Divya Deshmukh, Koneru Humpy play out sedate draw in Game 1 of FIDE Women’s World Cup final

Divya Deshmukh, Koneru Humpy play out sedate draw in Game 1 of FIDE Women’s World Cup final

IM Divya Deshmukh held GM Koneru Humpy to a 41-move stalemate while playing with white pieces in Game 1 if the FIDE Women’s World Cup final in Batumi, Georgia despite committing a knight blunder in her 12th move.

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy and International Master Divya Deshmukh in action during the all-Indian final of the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi, Georgia. Image: FIDE