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Nagpur’s queen India’s pride: Divya Deshmukh is world junior chess champion

NAGPUR: Orange City’s chess queen Divya Deshmukh was crowned the new world junior girls champion at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on Thursday. In the 11-round World Junior Chess Championship, 18-year-old Divya lifted her maiden U-20 crown by collecting 10 points.

The Times of India · Jun 13, 2024

Divya Deshmukh holds her fort well on top with sole lead in world junior chess

NAGPUR: Asian chess queen Divya Deshmukh won the seventh game of the World Junior championship to remain in sole lead with eight points from nine rounds at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on Tuesday.

The Times of India · Jun 12, 2024

Divya Deshmukh plays draw with second seed to maintain lead

NAGPUR: Top seed Divya Deshmukh played out a quick draw with seed no.2 Mkrtchyan Mariam of Armenia to maintain sole lead in the World Junior girls chess championship currently in progress at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on Sunday.

The Times of India · Jun 10, 2024

Divya Deshmukh starts world cup chess campaign with emphatic win

NAGPUR: City's International Master (IM) Divya Deshmukh kick started her chess world cup campaign with an emphatic win at Baku, Azerbaijan. In the opening round of the women's section, the 2400 Elo Divya outplayed WIM Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar from Malaysia 1.5-0.5.

The Times of India · Aug 2, 2023

Divya Deshmukh wins Asian Continental Women blitz silver in Kazakhstan

NAGPUR: Much like the heroics of Raunak Sadhwani in the fastest format, Divya Deshmukh brought home a silver medal in the Asian Continental Women blitz chess championship at Kazakhstan.

The Times of India · Jun 6, 2023

Divya ends 1,559 days wait to become Nagpur's first, India's 12th IM among women

NAGPUR: Finally, Divya Deshmukh is an International Master (IM). The 17-year-old took over four years to become the city's first, Maharashtra's third, and India's 12th IM among women players.

The Times of India · May 13, 2023