Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh was overwhelmed by a grand reception on arrival in her hometown, Nagpur, after winning the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup in Batumi, Georgia. Divya, 19, defeated compatriot Koneru Humpy,

Divya Deshmukh, an Indian chess player, won the FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi. She defeated Koneru Humpy in the final through an intense tie-break.

In a recent interview with FIDE, India’s Divya Deshmukh revealed that the team behind her historic Women’s World Cup triumph comprises Hungarian GM Csaba Balogh and Indian GM Abhimanyu Puranik.