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Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya felicitates Divya Deshmukh for becoming India’s 88th Grandmaster

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday felicitated Indian chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh, following her remarkable ...

‘Pressure doesn’t matter, but my own expectations and goals do’: Divya Deshmukh

Divya Deshmukh achieved a hat-trick of successes in Batumi. She returned home as a Grandmaster after winning the World Cup.

Divya Deshmukh dedicates GM title to trainer, who died in 2020; reveals team behind FIDE Women's World Cup success

After returning to India, Divya Deshmukh spoke about her first coach, Rahul Joshi, and dedicated her GM title to him.

'Wore lucky kurta, played Mary Kom songs and won': How Nagpur's 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh conquered chess world for India

Divya Deshmukh, at 19, has won the World Cup chess title. She is the first Indian woman to achieve this feat. She is ...
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Sensational Divya breaks into top-15 of FIDE rankings

Fresh from winning the Women’s World Cup title in Georgia last month, teen sensation Divya Deshmukh broke into the top 15 ...
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FIDE Ratings: Divya Deshmukh enters top-15 in rankings after World Cup win; Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Erigaisi in top-six

India’s Divya Deshmukh entered the top-15 of FIDE’s world women’s classical chess ranking for the first time after her title ...