Nagpur, July 31 -- India's FIDE Women's Chess World Cup champion Divya Deshmukh expressed happiness at her title win, expressing hope that it will be a stepping stone to more achievements in the future.

Divya, a 19-year-old rising sensation in the world of chess, became the first Indian woman to clinch the Chess World Cup after overwhelming Koneru on Monday evening in the final via tiebreaks. She became just the fourth Indian woman grandmaster and overall the 88th in the nation to clinch that title.

Speaking to ANI after the title win, Divya said, "It has been years of hard work. I hope this is just a stepping stone for me to achieve my other goals."

"I think there was a lot of pressure on both of us (her and Humpy). But the good thing...