NAGPUR: Indian national women's chess champion Divya Deshmukh is now the queen of Asia. The 18-year-old International Master (IM) remained unbeaten to win the Asian Continental Women's chess championship crown in Kazakhstan on Sunday.
Having just missed the gold medal in the Asian blitz event last week, Divya remained focused and dominated the classical format without losing a round to clinch her maiden title in the women's category of the continental tournament. Earlier, Divya has won many age category Asian and world championships.