Chess | What did Divya Deshmukh say after becoming Indian first to win the Women’s World Cup title? Full details | Chess news
Divya Deshmukh entered the reputed Fide Women’s World Cup 2025 with minor expectations, hoping to secure a Grandmaster criteria to help her future GM aspirations.But 19 -year -old Nagpur fulfilled three notable achievements in about three weeks: qualifying for the candidates’ tournament, winning the World Cup title, and automatically earning the Grandmaster title.To become a Grandmaster usually requires to earn three GM criteria in the Fid-Extreal Tournament and receive 2500 ratings. However, Fortune supported the talented player from Nagpur.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The FIDE rules allow the winners of select elite competitions to bypass traditional criteria-and-trading requirements and to achieve the GM status directly. The Women’s World Cup is an event where the winner automatically becomes a grandmaster.“I need time to process it (victory). It seems that it was I was getting the title of Grandmaster in this way, because I did not even have an ideal (was getting into the incident) and I was thinking ‘Oh, when I can get my criteria’, and now I am a Grandmaster …”, Deshmukh said after victory in India. 1 GM Konu Hampi.Deshmukh’s mother, a doctor, was present to see the historical achievement of her daughter.The young champion became emotional after defeating the two -time world rapid champion Konu Hampi, and shared a turbulent hug with his mother.He said, “It is difficult for me to speak now. It definitely matters a lot, but certainly there is a lot to get it. I hope it’s just the beginning,” he said.Deshmukh’s achievement makes her the fourth Indian woman, who achieves the status of Grandmaster after Hampi, Dronewali Harika and R Vaidi.
