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Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh: India has created history in FIDE Chase World Cup. The first player to reach the final of the Chess World Cup became India’s Divya Deshmukh, but now the name of the second finalist has also come out. India’s player Grandmaster Koneru Hampi is the second finalist of the Chess World Cup. Koneru Hampi has waved India’s glory by defeating Tingji Lei of China in a semi -final tie breaker. Along with this, Koneru has also qualified for the next year’s candidates’ tournaments.
Koneru Hampi won the semi -finals
The second semi -final of the Chess World Cup took place on Wednesday, July 23 between Grandmaster Koneru Hampi and China’s Tingji Lei. But in this semi -finals both classical legs were drawn and the match reached the tie breaker. At the same time, in the tiebreaker, Koneru Hampi defeated the Chinese player and confirmed a place in the final.
Will the finals be with Divya Deshmukh?
Grandmaster Koneru Hampi will have the final match with India’s player Divya Deshmukh. Divya Fide Women’s Chess became the first Indian to reach the World Cup. At the same time, Koneru Hampi has also registered his name on the pages of history. The tournament which has not reached the finals till date, this time both the finalists of the FIDE Chase World Cup are India’s player.
Tiebreaks are don-and it’s an all-India Final!
Two Players. One dream.📷 anna shtourman #Fideworldcup pic.twitter.com/dhxsq5jvzi
– International Chess Federation (@Fide_ches) July 24, 2025
Divya Deshmukh also defeated Chinese player
International Master Divya Deshmukh defeated China’s Tan Zhongi in the final match played on Wednesday, 23 July and confirmed the final ticket. This girl from Nagpur is the first Indian woman to reach FIDE Chess World Cup. With Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Hampi reaching the finals, it is certain that this time Chase is going to become the world winner of India.
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