Players like Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura love the confessional booth. The Indian players, on the other hand, have ...

India enjoyed a decent opening day at Norway Chess as 20-year-old debutante Divya Deshmukh held World Champion Ju Wenjun to a ...

Divya Deshmukh made headlines at the Norway Chess tournament by defeating reigning women's world champion Ju Wenjun.

India’s rising chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh has made history by defeating veteran compatriot Koneru Humpy to win the FIDE ...

Oslo, May 26 (PTI) D Gukesh emerged victorious after a bruising, nerve-jangling marathon battle against Vincent Keymer, and R Praggnanandhaa outplayed Alireza Firouzja but world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen ...

Divya Deshmukh, the 19-year-old sensation, defied all odds and upset all calculations to win the FIDE Women’s World Chess Cup which concluded at Batumi, Georgia, on Monday. In an all-Indian clash, ...

LUCKNOW: Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh added another prestigious feather to her cap as she was conferred with the ‘Emerging Sportsperson of the Year’ award at the Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) ...

R Vaishali loses to Jiner Zhu in Round 12 as the Women’s Candidates 2026 title race opens up, with both players tied at the ...

New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): R Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh both suffered defeats, while R Praggnanandhaa settled for a draw in Round 12 at the 2026 FIDE Candidates on Sunday. Vaishali's loss ...

NAGPUR: Vaishali Rameshbabu exposed Divya Deshmukh’s inaccuracy to take the lead with a dominant 31-move win over the women’s World Cup winner in Cyprus on Wednesday. In the return leg of the ...

IMAGE: World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh turned the tables on overnight leader Anna Muzychuk to jump into joint lead. Photograph: Eugene Nisenbaum/FIDE Candidates 2026 Key Points Divya Deshmukh ...