New Delhi, July 29 -- India's legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday congratulated young 19-year-old chess grandmaster Divya Deshmukh following her successful campaign in the recently concluded FIDE Women's Chess World Cup.

Taking to X, Sachin wrote, "An all-Indian final. A historic win. Congrats Divya Deshmukh, India's first women's World Cup champion and newest Grandmaster. Full credit to Koneru Humpy for a thrilling contest yesterday!"

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 ti...