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19 -year -old Divya Deshmukh has won Chase’s FIDE Women’s World Cup. He won the title by defeating India’s Koneru Hampi in the tiebreak round in the final. She has become the 88th Grandmaster of India with becoming a world champion.
Divya will get 42 lakh rupees
Divya will get around 42 lakh rupees if you win FIDE Women’s World Cup. At the same time, the winner of the World Cup (Open section) gets about ₹ 91 lakh.
Mother used to teach Chase in train
Her parents said that when she went out for the tournament, the mother used to teach her games in the train compartment, reviewing the previous matches.
His first coach Nilesh Jadhav said in an interview, ‘Divya used to think very differently. His moves were like big players. We quickly understood that this girl is not ordinary.
PM praises for defeating World No. 1
Divya defeated the world’s number-1 chase player Hau Yifan in the World team Rapid and Blitz Chase Championships last month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated her on this achievement of Divya.
PM Modi wrote on social platform X-‘Congratulations to Divya Deshmukh on defeating world number 1 player Hou Yifan in the semi-finals of the second phase of the World Team Blitz Championship in London. His success shows his patience and determination. It also inspires many emerging chess players. Best wishes for his future efforts.
For the first time in this tournament, four women players of India Koneru Hampi, Harika Dronavalli, R.K. Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh made it to the quarter -finals. Which was a historical achievement for Indian chess.
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