World Cup: Nothing to lose, experience to gain for Divya
Mumbai, Oct. 31 -- A lot has changed for Divya Deshmukh in a little over three months. The teen wore the FIDE Women's World Cup crown as the first Indian and the youngest ever in late July, carried the promoted title of Grandmaster (GM) from International Master (IM), and earned the 2026 Women's Candidates spot.
She returned to her hometown Nagpur to the sight and sound of fast-clicking shutterbugs, garland-showering officials and a flowing flock of well-wishers. Such unprecedented spotlight is set to remain on the 19-year-old by the bustling beaches of Goa.
Amid a stacked 206-player field at the FIDE World Cup starting Saturday, Divya will be the only female in the mix as a FIDE wildcard after China's women's world No.1 Hou Yifan and world...
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