Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:30pm on 28 Jul 2025,Monday Sports
Indian chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh, 19, won the FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, defeating top seed Koneru Humpy in the rapid tiebreaks. With this victory, she secured her final Grandmaster norm, becoming the 88th Indian and fourth Indian woman to earn the GM title. Starting as the 15th seed, Divya’s remarkable run included defeating several higher-ranked opponents. The final’s classical games ended in draws, but Divya capitalized on Humpy’s endgame errors under time pressure to clinch the title. Her performance signals the rise of a new generation of Indian chess stars making waves on the global stage. (PC: X)
