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'Greatest female chess player of all time' Judit Polgar hails Divya Deshmukh, Indian chess after Women's World Cup history
Judit Polgar, who is considered the greatest female chess player of all time, and world No.2 Hikaru Nakamura celebrated Divya Deshmukh's historic Women's Chess World Cup win on social media and pointed out the rapid growth of Indian chess. read more The legendary Judit Polgar, considered the greatest female chess player of all time, hailed Indian chess and Divya Deshmukh after the 19-year-old clinched the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 title, beating compatriot Koneru Humpy on Monday in Batumi, Georgia. It was a historic result as Divya became the first Indian to win the Women's Chess World Cup trophy and also earned the Grandmaster title as a result of winning the mega event. The teenager from Nagpur is India's fourth woman chess player to earn the title of a Grandmaster. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Also Read | Divya fights back tears, shares emotional hug with mother after FIDE Women's World Cup win Praising Divya for a thrilling win over the reigning Women's World Rapid Chess Champion Humpy, Polgar, the only woman chess player to be ranked in the world top 10 and achieve a rating of over 2700, praised Divya, the Indian chess prodigy, and also pointed out how Indian chess continues to grow leaps and bounds. Polgar, Nakamura praise Divya on social media 'Congrats to @DivyaDeshmukh05, who has clinched the 2025 Women's Chess World Cup title, defeating her compatriot Koneru Humpy in a tense tiebreak. Indian chess is just unbelievable! But do not forget: it has reasons,' Polgar wrote on X. Congrats to @DivyaDeshmukh05 🇮🇳, who has clinched the 2025 Women's Chess World Cup title, defeating her compatriot Koneru Humpy in a tense tiebreak. Indian chess is just unbelievable! But do not forget: it has reasons.😉#ChessConnectsUs #India 📷 FIDE / Anna Shtourman &… — Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar) July 28, 2025 World No.2 Hikaru Nakamura of the United States also mentioned the rapid growth of Indian chess while celebrating Divya's historic victory. 'Huge congrats to @DivyaDeshmukh05 for both winning the Women's World Cup but also going from no-norms to the GM title in one big jump!! Indian chess is knocking it out of the park these days,' he wrote on X. Huge congrats to @DivyaDeshmukh05 for both winning the Women's World Cup but also going from no-norms to the GM title in one big jump!! Indian chess is knocking it out of the park these days. #FIDEWorldCup #FIDEWomenWorldCup #ChessWorldCup #IndianChess — Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru) July 28, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Divya reflects on becoming Grandmaster 'I think it was fate, me getting the grandmaster title this way. Before the tournament, I didn't even have one norm. I was thinking that I could maybe earn a grandmaster norm here. And at the end, I became a grandmaster,' Divya said after the match, reflecting on becoming a Grandmaster at 19. 'This means a lot, but there's a lot more to achieve. I'm hoping this is just the start.' Also Read | How Divya outfoxed Humpy, scripted history by winning FIDE Women's Chess World Cup As a result of winning the Chess World Cup, Divya took home a prize money of $50,000 (Rs 41.6 lakh), while Humpy was awarded $35,000 (Rs 29.1 lakh).
Indian Express
2 days ago
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‘Indian chess is just unbelievable': World of chess reacts as 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh wins Women's World Cup
19-year-old Divya Deshmukh created history by becoming the first-ever Indian woman to win the FIDE Women's World Cup final defeating veteran Koneru Humpy in the tie-breaker on Monday. After 24 days of fighting chess in the Georgian city of Batumi, Divya Deshmukh also became eligible to be India's fourth woman to become a grandmaster, which is significant because before the event started, she had none of the three norms required to become a grandmaster. Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, who was doing commentary for the official live broadcast summed up the final by saying: 'Dramatic! Humpy just collapsed. It was totally self-inflicted. This was one of those situations where your nerves get the better of you, and there's nothing you can do about it.' Congratulations to @Divyadeshmukh05 on winning the World Cup. Becoming GM and a spot in the candidates. Amazing battle of nerves. @humpy_koneru played a very good event and showed a commendable fighting spirit . The great champion she is!It was a great celebration of Indian… — Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) July 28, 2025 Here is how the world of social media reacted to Divya's achievements: Viswanathan Anand took X to congratulate both Divya and Humpy for the stellar finale. He wrote,' Congratulations to @Divyadeshmukh05 on winning the World Cup. Becoming GM and a spot in the candidates. Amazing battle of nerves. @humpy_koneru played a very good event and showed a commendable fighting spirit . The great champion she is! It was a great celebration of Indian chess, particularly Women's chess.' Another Chess prodigy and Grandmaster 21-year-old Nihal Sarin posted a photo with Divya from their early days and congratulated her. Congratulations @DivyaDeshmukh05!! First Indian to win the Women's World Cup! Also congrats on becoming a grandmaster! — Nihal Sarin (@NihalSarin) July 28, 2025 He