Divya Deshmukh Wins the Women’s World Cup 2025 After Defeating Humpy

FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup 2025: Divya Deshmukh won the women’s title in the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 on Monday after defeating Koneru Humpy in the all-Indian final.

This is the finest Indian chess has ever had, demonstrating its steadily increasing skill and suggesting that the best may yet come.

It appeared that the match was headed for yet another stalemate in the second game when the first quick game of the tie-break finished in a draw. However, things went the other way, and Humpy made a few mistakes as a result of time pressure. Divya was lucky to have an advantage, and she made the most of it to become the 88th grandmaster overall in India.

After the first game ended in a draw, 19-year-old Divya won. After Humpy, R. Vaishali, and Harika Dronavalli, Divya became the fourth Indian woman to become a Grandmaster and won her title thanks to the historic victory.

As it happened, Divya and fellow countrymen K. Humpy engaged in the last contest for glory. Although Humpy was 38 years old and had more experience than Divya, Divya’s energy worked better during the tournament’s pivotal stage.

After the two classical-format matches ended in draws, the Nagpur girl won 2.5-1.5 in a fairytale ending. After a tight endgame in which Humpy repeatedly stumbled, the second quick game proved to be the deciding factor in the tiebreaks. She was unable to take advantage of Divya’s last-minute mistake and ultimately made a mistake, giving her younger opponent a spectacular victory.

Divya Deshmukh wins gold, Humpy Koneru takes home silver, and Tan Zhongy the phenomenon from China, concluded the competition with a bronze.