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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.

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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.

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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.

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Divya Deshmukh holds half-point lead to stay on top in World Junior chess

NAGPUR: Asian champion Divya Deshmukh utilized her opening advantage well to outplay Russia’s Kseniya Norman to remain in lead in the World Junior girl’s chess championship currently in progress at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on Monday.

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Divya Deshmukh plays draw with second seed to maintain lead

NAGPUR: Top seed Divya Deshmukh played out a quick draw with seed no.2 Mkrtchyan Mariam of Armenia to maintain sole lead in the World Junior girls chess championship currently in progress at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on Sunday.

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Nagpur's Divya takes sole lead in World Junior chess championship

NAGPUR: City's chess queen and top seed Divya Deshmukh jumped to sole lead at the halfway mark of the World Junior girls chess championship, currently in progress at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on Friday.

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Divya Deshmukh rises to joint lead in World Junior Chess Championship

NEW DELHI: Woman Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh delivered a decisive victory over Narmi Abdinova of Azerbaijan to become the sole leader with 4.5 points at the World Juniors Girls' Chess Championship in Gandhinagar on Thursday.

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Nagpur's chess queen Divya Deshmukh wins Sharjah Open Challengers title

NAGPUR: Divya Deshmukh chose Sharjah, famous for its deserts, to end her title drought on Wednesday.

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Divya Deshmukh shines in Germany, finishes joint third, marginally misses GM norm

NAGPUR: Divya Deshmukh was on a roll in Germany. The star city girl finished the 935-player Grenke Chess A-Open at a creditable joint third position in Karlsruhe, Germany, but missed the Grandmasters norm by just two points.

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Indian IM Divya Deshmukh alleges sexism by spectators at Tata Steel Masters in Wijk Aan Zee

NEW DELHI: Indian chess player Divya Deshmukh has alleged that she endured sexist behaviour from spectators at the recently-concluded Tata Steel Masters in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands, saying they "focussed on irrelevant things like her hair, clothes and accent" during the tournament.

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D Gukesh finishes joint second in Tata Steel Masters, Mendonca wins Challenger

WIJK AAN ZEE (The Netherlands): Grandmaster D Gukesh endured a heartbreak in the final tie-breaker against Wei Yi of China and had to be content with a joint second place finish at the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament.

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Gukesh crushes Donchenko, shares lead with Abdusattarov

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh scores a crushing victory in Tata Steel Masters, while other players maintain their positions.

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Chess | Gukesh stuns Nepomniachtchi; Praggnanandhaa holds Anish

D. Gukesh defeats Ian Nepomniachtchi in Tata Steel Masters, while R. Praggnanandhaa draws with Anish Giri.

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Ju Wenjun pips Koneru Humpy for Tata Steel Chess blitz title

KOLKATA: Grandmaster Ju Wenjun was finally rewarded for playing the most consistent chess over the past five days. Two days after finishing second behind India’s Divya Deshmukh in the women’s rapid meet, she ended her maiden visit to India on a memorable note claiming the blitz title of Tata Steel…

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Ju Wenjun is blitz queen at Tata Steel chess

Jun Wenjun wins Tata Steel Chess India tournament; Koneru Humpy finishes runner-up; Dronavalli Harika & Divya Deshmukh 3rd & 4th.

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Tata Steel Chess India: Harika, Humpy stage comebacks

KOLKATA: It's difficult to keep seasoned campaigners down for long. Grandmasters D Harika and Koneru Humpy proved just that as India's top two women players bounced back in the blitz section of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament after a not-so-good rapid tournament at the Bhasha Bhawan in the National…

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Tata Steel Chess: Harika and Ju Wenjun on top after dramatic day one of blitz

Harika & Ju Wenjun lead Women's Tata Steel Chess India tournament after 9th round; Humpy & Divya in 2nd; Shuvalova, Krush & Savitha follow. Divya avenged her rapid event loss to Humpy in last round. Harika & Ju have 6.5 pts, Humpy & Divya 5 pts, Shuvalova 4.5 pts.

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I am trying so hard not to cry, says Divya Deshmukh after winning elite rapid chess title on debut

NAGPUR: City's chess queen Divya Deshmukh added yet another first in her journey. A last-minute inclusion for a debut in an elite field of top women players in the world took Divya to Kolkata and she surprised one and all who came her way to triumph.

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Tata Steel Chess India: Divya Deshmukh claims rapid title

KOLKATA: Divya Deshmukh knows how to grab an opportunity with both hands. The 17-year-old Women’s Grandmaster, who was only a last-minute inclusion after India’s latest chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa’s sister WGM MR Vaishali pulled out, ended up claiming the women’s rapid title of Tata Steel Chess India tournament at the…

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Tata Steel Chess: Divya Deshmukh emerges as the queen in her own fairytale

Divya Deshmukh, 17, stunned 2nd seed Koneru Humpy to become the outright champion of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament. She held her nerves admirably, finishing half-a-point ahead of top seed Ju Wenjun. Her remarkable story is one of many in Indian chess of late.

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Divya Deshmukh stays on top, Vantika Agarwal slips

KOLKATA: Divya Deshmukh is growing from strength to strength. Overnight joint leader, the 17-year-old Women’s Grandmaster, established her position on the top as the sole leader in the women’s rapid section of Tata Steel Chess India tournament by winning all the three round matches at the Bhasha Bhawan in the…

The Hindu

Tata Steel Chess: Unstoppable Divya storms into sole lead

Divya Deshmukh's dream continues: she leads the women's rapid section of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament on 5.5 points, winning 5 of 6 games. Ju Wenjun, reigning World champion, is 1.5 points behind, while Polina Shuvalova and Irina Krush are on 3.5 and 3 points respectively. K. Humpy posted…

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Indian youngsters shine on opening day of Tata Chess

KOLKATA: Indian youngsters continue to make waves as just days after 18-year-old Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa qualified for the Candidates meet, 17-year-old Divya Deshmukh and 20-year-old Vantika Agarwal ended Day I of the women’s rapid section of Tata Steel Chess India tournament at the Bhasha Bhawan in the National Library of…

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Divya and Vantika shine on day one, take early lead in Tata Steel Chess

Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal lead the Tata Steel Chess India tournament after Day 1, having scored 2.5 points each. Divya shocked 3rd seed Dronavalli Harika and drew with reigning World champion Ju Wenjun, while Vantika beat 2nd seed Koneru Humpy and defending champion Anna Ushenina. Divya hopes to build…

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Divya Deshmukh holds world no. 3 Aleksandra with whites, loses with black to bow out of FIDE World Cup

NAGPUR: International Master (IM) Divya Deshmukh bowed out of the World Cup, but with her head held high at Baku in Azerbaijan on Sunday.

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