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28-07-2025
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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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28-07-2025
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Women's Chess World Cup Final Tie-Breaker: Live Streaming, Time In IST, Format - All You Need To Know
Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh Live Streaming, FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Tie-Breaker: After the Game 1 and Game 2 ended in draws, India's Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh are all set to face each other in the tie-breaker round of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup final on Monday. Deshmukh gave nothing away and held higher-ranked Grandmaster and compatriot Koneru Humpy to an easy draw to force a 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. What is the format of the tie-breaker? The tiebreaker will see two games of 15 minutes each with a 10-second increment after every move. If the scores are still level, the players will play another set of 10-minute games with a 10-second increment. If the tie doesn't get resolved, it will be two more games of five minutes with three-second increment after every move. Should the deadlock continue, one more set of three-minute games with a two-second increment per move will be played to decide the winner. Here are the other details about the match: When will Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh, FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Final, Tie-Breaker take place? Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh, FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Final, Tie-Breaker will be held from Monday, July 28 (IST). Where will Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh, FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Final, Tie-Breaker be held? Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh, FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Final, Tie-Breaker will be held in Batumi, Georgia. What time will Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh, FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Final, Tie-Breaker start? Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh, FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Final, Tie-Breaker will start at 1:30 PM IST. Which TV channels will show the live telecast of Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh, FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Final, Tie-Breaker in India? Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh, FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Final, Tie-Breaker will not be televised in India. Where to follow the live streaming of Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh, FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Final, Tie-Breaker in India? Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh, FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Final, Tie-Breaker will live streamed on FIDE's YouTube channel. (With PTI Inputs)
