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Divya Deshmukh, the newly crowned Women’s World Cup champion, was felicitated by the Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday. Grandmaster Koneru Humpy, who had finished runner-up to Divya after being beaten in the tie-break following the classical games had been drawn, joined online from her home for the felicitation. “Grandmasters like you serve as…
Abundantly talented but more significantly, incredibly cool in crunch situations, that’s how India’s 88th Grandmaster and World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh was described by her formative coach Srinath Narayanan, who feels the 19-year-old chess wizard’s composure is comparable only to cricket great MS Dhoni. Divya became a part of the growing list of young achievers…
India’s Divya Deshmukh beat compatriot Koneru Humpy in tiebreaks to claim the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup title on Monday, in Batumi, Georgia. The 19-year-old Divya triumphed in the second rapid game, after having drawn the first game. Playing with black pieces, Divya capitalised on an endgame mistake from the experienced Humpy to gain an…
