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Divya Deshmukh

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Divya Deshmukh

Divya Deshmukh (born 9 December 2005) is an Indian chess grandmaster. She has won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the Women's Chess Olympiad. Deshmukh won the Women's Chess World Cup 2025 and qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026. She has also won golds at the Asian Championship, the World Junior Championship and the World Youth Championship. She won the women's edition of National Premier Chess Championship in both 2021 and 2022 consecutively.

Infobox

Born
(2005-12-09) 9 December 2005 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Country
India
Title
Grandmaster (2025)
FIDE rating
2500 (May 2026)
Peak rating
2510 (April 2026)

Tables

Women's Chess World Cup 2025 · Performance record
Divya Deshmukh
Divya Deshmukh
Seed
15
Name
Divya Deshmukh
Game 1
½
Game 2
½
Tiebreaker 1
½
Tiebreaker 2
1
Total
2½
Humpy Koneru
Humpy Koneru
Seed
4
Name
Humpy Koneru
Game 1
½
Game 2
½
Tiebreaker 1
½
Tiebreaker 2
0
Total
1½
Seed
Name
Game 1
Game 2
Tiebreaker 1
Tiebreaker 2
Total
15
Divya Deshmukh
½
½
½
1
2½
4
Humpy Koneru
½
½
½
0
1½
· External links
Preceded byP. V. Nandhidhaa
Preceded byP. V. Nandhidhaa
Awards and achievements
Preceded byP. V. Nandhidhaa
Awards and achievements
Women's Asian Chess Champion 2023–2025
Awards and achievements
Succeeded bySong Yuxin
Preceded byBhakti Kulkarni
Preceded byBhakti Kulkarni
Awards and achievements
Preceded byBhakti Kulkarni
Awards and achievements
Indian Women's Chess Champion 2022
Awards and achievements
Succeeded byPadmini Rout
Awards and achievements
Preceded byP. V. Nandhidhaa
Women's Asian Chess Champion 2023–2025
Succeeded bySong Yuxin
Preceded byBhakti Kulkarni
Indian Women's Chess Champion 2022
Succeeded byPadmini Rout

References

  1. "Divya Deshmukh FIDE profile"
    https://ratings.fide.com/profile/35006916
  2. timesofindia
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/koneru-humpy-vs-divya-deshmukh-fide-womens-chess-world-cup-final-2025-tie-break-today-live-updates-live-streaming-online/liveblog/122949478.cms
  3. thefederal
    https://thefederal.com/category/sports/divya-deshmukh-indias-new-chess-star-looks-set-to-checkmate-the-world-128488
  4. "Divya Deshmukh: Profile, Rating & Career"
    https://blog.shatranj.live/divya-deshmukh-player-profile
  5. Zee News
    https://zeenews.india.com/photos/sports/meet-divya-deshmukh-all-you-need-to-know-about-indian-chess-player-who-faced-sexism-from-fans-in-pics-2716601
  6. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/nagpurs-queen-indias-pride-divya-deshmukh-is-world-junior-chess-champion/articleshow/110978256.cms
  7. https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2020/4/18/How-Dad-s-hobby-made-Divya.html
    https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2020/4/18/How-Dad-s-hobby-made-Divya.html
  8. DNA India
    https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/photo-gallery-meet-divya-deshmukh-grandmaster-who-helped-india-clinch-gold-medal-at-budapest-chess-olympiad-at-age-of-18-3109551/achievements-3109554
  9. aicf
    https://aicf.in/nihal-and-divya-won-national-under-9-chess-championships/
  10. CNBCTV18
    https://www.cnbctv18.com/sports/who-is-divya-deshmukh-nagpur-chess-prodigy-bags-world-u-20-chess-championship-title-19428189.htm
  11. "Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh Clinch Indian National Championships"
    https://www.chess.com/news/view/arjun-erigaisi-divya-deshmukh-clinch-indian-national-championships
  12. Chessbase India
    https://www.chessbase.in/news/Asian-Continental-2023-Round-9-report
  13. ChessBase
    https://en.chessbase.com/post/tata-steel-india-2023-d3
  14. Chess
    https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-tata-steel-chess-india-womens-day-3-rapid
  15. ChessBase India
    https://www.chessbase.in/news/7th-Sharjah-Masters-2024-Round-9-report
  16. fide
    https://www.fide.com/news/3228
  17. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/nagpurs-divya-stuns-chinas-world-women-no-1-hou-yifan/articleshow/121893890.cms
  18. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/chess/story/_/id/45805183/teenager-divya-deshmukh-reach-chess-world-cup-final-first-indian
  19. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/chess-historic-19-year-old-divya-deshmukh-crowned-fide-womens-world-cup-champion-becomes-indias-88th-gm/articleshow/122952287.cms
  20. The Indian Express
    https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/divya-deshmukh-koneru-humpy-women-world-cup-champion-grandmaster-10154555/
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