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Divya Deshmukh during the third round of Norway Chess
Swaroop Swaminathan
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Bucking the trend, the 20-year-old, who has made a promising start in the ongoing Norway Chess, has welcomed the idea of confessional booth, where players air their thoughts about anything and everyth ...
Harmanpreet Kaur, Divya Deshmukh and Smriti Mandhana.
PTI
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Pistol shooting sensation Suruchi Singh and track and field athlete Jyothi Yarraji are the other two nominations for the prestigious annual award for the year 2025.
Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh arrived here on Wednesday to a reception befitting a champion.
PTI
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Divya, 19, arrived from Batumi, Georgia, where she defeated Indian stalwart Koneru Humpy in the Women's World Cup title showdown to clinch the biggest title in her fledgling career.
Divya qualified for the 2026 Candidates Tournament and became the 88th Grandmaster of India after having entered the competition as a dark horse.
PTI
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In an all-Indian final, the 19-year-old Divya humbled the much more experienced and higher-rated Koneru Humpy in tiebreakers in Batumi, Georgia on Monday.
The victory not just earned the 19-year-old the prestigious title, but also made her a Grandmaster, something which looked improbable when she started the tournament.
PTI
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Divya Deshmukh is only the fourth woman from India to become a Grandmaster, and the 88th overall.
Grandmaster Koneru Humpy will clash with Divya Deshmukh in the final, starting after a day’s rest on Saturday, July 26, 2025
PTI
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With Humpy winning, both she and Divya have now qualified for the Women’s candidates’ tournament next year.
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