India, July 28 -- Divya Deshmukh broke down in tears, and couldn't believe that she defeated Koneru Humpy in the tiebreaks to become the FIDE Women's World Cup Champion 2025. The 19-year-old also became India's 88th Grandmaster. She defeated Humpy in an all-Indian final, which went to tie-breaks and Divya won 1.5-0.5. The final began with both classical games on Saturday and Sunday ending in draws.

The first Rapid game ended in a draw and in the next, Divya rose to the occation, bagging a sensational win with the Black pieces to win the match. She has also qualified for the Candidates Tournament by entering the finals, and also became the first Indian to win the FIDE Women's World Cup, which also directly go her the Grandmaster title as ...