The current world champion Gukesh Domaraju (D Gukesh Chess) is currently struggling with a very poor form. He did not get defeat in his recent match, but the compatriot Divya Deshmukh has created a sensation by stopping him at the draw (Gukesh vs Divya Deshmukh). In December 2024, Gukesh became the world’s youngest world champion in the chess world, but has failed to perform well after that. His match lasted for 6 hours on Friday, where in the end Gukesh and Divya joined hands for a draw. After this draw, Divya Deshmukh is trending fiercely on social media.

D Gukesh has suffered a loss in the ranking due to playing a draw against Divya, due to which she has been out of the top-10. Divya is being highly appreciated for this performance.

Who is Divya Deshmukh?

Divya Deshmukh also came into discussion in July this year, when she became the first Women Fide World Champion in history. According to Dainik Jagran, he was born on 9 December 2005 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. His father’s name is Jitendra and mother’s name is Namrata, both are doctors by profession. Divya began to be interested in sports when her elder sister started earning a name in badminton. But at the age of five, she felt a different attachment to chess and proceeded in it.

In 2012, he won the Under-7 National Championship and captured the Under-10 World Youth Championship in 2014. In this memorable journey, he got the status of Grandmaster in the year 2021. Talking about his studies, he has studied school from Bhagwandas Purohit Vidya Mandir in Nagpur. She had become a national champion by the age of year. His focus is now on moving forward in Chase Career, but at the same time he has special interest in sports psychology, performance science and chase data analytics. She is also doing further studies.

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Who is divya deshmukh: Divya Deshmukh, the 19 -year -old player who has waved the flag of India by reaching the final of the Chase World Cup. Divya has become the first woman in the country to reach India to the final of the Women’s Chase World Cup. Divya defeated China’s Tan Zhongyi in the semi -final match. This Chinese player has been a Women’s World Champion. Divya Deshmukh is the first finalist to reach the Chase World Cup, the name of the second player is yet to be decided.

Who is Divya Deshmukh?

Divya Deshmukh is a resident of Nagpur and her parents are doctors. Divya’s interest in sports came after her sister went into badminton, but she chose chess instead of badminton in her profession. Divya can become a better chase player, it was known only when she was five years old.

• Divya Deshmukh won the National Under-7 Championship in 2012 at the age of five.
• After this, Divya won the under-10 tournament held in Durban.
• Divya Deshmukh has also participated in the Under-12 tournament held in Brazil in 2017 and this player from India also won.
• Divya has become an international master in the year 2023.
• This daughter of India won the World Junior Girls Under-20 Championship in the year 2024.
• Divya Deshmukh was part of India’s winning team at the 45th Chase Olympiad in Budapest, the capital of Hungary in 2024.
• Divya has also won a gold medal in three Chase Olympiads.

Divya Deshmukh’s spectacular victory in semi -finals

There was a brilliant contest between India’s Divya Deshmukh and China’s Tan Zongyi. India won in this match on Wednesday, July 23 in the city of Batumi in Georgia, but this match was not easy for Divya, as Divya was the first world champion in front of Divya, which was also at number four in the world rankings. The first leg draw between these two. At the same time, Divya Deshmukh defeated the Chinese player with white piece in second leg.

Who will be the final match of India?

India has reached the final of the Chess World Cup. Along with this, the biggest question is, who will compete with Divya Deshmukh in the final. The second semi -final of the FIDE Chase World Cup was played between Lei Tingji of China and India’s No.1 player Koneru Hampi. The game did not get any result after the classical legs were drawn between the two players. Today, on Thursday, July 24, the name of another finalist will appear with another match.

Both Indian players in the final?

If India’s Koneru Hampi wins in the second semi -finals of the Chase World Cup, then it is certain that India is winning this Women’s Chase World Cup. Along with winning 19 -year -old chess player Divya Deshmukh Fide World Cup semi -finals, the candidates have also qualified for the tournament 2026. On the other hand, if Koneru Hampi also reaches the final, then she will also qualify for this tournament. If we lose, then they will get another chance in the World Championship Challenger tournament.

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