Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh live streaming details: India will have its best-ever showing in the FIDE Women's World Cup in Batumi when Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh face off in an all-Indian final. There is a generational conflict between Divya, 19, a rising star and Junior World Champion, and Humpy, 38, a Grand Master and current World Rapid Champion. Both have qualified to compete against China's Ju Wenjun for the World Championship in the 2026 Candidates.
Finals schedule:
Game 1 - July 26, 4:45 pm IST
Game 2 - July 27, 4:45 pm IST
Tiebreaks (if needed) - July 28, 4:35 pm IST
Streaming Details:
FIDE's YouTube channel will broadcast live coverage of the FIDE Women's World Cup Final.
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Format:
On Saturday and Sunday, the finalists will engage in two traditional matches. One point is awarded for a victory, while 0.5 points are awarded for a tie.
Tiebreaks will be used to determine the winner if the two players are unable to be separated after two traditional games.
Format for tiebreaks:
In a two-game contest, each player has 10 minutes, starting with the first move and increasing by 10 seconds.
In a two-game encounter, each player has five minutes, starting with the first move and increasing by three seconds.
In a two-game contest, each player has three minutes, starting with the first move and increasing by two seconds.
Players continue to compete in 3+2 games until the match winner is decided by a decisive outcome.
Route to final
Koneru Humpy (Rating - 2543)
Semifinal: Beat China’s Lei Tingjie (2552) 5-3
Quarterfinal: Beat China’s Yuxin Song (2410) 1.5-0.5
Round 4: Beat Switzerland’s Alexandra Kosteniuk (2474) 2.5-0.5
Round 3: Beat Poland’s Klaudia Kulon (2407) 1.5-0.5
Round 2: Beat Uzbekistan’s Afruza Khamdamova (2326) 1.5-0.5
Round 1: Bye
Divya Deshmukh (2463)
Semifinal: Beat China’s Tan Zhongyi (2546) 1.5-0.5
Quarterfinal: Beat India’s Harika Dronavalli (2483) 3-1
Round 4: Beat China’s Zhu Jiner (2547) 2.5-1.5
Round 3: Beat Serbia’s Teodora Injac (2457) 1.5-0.5
Round 2: Beat Georgia’s Kesaria Mgeladze (2226) 1.5-0.5
Round 1: Bye
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