Women’s Chess World Cup Finals: Divya Deshmukh slips the Advantage Slip, Konu Hampi holds Hampi for a hard-fight draw in Game 1. Chess news

The first game of the much awaited Women’s Chess World Cup final between Rising star Divya Deshmukh and veteran Grandmaster (GM) Konu Hampi ended in a draw on Saturday after a stressful and dynamic 41-mow battle in Batumi, Georgia. The 19 -year -old International Master (IM), playing with white pieces, showed a lot of ambition in his first final. She surprised many people by choosing an inauguration (D4), which she had not used in the tournament yet, an indication that she was well prepared for this match. Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Hampi was an experienced, equally sharp and composed of Hampi, India’s top -served female player and countless high pressure games, which matched Divya’s move to move forward through the middle stages of the game.Women’s World Cup Final, Game 1: as it happened! Although both players were moving towards a draw midway, the game was tense for about three hours. Divya took a long time to make important decisions, using valuable time on her watch, which was the cost of her edge at the early hours of the game 1. On the other hand, hunt, calm and patient, using your experience to navigate the complications on the board.As the endgeam contacted, the two players were likely to push a little, but were neither able to break through it. At one point, Hampi kept repeating the check with his queen, looking for an opportunity, while Divya rejected a draw offer and tried to move forward, trying to carry forward Hampi. But finally, the situation became balanced, and the game ended in a draw after 41 moves and several recurrence.While the result could not fireworks on the scoreboard, it was a solid start that women’s chess promised to have a recreational competition between India’s past and the future. Game 2 will be played tomorrow, with Hampi found white pieces. The winner will be fixed in four classical games, if necessary with tiebreaks.

Game 1 Moves (with Divya playing white):