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Women's Chess World Cup Final LIVE, Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh Tie-Breaker: Divya Attacks Humpy's Queen In 1st Tie-Break, This Happens Next
Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh Live Updates, FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Tie-Breaker: The all-Indian FIDE Women's Chess World Cup final is underway between Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh in Batumi, Georgia. The first 15-minute tie-breaker rapid match is underway, with Koneru Humpy using black pieces. Both Indian chess stalwarts gave tough competiton to each other as the first two games ended in draws. However, it will be interesting to see who will clinch the ultimate title through the tie-breaker. Divya, who did not make utmost use of her promising opening in the first game on Saturday, was far more composed against a Queen pawn opening by transposition employed by her opponent in game 2. Show key events FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Final LIVE: Divya attacks Humpy's queen Humpy Koneru taking a long while for her next moves, and has been forced to bring out her queen. Divya attacked the valuable queen piece with her rook, but Humpy backtracks. Here's how the board looks at the moment: Jul 28, 2025 13:53 (IST) Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh LIVE: First long pause for Divya Divya Deshmukh has been forced into a long pause here by Koneru Humpy. And now, the game is slowing down. Divya first tries to protect the side of her king. Another trade of knight and bishop between Divya and Humpy. Jul 28, 2025 13:45 (IST) FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Final LIVE: Recap of the first 15 moves The first 15 moves have happened at a brisk pace, with both players still having well over 12 minutes left on the clock. Divya has sacrificed a bishop, while Humpy has traded a knight. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Re1 Nc6 11. Nc3 Nd6 12. Bd5 Nb4 13. Bb3 Nd3 14. Re3 Nxc1 15. Rxc1 c6 Jul 28, 2025 13:42 (IST) Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh LIVE: Humpy uses Petrov defence Koneru Humpy playing with black pieces, and starts off with the Petrov defence. It is a solid defensive manouevre, hinting that Humpy may be eyeing a draw with black before targetting a win with white pieces. Jul 28, 2025 13:35 (IST) Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh LIVE: All-Indian battle for gold Game on! Two Indian women, at opposite ends of their careers, are playing the final. Koneru Humpy, 38, and Divya Deshmukh, 19, have ensured that no matter what, India will come away with gold today. But who will reign? Jul 28, 2025 13:30 (IST) FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Final LIVE: How does the tie-breaker work? Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh will first play in two rapid tie-breaker games of 15 minutes each, with 10 seconds increment per move. If they end in a tie, it will followed by two more rapid games of 10 minutes, with 10 seconds increment per move. If it is still a tie after that, there will be two blitz games of 5 minutes each with 3 seconds of increment per move. If it is STILL a draw, 1 final blitz game of 3 minutes with 2 seconds increment per move will be played. Jul 28, 2025 13:26 (IST) Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh LIVE: Match starting in 10 minutes The first two games of the all-Indian final ended in draws, as Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh battled each other. That means, the winner will be decided today via a tie-breaker. Let's see how a tie-breaker works. Jul 28, 2025 13:22 (IST) FIDE Women's Chess WC Final: Here's what Divya said after Game 2 draw "I was quite disappointed with the first game obviously because I saw everything and I just always ended up making the wrong choice, and it was quite a pity. The first game didn't go my way and even though it was a draw it kind of felt like a loss. So, I was just trying to recover and today was considerably easier," said Divya. FIDE Women's Chess WC Final: What happened in Game 2? International Master Divya Deshmukh gave nothing away and held higher-ranked Grandmaster and compatriot Koneru Humpy to an easy draw to force the final of the Women's Chess World Cup into the tie-breaker. Divya, who did not make utmost use of her promising opening in the first game on Saturday, was far more composed against a Queen pawn opening by transposition employed by her opponent in game 2. See New Posts
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3 days ago
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Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh Settle For A Draw In Game 2 Of FIDE Women's World Cup Final; Tiebreaks To Ensue On Monday
Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh will face tiebreaks to decide the FIDE Women's World Cup winner after drawing Game 2 on Sunday. Well, it was level pegging yet again, and tiebreaks shall decide the fate of Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh, who played out yet another enthralling draw at Game 2 of the FIDE Women's World Cup on Sunday. The Indian players, currently tied at 1-1 each, shall now enter the tiebreaks to decide the ultimate winner. Both finalists already made history, becoming the first-ever Indians to qualify for the semifinals of the Women's World Cup, after which both players went on the schedule the first-ever All-Indian final at the event. Game 1 of the Final was a nail-biting draw, which saw Divya throw away her lead with the white pieces, allowing the veteran Humpy to fight her way back into the game and force the draw. With the title on the line, Humpy and Divya came in with the idea of finishing off the bout today. Humpy started off with a conservative opening, in an attempt to hold onto her slender advantage with the white pieces. But, a spirited Divya was on top of her game, attacking the veteran with might and courage, piling the time pressure on Humpy early on. Move 20, though, proved to be a moment of importance. Divya, playing with two knights, offered a tempting Queen Exchange to Humpy, who had two bishops on offer. But the veteran took her sweet time, burning the clock down to a little less than 35 minutes left, to deny the offer and push Divya, who held the clear time advantage, to an early endgame. Divya, though, kept her composure to work her way out of the rut and secure the draw, to live to fight another day. Humpy and Divya will face off in the tiebreaks tomorrow, on Monday. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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China Open 2025: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Storms Into Semifinals With Straight Sets Win