wrote on X,'Congratulations @DivyaDeshmukh05!! First Indian to win the Women's World Cup! Also congrats on becoming a grandmaster!' International Chess Federation posted a video of an emotional Divya hugging her mother moments after defeating Humpy with caption, 'Divya's hug to her mom says everything ❤️'. The video has since become viral gaining over 105k views and the whole of India sharing it. Divya's hug to her mom says everything ❤️#FIDEWorldCup @DivyaDeshmukh05 — International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) July 28, 2025 The legendary Polgar sisters also took X to congratulate the Indian teenager. Susan Polgar wrote,'A star is born & a newly crowned Grandmaster! IM Divya Deshmukh 🇮🇳 defeated GM Humpy Koneru 🇮🇳 in the tiebreaks to win the 2025 Women's World Cup! What a magnificent feat for this talented and mentally tough young lady!,' while Judit wrote, 'Congrats to @DivyaDeshmukh05 🇮🇳, who has clinched the 2025 Women's Chess World Cup title, defeating her compatriot Koneru Humpy in a tense chess is just unbelievable.' A star is born & a newly crowned Grandmaster! IM Divya Deshmukh 🇮🇳 defeated GM Humpy Koneru 🇮🇳 in the tiebreaks to win the 2025 Women's World Cup! What a magnificent feat for this talented and mentally tough young lady! With this victory, she is now the 44th woman to hold the… — Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) July 28, 2025 Congrats to @DivyaDeshmukh05 🇮🇳, who has clinched the 2025 Women's Chess World Cup title, defeating her compatriot Koneru Humpy in a tense tiebreak. Indian chess is just unbelievable! But do not forget: it has reasons.😉#ChessConnectsUs #India 📷 FIDE / Anna Shtourman &… — Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar) July 28, 2025 Chessbase India posted a video from 2017 where an 11-year-old Divya can be seen talking about fighting till the end. Divya Deshmukh is Womens's World Cup winner and 88th Grandmaster of India 🇮🇳👑..Special Thanks to @fide_chess for footage Edited by : Tushar Damor ..#divyadeshmukh #chessbaseindia #worldcup — ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) July 28, 2025 The Indian president Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated Divya for her achievements. A historic final featuring two outstanding Indian chess players! Proud of the young Divya Deshmukh on becoming FIDE Women's World Chess Champion 2025. Congratulations to her for this remarkable feat, which will inspire several youngsters. Koneru Humpy has also displayed… — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 28, 2025 My heartiest congratulations to Divya Deshmukh who has become the first Indian woman to win the FIDE Women's World Cup, that too, at a very young age of nineteen. Koneru Humpy being the runner up, both the finalists of the chess world championship were from India. This underlines… — President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) July 28, 2025 'A historic final featuring two outstanding Indian chess players! Proud of the young Divya Deshmukh on becoming FIDE Women's World Chess Champion 2025. Congratulations to her for this remarkable feat, which will inspire several youngsters. Koneru Humpy has also displayed immense prowess throughout the championship,' PM Modi wrote on X.
Indian Express
6 days ago
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‘Onward and upward': Anand Mahindra hails Divya Deshmukh as she becomes first Indian to reach FIDE Women's World Cup final
Divya Deshmukh, 19, is winning plaudits as she enters the ongoing FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 by defeating former World Champion China's Tan Zhongyi in the semifinal held on July 23. Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group, dedicated an X post to Deshmukh, hailing her remarkable feat. Resharing a video by the International Chess Federation showcasing emotional Deshmukh after defeating Zhongyi in the semi-finals. 'Onward and upward @DivyaDeshmukh05 !! Always gratifying to see the Chinese fortress stormed!' the business tycoon wrote. See the post here: Onward and upward @DivyaDeshmukh05 !! Always gratifying to see the Chinese fortress stormed! — anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) July 24, 2025 The post garnered over 20K views as several social media users congratulated Deshmukh. 'It's unfortunate that these athletes are only remembered when they somehow manage to win by both the public and the government. If they received attention and support beforehand, many of them could make the country proud and win Olympic medals. But sadly, neither we nor the government can think beyond cricket,' a user wrote. 'Divya just reminded the Chinese camp that it's not just their firewalls that can be breached. Indian queens invade too, and with style!' another user commented. 'This is the kind of news that should be all over social media, not the nonsense that is influencing the youth wrongly,' a third user reacted. Before eliminating compatriot Harika Dronavalli in the quarterfinals, Deshmukh outperformed China's Zhu Jiner in the fourth round. The FIDE Women's World Cup is the most pivotal tournament in the Women's World Championship cycle, offering three qualification spots for the Candidates Tournament. Additional spots are awarded through the Women's Grand Prix Series 2024–25 and the Grand Swiss, with each granting two spots. The final place goes to the top performer from the 'FIDE Women's Events 2025–26' series. The winner of the Candidates will earn the opportunity to challenge the reigning World Champion, Ju Wenjun of China.
