In 1989, Garry Kasparov claimed women were weaker fighters in chess. Judit Polgár proved him wrong, crossing 2700. Now, ...

So Divya Deshmukh will be taking on the men at the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament in Uzbekistan next month.

Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh, who had recently defeated Koneru Humpy in an all-Indian Women’s Chess World Cup final recently, ...

After becoming the first Indian woman to lift the World Cup, the 19-year-old is now at an important stage of her career.

Deshmukh revealed that she would take part in the open section of the event that is slated to be held in Samarkand between ...

Koneru Humpy cited 'lack of energy' for her loss to Divya Deshmukh in the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup