Divya Deshmukh
The 2025 Women’s World Cup winner. Divya beat Koneru Humpy in the final, earning the grandmaster title and becoming only the seventh woman to do so as a teenager.
From Nagpur, she has won the Asian women’s championship, the World Junior title and a World Youth title, and two Olympiad golds with India.
Career highlights
- Won the 2025 Women's World Cup
- Grandmaster at 19
- World Junior Girls Champion
- Two Women's Olympiad golds with India
Titles
- FIDE Women's World Cup: 2025
From the winners lists on our event pages.
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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.