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The Hindu
22-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Humpy, Divya hold firm with draws in semifinal first games
Grandmaster Koneru Humpy held China's Tingjie Lei to a comfortable draw with black pieces, while Divya Deshmukh's solid defence frustrated former women's world champion Zhongyi Tan in the first game of the FIDE Women's World Cup semifinals here on Tuesday (July 22, 2025). With two Indians and two Chinese making up the final-four, the Asian dominance in women's chess remains undisputed. But it's now a battle of nerves for the final two spots. From the look of it, the two Indians have had a great beginning drawing with black and in the return game both will play as white. If the results remain tied in this $691,250 event, then the games of shorter duration will be played to determine the winner. Also, three spots are up for grabs for the next Women's Candidates Tournament— ensuring at least one Indian will qualify. Divya was the first to get off the hook against Zhongyi Tan who boasts of a remarkable resume as a woman chess player. The former world champion did not find any flaws in Divya's opening repertoire as the game embarked on a queen's gambit declined opening path. Divya exchanged pieces almost at will and Zhongyi also did not seem averse to equalising against an active position for black forces. In the end the players were left with just a rook and a minor piece each with three pawns on the same flank when nothing could have happened other than a drawn result. India's top woman player, Humpy, came up with a huge opening surprise for Lei that has not been seen at top level chess regularly. The Chinese did not know what hit her as early as on move four and even her best resources were not enough to combat Humpy into equalising. The players fought on post the exchange of queens in the middle game but the presence of opposite coloured Bishops ensured that Humpy was never in any danger. Results (Semifinal Game 1): TIngjie Lei (CHN) drew with Koneru Humpy (IND); Zhongyi Tan (CHN) drew with Divya Deshmukh (IND).
Time of India
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
FIDE Women's Chess World Cup: Humpy, Divya hold firm with draws in semifinal first games
Grandmaster Koneru Humpy held China's Tingjie Lei to a comfortable draw with black pieces, while Divya Deshmukh 's solid defence frustrated former women's world champion Zhongyi Tan in the first game of the FIDE Women's World Cup semifinals here on Tuesday. With two Indians and two Chinese making up the final-four, the Asian dominance in women's chess remains undisputed. But it's now a battle of nerves for the final two spots. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Technology Leadership Cybersecurity Project Management Product Management Healthcare healthcare Others CXO Finance PGDM Management Public Policy Design Thinking Artificial Intelligence MCA Operations Management Data Analytics Data Science Data Science others MBA Degree Digital Marketing Skills you'll gain: Duration: 12 Weeks MIT xPRO CERT-MIT XPRO Building AI Prod India Starts on undefined Get Details From the look of it, the two Indians have had a great beginning drawing with black and in the return game both will play as white. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Top 15 Most Beautiful Women in the World Undo If the results remain tied in this USD 691,250 event, then the games of shorter duration will be played to determine the winner. Also, three spots are up for grabs for the next Women's Candidates Tournament -- ensuring at least one Indian will qualify. Live Events Divya was the first to get off the hook against Zhongyi Tan who boasts of a remarkable resume as a woman chess player. The former world champion did not find any flaws in Divya's opening repertoire as the game embarked on a queen's gambit declined opening path. Divya exchanged pieces almost at will and Zhongyi also did not seem averse to equalising against an active position for black forces. In the end the players were left with just a rook and a minor piece each with three pawns on the same flank when nothing could have happened other than a drawn result. India's top woman player, Humpy, came up with a huge opening surprise for Lei that has not been seen at top level chess regularly. The Chinese did not know what hit her as early as on move four and even her best resources were not enough to combat Humpy into equalising. The players fought on post the exchange of queens in the middle game but the presence of opposite coloured Bishops ensured that Humpy was never in any danger. Results (Semifinal Game 1): TIngjie Lei (CHN) drew with Koneru Humpy (IND); Zhongyi Tan (CHN) drew with Divya Deshmukh (IND).
NDTV
22-07-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh Hold Firm With Draws In FIDE Women's World Cup Semi-Finals
Grandmaster Koneru Humpy held China's Tingjie Lei to a comfortable draw with black pieces, while Divya Deshmukh's solid defence frustrated former women's world champion Zhongyi Tan in the first game of the FIDE Women's World Cup semifinals here on Tuesday. With two Indians and two Chinese making up the final-four, the Asian dominance in women's chess remains undisputed. But it's now a battle of nerves for the final two spots. From the look of it, the two Indians have had a great beginning drawing with black and in the return game both will play as white. If the results remain tied in this USD 691,250 event, then the games of shorter duration will be played to determine the winner. Also, three spots are up for grabs for the next Women's Candidates Tournament -- ensuring at least one Indian will qualify. Divya was the first to get off the hook against Zhongyi Tan who boasts of a remarkable resume as a woman chess player. The former world champion did not find any flaws in Divya's opening repertoire as the game embarked on a queen's gambit declined opening path. Divya exchanged pieces almost at will and Zhongyi also did not seem averse to equalising against an active position for black forces. In the end the players were left with just a rook and a minor piece each with three pawns on the same flank when nothing could have happened other than a drawn result. India's top woman player, Humpy, came up with a huge opening surprise for Lei that has not been seen at top level chess regularly. The Chinese did not know what hit her as early as on move four and even her best resources were not enough to combat Humpy into equalising. The players fought on post the exchange of queens in the middle game but the presence of opposite coloured Bishops ensured that Humpy was never in any danger. Results (Semifinal Game 1): TIngjie Lei (CHN) drew with Koneru Humpy (IND); Zhongyi Tan (CHN) drew with Divya Deshmukh (IND).
News18
22-07-2025
- Sport
- News18
Humpy, Divya hold firm with draws in semifinal first games
Agency: PTI Batumi (Georgia) Jul 22 (PTI) Grandmaster Koneru Humpy held China's Tingjie Lei to a comfortable draw with black pieces, while Divya Deshmukh's solid defence frustrated former women's world champion Zhongyi Tan in the first game of the FIDE Women's World Cup semifinals here on Tuesday. With two Indians and two Chinese making up the final-four, the Asian dominance in women's chess remains undisputed. But it's now a battle of nerves for the final two spots. From the look of it, the two Indians have had a great beginning drawing with black and in the return game both will play as white. If the results remain tied in this USD 691,250 event, then the games of shorter duration will be played to determine the winner. Also, three spots are up for grabs for the next Women's Candidates Tournament — ensuring at least one Indian will qualify. Divya was the first to get off the hook against Zhongyi Tan who boasts of a remarkable resume as a woman chess player. The former world champion did not find any flaws in Divya's opening repertoire as the game embarked on a queen's gambit declined opening path. Divya exchanged pieces almost at will and Zhongyi also did not seem averse to equalising against an active position for black forces. In the end the players were left with just a rook and a minor piece each with three pawns on the same flank when nothing could have happened other than a drawn result. India's top woman player, Humpy, came up with a huge opening surprise for Lei that has not been seen at top level chess regularly. The Chinese did not know what hit her as early as on move four and even her best resources were not enough to combat Humpy into equalising. The players fought on post the exchange of queens in the middle game but the presence of opposite coloured Bishops ensured that Humpy was never in any danger. Results (Semifinal Game 1): TIngjie Lei (CHN) drew with Koneru Humpy (IND); Zhongyi Tan (CHN) drew with Divya Deshmukh (IND). PTI COR TAP view comments First Published: July 22, 2025, 21:30 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.
