At 10 years and 3 months old, Bodhana Sivanandan of England became the youngest player to earn a Woman Grandmaster norm after ...

Divya Deshmukh’s recent victory at the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup perfectly reflected India’s rise in the sport. What made ...

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The 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh at the FIDE Women’s World Cup signals that Indian chess’s ascent is far from over.

With the Women's World Cup in the bag and 88 grand masters, India is ready to take over the chess world. And they're making sure their youngsters are poised to checkmate.