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The World Champions Cup returns in December with a new sponsor and course.
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has risen to a career-best world No. 3 in the live FIDE ratings following a stunning ...
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) made the announcement on Friday, stating Aarini, who was born on September 19, 2019 ...
With the Women's World Cup in the bag and 88 grand masters, India is ready to take over the chess world. And they're making ...
The 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh at the FIDE Women’s World Cup signals that Indian chess’s ascent is far from over.
Teenage Indian chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh secured the biggest win of her burgeoning career by winning the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup, defeating compatriot Koneru Humpy in a dramatic tie-break ...
The FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup final has reached its climax, with Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh heading into rapid tiebreaks after drawing both classical games.
Indian chess's latest W: World Cup crown just the start for Divya Deshmukh Divya Deshmukh beat the odds to win the 2025 World Cup, and become India's 88th GM. Anna Shtourman/FIDE ...
Divya Deshmukh, at just 19, has become the first Indian to win the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup title. She defeated Grandmaster Koneru Humpy in the finals held in Batumi, Georgia, in the second ...
Divya Deshmukh holds Koneru Humpy to a draw, forcing a tie-breaker in the Women's Chess World Cup final.
Divya Deshmukh is the new women's chess World Cup winner, after she beat Koneru Humpy in the tie-breaks in the final on Monday evening to win the crown. In the process, Divya also became India's ...