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The top three players also earned a spot at the 2026 Candidates Tournament, the winner of which will face reigning champion ...
19 year old, Divya Deshmukh clinches FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025, becomes India’s 88th Grandmaster ever.
Divya Deshmukh, 19, wins the FIDE Women’s World Cup, defeating Koneru Humpy, and becomes India's fourth Grandmaster in chess.
In a defining moment for Indian chess, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh defeated the seasoned Koneru Humpy in a nail-biting final ...
Divya Deshmukh beat 38-year-old Koneru Humpy in an all-Indian final to become the first Indian champion of the FIDE Women's ...
Divya Deshmukh came to the star-studded FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 here as an underdog, hoping to at least win one ...
Viswanathan Anand congratulated Divya Deshmukh, 19, on her FIDE Women's World Cup victory over Koneru Humpy, which also ...
Divya Deshmukh becomes the first Indian woman to reach the FIDE Women’s World Cup Final and secures a spot in the 2026 ...
The ratings spot is one of the many pathways to qualify for the eight-player Candidates tournament, which is the final step ...
All you need to know as R Vaishali, Harikia Dronavalli and other Indians battle chess's best in the World Cup.
Divya Deshmukh is the new women's chess World Cup winner, after she beat Koneru Humpy in the tie-breaks in the final on ...