Conoru Hampi vs Divya Deshmukh, Women’s Chess World Cup Final 2025 Live: Hampi gained edge with white pieces in Game 2 against The Divaya
This struggle of generations between 38-year-old World No. 6 Hampi and energetic 19-year-old Divya provides a roller-coaster of generations.
While playing white, Divya opened with the queen’s gambit, which was accepted by Hampi, allowing a dynamic queen’s gambit: the central variation.
In 1992, a sharp line was followed by Evanukk and Bariva, and Divya appeared well prepared.
Initially, he created strong pressure, but a significant error on 14, instead of activating his queen, sacrificed his bishop, he got the benefit of an important situation. Experts later commented that this could be a missing intercourse sequence.
Hampi, struggling in the early mid -game, stabilized the situation again with its 16th step. Despite being slightly under time pressure, both players entered a stressful, heavy-piece endgeem. At Move 29, Hampi claimed a draw, but chose to play to test Divya’s veins.
Divya eventually won the Hampi’s stop at Move 37, but Hampi organized the firm, and the game concluded with a always check on the game 41, resulting in a difficult fight.
This thrilling opener, although eventually, came to know a lot about the finalist.
Divya showed aggressive preparations and strategic bravery, while Hampi demonstrated flexibility and deep stable understanding. As the next classical game karghe, Hampi holds the white pieces, the balance may move to the side of the experienced grandmaster.
Nevertheless, Divya’s fearless performance proves that she is able to surprise a surprise.
After the match, Hampi accepted the inauguration wrongly to accept, but praised the complexity of the game, while chess veteran Praveen Thips pointed out Divya’s missing opportunity to win. As the fight for the Crown intensifies, it promises a great conclusion.
