Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Divya Deshmukh Makes History, Advances in FIDE World Cup
Imagine a really important chess tournament where the best players in the world compete.
A young woman from India named Divya Deshmukh did amazing!
She played against a former champion and won a very exciting and difficult game.
This victory means Divya is the first woman from India to get to the final round of this big tournament!
It's like winning a ticket to play with the best chess players.
She also did something called earning a GM norm, which is a special accomplishment in chess.
Divya Deshmukh defeated Tan Zhongyi in the FIDE Women's World Cup semifinal.
Deshmukh is the first Indian woman to reach the World Cup finals.
She also qualified for the Candidates tournament.
Deshmukh achieved her first GM norm during the tournament.
The game against Tan Zhongyi was intense, eventually won by Deshmukh.
- Who
- Divya Deshmukh, Tan Zhongyi
- What
- Divya Deshmukh won against Tan Zhongyi in the FIDE Women's World Cup semifinal.
- When
- Ongoing tournament
- Where
- Batumi, Georgia
- Why
- To advance in the FIDE Women's World Cup and qualify for the Candidates tournament.
- Winner
- Divya Deshmukh
- Tournament
- FIDE Women's World Cup
- Location
- Batumi, Georgia
- Event
- Semifinal
- Opponent
- Tan Zhongyi
- Achievement
- Qualified for Candidates tournament and won her first GM norm