Divya Deshmukh won the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup, beating Koneru Humpy in the final, and earned the grandmaster title with that victory. She is one of the brightest young talents in the game.
Divya Deshmukh grew up in Nagpur and won age-group titles as a child. In 2024 she won the World Junior Girls’ Championship and was part of India’s women’s team that won Olympiad gold in Budapest.
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The 2025 World Cup
In July 2025 she won the FIDE Women’s World Cup, beating Koneru Humpy in an all-Indian final decided in rapid tiebreaks. The victory earned her the grandmaster title and a place in the next Women’s Candidates.
Did you know?
♞Fact #1Tap to revealDivya won the Women’s World Cup at 19.
♝Fact #2Tap to revealThe 2025 final was an all-Indian match against Humpy.
Three lessons from Deshmukh for your own games
1Big events reward fearlessness
2Tiebreak skill matters
3Young players can beat legends
Divya Deshmukh’s games
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