Chennai, July 28 -- In the game of 64 squares and 32 pieces, Indian women GMs
created history by winning the gold and silver, with Divya DeshMukh annexing the
World Cup title defeating her compatriot Koneru Humpy in a tense tie-breaker today
at Batumi, Georgia.
At the age of 19, Divya is the youngest and the firat Indian to win this title and was not
content with this and expressed her more hunger for success in future.
With the 1-2 finish the two Indian stars--Divya and Humpy--qualified for the 2026
Candidates Tournament, alongside the second and third-place finishers - GM Humpy
Koneru and former Women's World Champion Tan Zhongyi.
With this title triumph, Divya, who turned emotional after edging out Humpy in the third
tie-break c...