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Divya Deshmukh reacts after winning her second tiebreak game against Koneru Humpy in the FIDE Women's World Cup at Batumi. (PHOTO: FIDE/Anna Shtourman)

At 19, Divya Deshmukh becomes Women’s World Cup champion and India’s 4th woman to be GM by defeating Koneru HumpySubscriber Only

July 29, 2025 05:36 IST

After beating veteran Koneru Humpy in the final, Divya Deshmukh says, "“I think it was fate, me getting the grandmaster title this way."

An elated Divya Deshmukh after reaching FIDE World Cup final and qualifying for Candidates 2026. (FIDE/Anna Shtourman)

‘I have rest of my life to be sad about it, important to move on’: Divya Deshmukh on what she told herself when World Cup final vs Humpy headed to tiebreaks

July 30, 2025 10:19 IST

Divya called Humpy a really strong player but she vowed to give her best in the tiebreaks which will be played in the shorter time controls.

Koneru Humpy and Divya deshmukh FIDE World Cup

After another draw between Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh, what to expect in tiebreakers of World Cup final? Vishy Anand explainsSubscriber Only

July 28, 2025 10:49 IST

While the first leg was a tale of missed opportunities for Divya, the second leg saw a different approach from Humpy, who opted for a non-risky opening with White.

File image of Fabiano Caruana during a Grand Chess Tour event. (PHOTO: Lennart Ootes for GCT)

Fabiano Caruana’s scathing interview slamming Freestyle Chess event rules deleted, then restored, claims player

July 29, 2025 18:22 IST

In the interview, Caruana had expressed his displeasure at the fact that the spectators who were going to be in the playing hall would have access to live commentary and that they could also know via the eval bar. He said he had heart fans shouting during games.

Divya Deshmukh reacts during the first game of the FIDE Women's World Cup final against Koneru Humpy at Georgia's Batumi. (PHOTO: FIDE via Anna Shtourman)

Humpy or Divya – whoever wins will pocket $50,000, as compared to Open section World Cups rewarding $1,10,000 to champion

July 27, 2025 16:51 IST

Pay parity in chess remains a distant dream, for both history making Indian women.

Nihal Sarin after qualifying for EWC. (TakeTakeTake/X)

Nihal Sarin qualifies for Esports World Cup 2025 through Last Chance Qualifier, joins Arjun Erigaisi in the main event

July 27, 2025 14:44 IST

Apart from Nihal, Anish Giri, Javokhir Sindarov and Levon Aronian also qualified for the EWC to complete the 16-player field for the main event.

Divya Deshmukh vs Koneru Humpy: Nothing to separate Indians in FIDE Women’s World Cup final opening actSubscriber Only

July 27, 2025 08:41 IST

The game that could have swung either way, but eventually ended in a 41-move draw, and perhaps Divya will rue her missed chances with white pieces.

L-R: India's Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy reached FIDE World Cup semifinals. (FIDE)

Divya Deshmukh vs Koneru Humpy: How the Indians stack up before FIDE Women’s World Cup final

July 26, 2025 00:48 IST

The FIDE Women's World Cup in Batumi, Georgia will see a battle of generations as 38-year-old Koneru Humpy takes on 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh in the two-game final starting from Saturday

Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh will battle in the final of the FIDE Women's World Cup in Batumi. (PHOTOS: FIDE via Andrei Anosov)

FIDE Women’s World Cup: Why Koneru Humpy versus Divya Deshmukh will be a battle of contrasting stylesSubscriber Only

July 26, 2025 00:49 IST

Koneru Humpy is solid in her approach while Divya Deshmukh is likely to be more aggressive

Koneru Humpy reacts after defeating China's Lei Tingjie in the tiebreaks of the FIDE Women's World Cup semi-finals at Batumi. (PHOTO: FIDE via Anna Shtourman)

India vs India in FIDE Women’s World Cup final: Humpy beats China’s Lei Tingjie to set up Divya Deshmukh battleSubscriber Only

July 25, 2025 13:15 IST

Koneru Humpy was one game away from losing semi-finals to China's Lei Tingjie. The 38-year-old needed to win on demand. She won three games in a row to set up an Indian clash of generations against IM Divya Deshmukh, who at 19 is half Humpy's age.

An elated Divya Deshmukh reacts after defeating grandmaster Harika Dronavalli in the quarter-finals of the FIDE World Cup. (FIDE/Anna Shtourman)

Meet Divya Deshmukh, the 19-year-old IM taking the world of chess by stormSubscriber Only

July 25, 2025 12:21 IST

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand says Divya Deshmukh reaching the final of the FIDE Women's World Cup is a big breakthrough; Grandmaster Abhijit Kunte says Divya has never been afraid to experiment

Representative Image: FIDE decided to allow Russian team at upcoming Women's World Team Championship. (FIDE/Anna Shtourman)

European Chess Union questions FIDE’s controversial decision to allow Russian team at Women’s World Team Championship

July 24, 2025 15:45 IST

The controversial decision was taken at the second FIDE Council Meeting of 2025, which took place virtually on July 18 and it was decided to allow a Russian team will compete under the FIDE flag with no display of national symbols.

