Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:52am on 30 Jul 2025,Wednesday Sports
19-year-old chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh will be felicitated by the Maharashtra government after making history by winning the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup, becoming the first Indian woman to do so. In a gripping all-Indian final in Georgia, she defeated Koneru Humpy and clinched her Grandmaster title, becoming India’s 88th GM and only the fourth Indian woman to achieve the feat. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde praised her as a symbol of Maharashtra’s sporting spirit. Deshmukh credited her success to intense focus and inspiration from sports films, marking a defining moment for Indian women’s chess on the global stage. (PC: The Hindu)
