Divya Deshmukh made a huge impact at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. Just three months after being crowned the world junior chess champion, the 18-year-old Nagpur girl played a pivotal role and wrote India's success story at the Olympiad.
Despite India's setback against Poland in the eighth round, where Divya was the sole winner, she continued her impressive run by helping the team triumph over China in the penultimate round, bringing India back into contention for the gold, as the other three Indian players were held to draws. In the final round, Divya's victory over Beydullayeva Govhar of Azerbaijan in just 39 moves gave India the lead and brought them closer to the coveted gold medal.
