{"id":43430,"date":"2025-08-12T07:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T01:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/?post_type=story&p=43430"},"modified":"2025-08-13T12:58:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:28:41","slug":"divya-deshmukh-from-prodigy-to-world-cup-champion-and-grandmaster-at-19","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/chess-grandmaster\/divya-deshmukh-from-prodigy-to-world-cup-champion-and-grandmaster-at-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Divya Deshmukh: From prodigy to world cup champion and grandmaster at 19"},"content":{"rendered":"

(August 12, 2025) <\/strong>On July 28, 2025, in Batumi, Georgia, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh scripted a chess history defeating former world champion Koneru Humpy in a tense rapid tiebreak to win the FIDE Women\u2019s World Cup. The victory instantly earned her the Grandmaster title, making her India\u2019s 88th GM and only the fourth Indian woman to hold the distinction. Seeded 15th, Deshmukh\u2019s path to the title saw her topple higher-ranked opponents in succession, including Zhu Jiner, Harika Dronavalli, and Tan Zhongyi. Upon her homecoming she received a warm welcome at her hometown Nagpur which celebrated her victory as the city\u2019s pride and a national milestone in India\u2019s rise on the global chess stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Divya has been thrilled with the extraordinary bonus and the direct award of the Grandmaster title, bypassing the usual requirement of earning three norms. In one stroke, Divya went from having no GM norms to becoming a full-fledged Grandmaster. It’s a feat even top players like Hikaru Nakamura noted with admiration.<\/span><\/p>\n

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