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You need to give it all for your country: Divya Deshmukh

Divya Deshmukh made a huge impact at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. Just three months after being crowned the world junior chess champion, the 18-year-old Nagpur girl played a pivotal role and wrote India's success story at the Olympiad.

The Times of India · Sep 23, 2024

Chess Olympiad: Golden girls rise from the gloom

Indian women's team and D Harika fought through some tense situations in the last two rounds to change the colour of their Chess Olympiad team medal from bronze to gold.

The Times of India · Sep 23, 2024

Chess Olympiad: Gold all but assured after India men beat top seeds USA; women also in the running for golden finish

India have all but won their first-ever Chess Olympiad men’s team gold medal with a round to spare. The official coronation — barring huge misfortune or improbable results — is on Sunday. The 11th and last round will be played in Budapest, Hungary, from 2.30pm IST.

The Times of India · Sep 22, 2024

Raunak Sadhwani, Divya Deshmukh play seventh round draw in Abu Dhabi chess festival

NAGPUR: Raunak Sadhwani and Divya Deshmukh drew their respective seventh round games in contrasting fashion in the Masters group of the 30th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival on Thursday.

The Times of India · Aug 23, 2024

Raunak Sadhwani regains lead on top, Divya Deshmukh goes down fighting in Abu Dhabi chess festival

NAGPUR: City's first Grandmaster (GM) Raunak Sadhwani defeated compatriot Bharath Subramaniyam to jump to joint lead in the 30th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival on Wednesday.

The Times of India · Aug 22, 2024

Divya Deshmukh climbs four places up to be youngest at 18 in current world top-20 women chess rankings

NAGPUR: 21 days of heroic play with back-to-back international titles on her way to become the World Junior Girls Chess champion made 18-year-old Divya Deshmukh the youngest in the list of world's top-20 women players currently.

The Times of India · Jun 15, 2024

Nagpur’s chess queen Divya Deshmukh now World’s best aims to become a Grandmaster

NAGPUR: India’s best Divya Deshmukh is the new world junior girls chess champion. The two-time reigning national women’s chess champion is now the U-20 queen of the world.

The Times of India · Jun 13, 2024

Nagpur’s queen India’s pride: Divya Deshmukh is world junior chess champion

NAGPUR: Orange City’s chess queen Divya Deshmukh was crowned the new world junior girls champion at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on Thursday. In the 11-round World Junior Chess Championship, 18-year-old Divya lifted her maiden U-20 crown by collecting 10 points.

The Times of India · Jun 13, 2024

Divya Deshmukh beats Sachi Jain to maintain sole lead in World Junior Chess Championship

NEW DELHI: Top seed Divya Deshmukh maintained her sole lead by defeating fellow Indian Sachi Jain in the 10th round of the World Junior Girls' Chess Championship in Gandhinagar on Wednesday.

The Times of India · Jun 12, 2024

Divya Deshmukh holds her fort well on top with sole lead in world junior chess

NAGPUR: Asian chess queen Divya Deshmukh won the seventh game of the World Junior championship to remain in sole lead with eight points from nine rounds at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on Tuesday.

The Times of India · Jun 12, 2024