Satwik-Chirag delivered a composed and confident performance to defeat Malaysia's Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi in straight games, 21-18, 21-14. India's top-ranked men's doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, made history on Friday by becoming the first Indian men's doubles team to reach the semifinals of the prestigious China Open. The duo delivered a composed and confident performance to defeat Malaysia's Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi in straight games, 21-18, 21-14, securing their spot in the tournament's final four. With this victory, Satwik and Chirag continue to cement their status as one of the most formidable pairs on the global badminton circuit, as they enter the top ten of the world rankings yet again. Unnati Hooda Stuns PV Sindhu in All-Indian Clash In another standout performance for Indian badminton, teenage sensation Unnati Hooda pulled off a remarkable upset by defeating two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu in the Round of 16 on Thursday. Hooda claimed the match 21-16, 19-21, 21-13 in a thrilling contest that lasted just over an hour and fifteen minutes in Changzhou. The 17-year-old showcased maturity and grit beyond her years to overpower her more experienced opponent and advance to the quarterfinals. view comments First Published: July 25, 2025, 19:22 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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21-07-2025
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Divya Deshmukh storms into FIDE Women's World Cup semi-finals as India set new record in Batumi
Divya Deshmukh has defeated Harika Dronavalli in the tiebreaks to enter the semi-final of the FIDE Women's World Cup. With Humpy already in the semis, this is the first time two Indians have made to the last four of the tournament. read more The All-Indian quarterfinal affair between Divya Deshmukh and Harika Dronavalli went down to the wire to the tiebreaks where the former got the better of the latter and in turn advanced to the semi-final of the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025. Divya defeated Harika with both white and black pieces in the tie-breaker. With the victory, she has become the second Indian to qualify for the semis. The victory becomes even sweeter for her as she made it through to the semi-final in her first appearance at the event. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Koneru Humpy made history on Sunday by beating Yuxin Song and thereby securing her spot in the top four. This is the first time two Indians have made it to the semi-final of the FIDE Women's World Cup. 🇮🇳 Divya Deshmukh is through to the semifinals of the 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup!#FIDEWorldCup @DivyaDeshmukh05 — International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) July 21, 2025 It will be India v China in the two semi-finals. Koneru Humpy v Lei Tingjie and Divya Deshmukh v Tan Zhongyi. (More to follow…)
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20-07-2025
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FIDE Women's World Cup: Koneru Humpy advances to semi-final, Harika-Divya match drawn, Vaishali eliminated
A bittersweet day for India saw Koneru Humpy advance to the semifinals by outplaying Yuxin Song. D Harika drew with Divya Deshmukh, and R Vaishali suffered elimination. read more Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy secured a spot in the semifinals of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup by holding International Master Yuxin Song of China. After winning the first game with the white pieces, Humpy needed only a draw in the second game of the quarterfinal to advance, which she achieved after a closely contested battle. Song was not on song against Humpy Yuxin Song had to win to stay in the hunt against Humpy and her preferred choice was the Jobava's London, an opening that is fancied these days by many strong Grandmasters. Humpy equalised without much ado but then sacrificed two pawns in tandem to give white some hopes. However, Song's pawn structure was really broken with three pawns standing on a sole file and Humpy found her counter play in the centre. Recovering the pawns Humpy was happy to lead the game to a level rook and pawns endgame. Song tried in vain for 53 moves before splitting the point. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD With fourth place secured, Koneru Humpy has two opportunities to finish in the top three. Finishing in the top three will guarantee her a spot in the next Women's Candidates' tournament. All-Indian affair ends in a draw The all-Indian affair between GM D Harika and IM Divya Deshmukh ended in a draw, which means they will now square off in the tiebreaker, which is scheduled to held on Monday. Harika tried safely as white and like the previous game the players reached a drawn rook and pawns endgame. Interestingly, this is the only match that goes into tie-break games of shorter duration, which also means that there will be two Indians in the semifinals. 🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie, 🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi, and 🇮🇳 Humpy Koneru are through to the semifinals! ♟️🔥 The final semifinal spot will be decided tomorrow as 🇮🇳 Divya Deshmukh and 🇮🇳 Harika Dronavalli face off in the playoffs! Results - Quarterfinals - Game 2 🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie 1-0 Nana Dzagnidze… — International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) July 20, 2025 End of the road for Vaishali As for Vaishali, she suffered a loss to former Women's champion Zhongyi Tan of China. Vaishali took her chances in the middle game and got the dynamic balance she was looking for. However, resourceful as she is, Tan capitalised on an unforced error to gain the upper hand. Vaishali again got some chances according to the computer but it was always a tall order to find all correct moves. It will be a tough loss for her as she was in a slightly better position for most of the game. Vaishali had drawn the first game against Tan and had lost the second, which means her campaign in the FIDE Women's World Cup has come to a sad end. (With inputs from PTI)
