Divya Deshmukh Arrives to Grand Reception, Credits Women’s World Cup Win to Her Family

Divya Deshmukh gets grand reception after World Cup win, credits family for triumph

Divya Deshmukh was overwhelmed as she received a grand welcome from her hometown of Nagpur on Wednesday, July 31 after her Women's World Cup win in Georgia.

Divya Deshmukh arrives to grand reception, credits Women’s World Cup win to her family

Divya arrived from Batumi, Georgia, where she defeated Indian stalwart Koneru Humpy in the Women’s World Cup title showdown, to clinch the biggest title in her fledgling career.

Divya Deshmukh Arrives To Grand Reception, Credits Women's Chess World Cup Win To Her Family

Divya, 19, arrived from Batumi, Georgia, where she defeated Indian stalwart Koneru Humpy in the Women's World Cup title showdown

Checkmate! India’s emergence as a global chess powerhouse

Reading Time: 4 minutes  Chess World Cup 2025, Batumi, Georgia. Two Indian women sit across a chessboard battling for the crown of World Champion. Kaneru Hampi is a 38-year-old veteran of the world of chess, a Grandmaster from Andhra Pradesh, and two-times World Rapid Chess Champion. Facing her is Divya Deshmukh, a determined and supremely confident 19-year-old from Nagpur, reaching for the sky, with the firm belief that it is firmly within her …

Divya Deshmukh arrives to grand reception, credits win to her family

Nagpur, Jul 30 (PTI) Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh arrived here on Wednesday to a reception befitting a champion, with the young achiever saying she was overwhelmed by the affection shown by the the people who had come to greet her at the airport. Divya, 19, arrived from Batumi, Georgia, where she defeated Indian stalwart Koneru Humpy in the Women's World Cup title showdown, to clinch the biggest title in her fledgling career. Divya overcame the 38…

Can Divya become a consistent answer to China’s domination?

The ‘live ratings’ help understand the task Divya Deshmukh will be facing after winning the women’s chess World Cup in Georgia two days ago. These are unofficial, real-time calculations of a player's rating based on the results of their games in major tournaments. They reflect the rating changes after each game. The current list shows that the top five women in the world are from China.