win over Koneru Humpy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to X and hauled both players for a ...

After 24 days of fighting chess in the Georgian city of Batumi, Divya Deshmukh also became eligible to be India’s fourth ...

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

Deshmukh showed steely resolve on Monday, and the bonus for the determination was the GM title — reserved for the champion of ...