Current Context: Divya Deshmukh clinched the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup title in Batumi, Georgia, defeating Koneru Humpy in a rapid tiebreak.

• She became India’s fourth female Grandmaster and the 88th overall GM from India.

ABOUT DIVYA DESHMUKH’S ACHIEVEMENT

• Title Earned: First Indian woman to win the FIDE Women’s World Cup.
• Grandmaster Status:
• Became India’s 88th Grandmaster
• Only the fourth Indian woman GM, after Koneru Humpy, Vaishali, and Harika Dronavalli

INDIA’S WOMEN GRANDMASTERS:

• Koneru Humpy
• Vaishali
• Harika Dronavalli
• Divya Deshmukh