New Delhi, July 23 -- Indian chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh is making waves at the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025, after the 19-year-old Grandmaster became one of the two from the country to enter the semifinals in Georgia. The other Indian is Koneru Humpy.

Having defeated compatriot GM Harika Dronavalli in the quarterfinals, winning both the tie-break games, Deshmukh drew her first semifinal game against China's Tan Zhongyi with a 0.5-0.5 scoreline. The result from the first game were shared on the official X handle of FIDE.

Earlier, Deshmukh had stunned China's world no.6 Zhu Jiner in th tournament. Deshmukh has trainer herself under GM R.B. Ramesh at Chess Gurukul in Chennai and is best known for her sharp tactical vision, unshakeable com...