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Divya Deshmukh: From prodigy to world cup champion and grandmaster at 19

Divya Deshmukh: From prodigy to world cup champion and grandmaster at 19

by Amrita Priya | Aug 12, 2025

(August 12, 2025) On July 28, 2025, in Batumi, Georgia, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh scripted a chess history defeating former world champion Koneru Humpy in a tense rapid tiebreak to win the FIDE Women’s World Cup. The victory instantly earned her the Grandmaster...

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