Divya Deshmukh after beating China's Tan Zhongyi in the FIDE Women's World Cup semifnal. (FIDE/Anna Shtourman & Instagram Screengrab)

‘I’m sorry for all the heart attacks today’: Divya Deshmukh after beating Tan Zhongyi in FIDE World Cup Semifinal

July 24, 2025 14:20 IST

In an extremely wild game where the position was so sharp that the evaluation bar was dancing every move. Eventually it came down to a nervy rook endgame, which is a draw-prone endgame, but Divya converted the game by having an extra pawn.

With victory only a few moves away, Divya Deshmukh reacts during her semi-final against Tan Zhongyi at the FIDE Women's World Cup. (Credit: Anna Shtourman/FIDE)

How 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh beat ex-women’s world champion from China, Tan Zhongyi, to enter FIDE World Cup finalSubscriber Only

July 25, 2025 00:17 IST

Only last year, Divya became a World Junior Champion. Since then, she’s had a breakthrough year: she became the face of the Indian women’s team that won the gold at the Chess Olympiad at Budapest last year

Divya Deshmukh qualifies for Candidates 2026, reaches FIDE World Cup final & wins first GM norm after beating former World Champion Tan Zhongyi

July 24, 2025 19:28 IST

Divya Deshmukh knocked out former World Champion China's Tan Zhongyi to reach FIDE World Cup 2025 final and qualify for Candidates tournament 2026.

Gukesh is not a regular in online tournaments, preferring to prioritise playing in over-the-board classical events, a strategy that has gone well with his style. (File)

‘Rather shocking’: Gukesh turns up for rare Titled Tuesday event, loses 3 out of 11 games to end in 18th spot

July 23, 2025 16:55 IST

Gukesh was playing in the Early Titled Tuesday tournament (there is a Late Titled Tuesday event also later in the day), where his three losses came against International Master LR Srihari, Nakamura and Parham Maghsoodloo

Divya Deshmukh Koneru Humpy Women's World Cup

FIDE World Cup: Mature Divya Deshmukh and youthful Koneru Humpy lead India’s march in semisSubscriber Only

July 23, 2025 14:29 IST

"It's like seeing a very young Humpy again,” says GM Kunte before adding with a smile: “I think Humpy is trying to match Divya's age. And Divya is trying to match Humpy’s experience and maturity.”

When chess legend Garry Kasparov tried to make the machine blink… and failedSubscriber Only

July 22, 2025 20:14 IST

It is this Kasparov vs Deep Blue battle — famously called ‘The Brain’s Last Stand’ by a magazine on its cover back in 1997 — that forms the setting of 'Rematch', a six-part miniseries.

FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky with Ukraine's chess player and journalist Anastasiya Karlovich during the Cyprus Women's Grand Prix. (Photo: FIDE/Mark Livshitz)

FIDE CEO: ‘Hikaru Nakamura often makes statements… without knowing all the facts, that’s a problem’

July 24, 2025 11:02 IST

Nakamura had said that the only reason FIDE is still giving away a ratings spot is to keep the door open to former world champion Magnus Carlsen, who has repeatedly said that he’s not interested in playing either the Candidates or the World Championship.

FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025: Indians in action in semifinals; match-ups, colours, live streaming info

July 22, 2025 12:34 IST

Humpy handed China's Yuxin Song a straight 1.5-0.5 defeat in the Classical match to become the first ever Indian to reach World Cup semis.

Magnus Carlsen with his wife Ella in Singapore last year. (PHOTO: Facebook/Magnus Carlsen)

Magnus Carlsen’s wife Ella: ‘Arjun Erigaisi’s very sweet… but on board he’s just a maniac, out there hunting and going crazy’

July 23, 2025 14:15 IST

Ella said: "All three (Gukesh, Pragg and Arjun) are very different, but Magnus did say that Pragg plays more similarly to him, the most similar to him." She also opened up about the first time she had interacted with Gukesh

Divya, still shaking after her victory, credited her preparation for the win in the first tie-break game. (Photo credit: FIDE/Anna Shtourman)

FIDE Women’s World Cup: Divya Deshmukh joins Koneru Humpy in semifinals as India bids to challenge Chinese strangleholdSubscriber Only

July 22, 2025 08:50 IST

Teenager beats the more experienced Harika Dronavalli as there is a guarantee of at least one Indian at next year's Candidates Tournament

Magnus Carlsen finished third at Las Vegas Freestyle event. (Freestyle Chess/Lennart Ootes)

‘Not going to win every tournament,’ ‘I was pretty hard on myself’: Carlsen takes pride in fighting back at Las Vegas Freestyle event

July 21, 2025 17:06 IST

Magnus Carlsen finished third at the Las Vegas leg of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam event on Monday.

At the previous FIDE World Cup, India's Praggnanandhaa had made it to the final before losing to Magnus Carlsen. (Photo by Special Arrangement)

With 3 months left, FIDE World Cup 2025 host city name still under wraps as FIDE confirm once again that India will host prestigious event

July 21, 2025 14:45 IST

FIDE has confirmed the dates of the event: The FIDE World Cup is scheduled for October 30 to November 27 this year.

Praggnanandhaa ended seventh in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour event in Las Vegas. (Photo: Lennart Ootes/Freestyle Chess.)

What did Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa win at Las Vegas for 6th and 7th place finishes at Las Vegas Freestyle Chess event?

July 22, 2025 19:14 IST

Hans Niemann, who lost to Aronian in the final, will go home $1,40,000 richer (approx Rs 1.2 crore) while Magnus Carlsen pockets $1,00,000 (approx Rs 1.2 crore) for ending third in the tournament.