There are already prophecies that Divya Deshmukh could have an Anand-esque rise to the top. Divya, though, shrugs those off: ...

The sport of chess is growing rapidly in terms of coverage and fandom, with India and the USA at the forefront of this global surge. Their top players — including D Gukesh and Hikaru Nakamura — will ...

And her rival Divya Deshmukh lifted her pen to write the move. Humpy changed her course and came up with a better move — Qc8. Humpy’s performance was not machine like. But she brought all her ...

Some of the world's highest-ranked and most famous chess players have agreed to compete in a new, fast-paced format event, Checkmate: USA vs. India, near Dallas this October. Current world champion ...

In a thrilling turn of events at the Women’s FIDE Grand Prix in Pune, Divya Deshmukh secured a significant victory against Batkhuyag Munguntuul. Koneru Humpy capitalized on a blunder by Zhu ...

Divya Deshmukh secured an unexpected lead in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix after R Vaishali faltered, leading to a quick 26-move victory for Divya. Zhu Jiner also claimed a win against Batkhuyag ...

Humpy missed out on Candidates spot after finishing in fourth position of FIDE Women's 2024-25 Grand Prix Series.

In the final round on Wednesday, Humpy will face Salimova, Divya will take on Kashlinskaya, and Jiner will be up against Shuvalova. Kashlinskaya, currently at the bottom of the standings, had Humpy on ...

K Humpy showcased her experience and skill, defeating overnight leader Divya Deshmukh in a five-hour match at the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix. This victory, coupled with Zhu Jiner's draw ...

Pune: Divya Deshmukh, 19, showed her confidence and scored an exciting win over Batkhuyag Munguntuul of Mongolia who is twice her age in the seventh round of Women’s FIDE Grand Prix on Monday.