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At 19, Divya Deshmukh Makes Chess History for India
It was a final like no other — two Indian women, face to face, with a world title on the line.
On one side of the board sat Koneru Humpy, one of the greats of the game. On the other, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh, fearless and sharp. The Women’s Chess World Cup in Georgia had come down to a tense tiebreak. And in that pressure-cooked moment, it was Divya who found the winning move.
The title was hers. It was a moment of triumph and a sign of change.
This was the first-ever all-Indian final at the women’s chess World Cup. Once unthinkable, now very real. For years, China set the pace in women’s…
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