Emotions got the better of Divya Deshmukh as she could not hold back tears after winning the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup. Watch the moment when she met her mother after clinching the coveted title.

The first two games of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup 2025 ended in draws, forcing a tiebreaker. Koneru Humpy committed a blunder and Divya Deshmukh capitalized to not only clinch a historic victory

India's 19-year-old chess player Divya Deshmukh won the FIDE Women's World Cup in Batumi (Georgia). She defeated veteran Koneru Humpy to win the title and became a Grandmaster.