Divya Deshmukh Makes History!

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A Grandmaster Is Born

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Her Road to Glory

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“I think it was fate... I didn’t even have one norm before this. Now I’m a crown master.”

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Divya Deshmukh Makes History!

Wins the Women's Chess World Cup 2025

A Grandmaster Is Born

Her Road to Glory

Quarterfinal: Beat Harika Dronavalli Semifinal: Beat Tan Zhongyi Final: Beat Koneru Humpy

“I think it was fate... I didn’t even have one norm before this. Now I’m a crown master.”

Divya Deshmukh

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