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Divya Deshmukh beats Koneru Humpy in Women's World Cup final, becomes GM

Divya Deshmukh is only the fourth woman from India to become a Grandmaster, and the 88th overall.

FIDE Women's World Cup final: Koneru Humpy draws with Divya Deshmukh in first game

Results: Divya Deshmukh (Ind) drew with Koneru Humpy (Ind); Zhongyi Tan (Chn) drew with Tingjie Lei (Chn).

Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh live streaming details: FIDE Women’s World Cup final preview, schedule and how to watch

Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh live streaming details: On Saturday and Sunday, the two finalists will engage in two traditional matches.

PM Modi calls Humpy 'sporting icon' after meeting with chess ace

Humpy capped a wonderful year for Indian chess by defeating Irene Sukandar of Indonesia to emerge champion in the FIDE Women's World Rapid Chess Championship in New York.

Koneru Humpy's grit and brilliance continues to inspire millions: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Humpy had won the event back in 2019 at Georgia, and the India No. 1 is only the second player after China's Ju Wenjun to clinch the title more than once.

Koneru Humpy grabs historic Rapid chess world title

Humpy had won the event back in 2019 at Georgia, and the Indian No. 1 is only the second player after China’s Ju Wenjun to clinch the title more than once. The 37-year-old Humpy finished the tournament with 8.5 out of 11 points.

World Blitz championship: India's Koneru Humpy wins silver in women's section

One of the highlights of Humpy's performance on the day was a defeat of China's Zhongyi Tan in the 17th and final round to dent her opponent's chances of adding to the gold medal in the World Rapid tournament.

FIDE World Rapid Chess Championships: Erigaisi in joint lead with Carlsen, Fedoseev; Humpy in joint second spot

In the open section, young Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi is in joint lead with 4.5 points from five rounds along with world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Fedoseev after holding the Norwegian superstar in round five.

44th Chess Olympiad final today; India in contention for podium finish in both sections

Koneru Humpy, R. Vaishali, Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni will go up against the US. Team 2's D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin and Raunak Sadhwani to go up against Germany.

44th Chess Olympiad: The world will have to wait for D. Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen

India 2 are contenders for the title though they trail Armenia, the only side to have defeated them, by a match point. R. Vaishali and Tania Sachdev remain unbeaten, with a score of 7.5 each.

44th Chess Olympiad: Look who's leading at the halfway mark

Going into the last five rounds—the decider phase of the tournament—India 2 and Uzbekistan each have the highest game points of 19/24 (one point for a win, and half for a draw).

44th Chess Olympiad: Bhakti Kulkarni, R. Vaishali and Tania Sachdev blaze a trail, taking India closer to podium finish

R. Vaishali and Tania Sachdev have scored 3.5/4 game points each, meaning they have conceded only one draw each in their first four outings, while Bhakti Kulkarni, has won all the three games so far.

44th Chess Olympiad: Indian contingent get off to a dream start

All six Indian teams won all their games in Friday’s first round, scoring a whopping 24/24—a record of sorts.