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Divya Deshmukh’s Historic Triumph: India’s Young Star Wins 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup, Earns Grandmaster Title

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In a proud moment for Bharat, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh from Nagpur, Maharashtra, clinched the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup title, defeating veteran Koneru Humpy in a gripping tiebreak on July 28, 2025, in Batumi, Georgia. The victory marks Deshmukh as the first Indian woman to win this prestigious chess tournament, securing her the Grandmaster (GM) title—making her India’s 88th Grandmaster and the fourth Indian […]