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India’s Harmanpreet, Smriti & Divya Deshmukh in the frame for 2025 BBC Sports AwardsFive Indian sportswomen are nominated for the 2025 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year Awards. Cricketers Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandha...
'Wore lucky kurta, played Mary Kom songs and won': How Nagpur's 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh conquered chess world for IndiaDivya Deshmukh, at 19, has won the World Cup chess title. She is the first Indian woman to achieve this feat. She is returning to Nagpur fo...
Divya Deshmukh: How a Nagpur girl became India's brand new Chess queenIn 2025, Divya Deshmukh secured a historic win at the FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi. The 19-year-old defeated Koneru Humpy in a tense fi...
Divya Deshmukh beats Koneru Humpy in FIDE Women's World Cup final, becomes GrandmasterFIDE Women's World Cup 2025 Divya Deshmukh: Divya Deshmukh, a 19-year-old Indian chess prodigy, achieved a monumental victory by winning th...
FIDE Women's World Cup final: Humpy draws with Divya in first gameIn a tense FIDE Women's World Cup final, Divya Deshmukh, the young Indian International Master, drew with veteran Koneru Humpy in game one....
FIDE Women's World Cup to have an Indian winner for first timeIn a historic moment for Indian chess, Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh will compete in the FIDE Women's World Cup final, guaranteeing an In...
Koneru Humpy vs Diyva Deshmukh: FIDE Women's World Cup to have an Indian winner for first timeHistory is made as Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh, two Indian chess players, will compete in the FIDE Women's World Cup final. This marks ...
Olympiad gold could be a turning point for women's chess in IndiaIt could indeed be the inflection point in the history of women’s chess in India. The 1983 moment, if you will. For a team to go to the Oly...
Teen chess star Divya Deshmukh calls out sexism in Chess: "It's about my game, not my looks"Indian chess player Divya Deshmukh calls out sexist behavior of spectators at Tata Steel Masters tournament in Netherlands. Deshmukh, the A...
Sankalp Gupta becomes India's 71st GM, maestro Anand congratulatesSankalp Gupta won five games, drew three and lost one to Rudik Makrarian (Russia) to take the second place with 6.5 points in the GM tourna...
Playing chess gives me pleasure: Viswanathan AnandMaking it clear that he will continue to make his moves on the 64 squares as long as he enjoys doing it, Anand spoke about great moments, r...