The 20-year-old chess star has become a household name by winning the World Cup and becoming a Grandmaster. She’s now set her ...

On 28 July 2025, in Batumi, Georgia, Indian chess witnessed history. Nineteen-year-old Divya Deshmukh, the prodigious talent from Nagpur, defeated the legendary Koneru Humpy in a high-pressure final ...

Indian chess prodigy Diya Deshmukh,19, defeated fellow countrywomen Koneru Humpy to win the FIDE World Cup for women in Georgia. In a dramatic finish to the second rapid tiebreak, Humpy faltered under ...

Divya Deshmukh created history as she defeated Koneru Humpy to win the Women's World Cup 2025 crown on Monday, July 28.

A 19-year-old winning a World Cup in an individual sport like chess is no mean feat, but there was an air of inevitability to ...

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Divya Deshmukh, and many young athletes break records and claim titles, setting the stage for a ...

The FIDE Women's Chess World Cup is among the most grueling of tournaments. It goes on for nearly a month and features more than 100 players, prodigies to world champions, across age and nationalities ...

The 24-person list was recommended by a selection panel which includes Indian Olympic Association (IOA) vice president Gagan ...