Divya Deshmukh's Grandmaster title highlights a gender disparity in Indian chess. Only four Indian women have achieved this ...

The world of chess has been going through somewhat of an evolution in recent years, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down ...

Nagpur's Divya Deshmukh, 19, has become India's 88th Grandmaster after winning the Women's World Cup in Batumi. She bypassed ...

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The 19-year-old beats compatriot GM Koneru Humpy in the second rapid tiebreak game to be crowned FIDE Women’s World Cup ...

Months after contemplating a break from chess, Divya Deshmukh scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win the FIDE Women’s World Cup.

Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh has said she was not under any kind of pressure while playing the FIDE Women's World Cup final ...

The next generation of American chess stars made their mark while legends reinforced their legacy in this year’s U.S. Junior, ...

Divya Deshmukh triumphs over Koneru Humpy in a thrilling tiebreak finale to clinch the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup title and ...

Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh was overwhelmed by a grand reception on arrival in her hometown, Nagpur, after winning the FIDE ...

Chess players — make that Indian chess players — are a traditionally low-profile community. You could even say they are ...

Teenaged Indian chess player Deshmukh became the youngest to win the Women's World Cup at Batumi in Georgia on Monday as she ...