Women's World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh becomes India's 88th GM - full list of Grandmasters
Indian chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh, aged 19, has secured the FIDE
Women's World Cup
title by defeating India's top-ranked player Koneru Humpy in the rapid tiebreaks of the final in Batumi, Georgia.
This victory holds special significance as it earned Divya her final Grandmaster norm, making her the fourth Indian woman to achieve the prestigious GM title. She becomes the 88th Indian overall to reach this milestone.
Starting as the 15th seed, Divya showcased exceptional skill throughout the tournament, defeating several top-ranked players before facing Humpy in the final match.
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The final began with two classical games that ended in draws, leading to rapid tiebreaks to determine the winner.
The first rapid game with Divya playing White pieces resulted in a balanced draw. In the second game, Divya played with Black pieces and maintained remarkable composure.
Humpy, 38, made several crucial mistakes during the endgame while under time pressure. Divya successfully capitalised on these errors to secure the championship title.
Divya's tournament performance was notable as she entered without being considered a top favourite.
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She consistently demonstrated strong attacking play and thorough preparation against higher-ranked opponents.
Her achievement represents the emerging talent in Indian chess, with young players making their mark on the international stage.
The 19-year-old's World Cup victory marks a significant milestone in her career and adds another achievement to Indian chess history.
List of Indian chess Grandmasters
1987 – Viswanathan Anand, Tamil Nadu
1991 – Dibyendu Barua, West Bengal
1997 – Pravin Thipsay, Maharashtra
2000 – Abhijit Kunte, Maharashtra
2000 – K Sasikiran, Tamil Nadu
2001 – Pentala Harikrishna, Andhra Pradesh
2002 – Koneru Humpy, Andhra Pradesh
2003 – Surya Sekhar Ganguly, West Bengal
2003 – Sandipan Chanda, West Bengal
2004 – RB Ramesh, Tamil Nadu
2004 – Tejas Bakre, Gujarat
2006 – P.Magesh Chandran, Tamil Nadu
2006 – Deepan Chakravarthy, Tamil Nadu
2006 – Neelotpal Das, West Bengal
2006 – Parimarjan Negi, Delhi
2007 – GN Gopal, Kerala
2008 – Abhijeet Gupta, Rajasthan
2008 – S.Arun Prasad, Tamil Nadu
2009 – S.Kidambi, Tamil Nadu
2009 – RR Laxman, Tamil Nadu
2010 – Sriram Jha, Delhi
2010 – Deep Sengupta, West Bengal
2010 – B Adhiban, Tamil Nadu
2011 – SP Sethuraman, Tamil Nadu
2011 – Harika Dronavalli, Andhra Pradesh
2012 – Lalith Babu M R, Andhra Pradesh
2012 – Vaibhav Suri, Delhi
2012 – MR Venkatesh, Tamil Nadu
2012 – Sahaj Grover, Delhi
2013 – Vidit Gujrathi, Maharashtra
2013 – Shyam Sundar M, Tamil Nadu
2013 – Akhshayraj Kore, Maharashtra
2013 – Vishnu Prasanna,Tamil Nadu
2013 – Debashis Das, Odisha
2013 – Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury, West Bengal
2014 – Ankit Rajpara, Gujarat
2015 – Aravindh Chithambaram, Tamil Nadu
2015 – Karthikeyan Murali, Tamil Nadu
2015 – Ashwin Jayaram, Tamil Nadu
2015 – Swapnil S Dhopade, Maharashtra
2015 – SL Narayanan, Kerala
2016 – Shardul Gagare, Maharashtra
2016 – Diptayan Ghosh, West Bengal
2016 – Priyadarshan K, Tamil Nadu
2017 – Aryan Chopra, Delhi
2017 – Srinath Narayanan, Tamil Nadu
2017 – Himanshu Sharma, Haryana
2017 – Anurag Mhamal, Goa
2017 – Abhimanyu Puranik, Maharashtra
2017 – Thej Kumar M S, Karnataka
2018 – Saptarshi Roy, West Bengal
2018 – Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, Tamil Nadu
2018 – Nihal Sarin, Kerala
2018 – Erigaisi Arjun, Telangana
2018 – Karthik Venkataraman, Telangana
2018 – Harsha Bharathakoti, Telangana
2018 – P Karthikeyan, Tamil Nadu
2018 – Stany George Anthony, Karnataka
2019 – Visakh N R, Tamil Nadu
2019 – Dommaraju Gukesh, Tamil Nadu
2019 – PanneerselvamIniyan, Tamil Nadu
2019 – Swayams Mishra, Odisha
2019 – Girish Koushik, Karnataka
2019 – Prithu Gupta, Delhi
2019 – Raunak Sadhwani, Maharashtra
2020 – Akash Ganesan, Tamil Nadu
2020 – Leon Mendonca, Goa
2021 – Arjun Kalyan, Tamil Nadu
2021 – Harshit Raja, Maharashtra
2021 – Raja Rithvik, Telangana
2021 – Sankalp Gupta, Maharashtra
2021 – Mitrabha Guha, West Bengal
2022 – Bharath Subramaniyam, Tamil Nadu
2022 – Rahul Srivatshav P, Telangana
2022 – V Pranav, Tamil Nadu
2022 – Pranav Anand, Karnatka
2022 – Aditya Mittal, Maharashtra
2023 – Koustav Chatterjee, West Bengal
2023 – Pranesh M, Tamil Nadu
2023 – Vignesh N R, Tamil Nadu
2023 – Sayantan Das, West Bengal
2023 – Vuppala Prraneeth, Telengana
2023 – Aditya Samant, Maharashtra
2023 – Vaishali Rameshbabu, Tamil Nadu
2024 – Shyaam Nikhil P, Tamil Nadu
2025 – Srihari LR, Tamil Nadu
2025 – Harikrishnan A Ra, Tamil Nadu
2025 – Divya Deshmukh, Maharashtra
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