
Watch: Divya Deshmukh in tears, hugs mother after Chess World Cup win
19-year-old Divya Deshmukh was overwhelmed with emotion as she clinched the biggest win of her career, defeating senior compatriot Koneru Humpy to claim the Women’s World Cup 2025 title. Divya, born three years after Humpy became a Grandmaster, outplayed the veteran in the second rapid game of the first tie-breaker set, prevailing in a tense…