Divya Deshmukh and Co on a roll: How Indians have taken FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 by storm

Divya Deshmukh and Co on a roll: How Indians have taken FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 by storm

The quartet of Grandmasters Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, R Vaishali and International Master Divya Deshmukh have qualified for the quarter-finals for the ongoing FIDE Women’s World Cup, with Divya pulling off a stunning victory over world No 6 Zhu Jiner along the way.

International Master Divya Deshmukh faces Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli in the quarter-finals of the FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi, meaning the semi-finals will have at least one Indian for the first time ever. Image credit: FIDE