After beating veteran Koneru Humpy in the final, Divya Deshmukh says, "“I think it was fate, me getting the grandmaster title this way."

It must be a giddy feeling to be associated with Indian chess right now, as Divya Deshmukh joins the list of title holders

Overview Divya Deshmukh won the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 by beating Koneru Humpy in the final The 19-year-old became the fourth Indian female Grand Master after Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, and Vaishali Rameshbabu Deshmukh earned a berth in the Candidates tournament to challenge the world champion Divya Deshmukh beat Koneru Humpy in the final in tiebreakers and won the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 in Batumi,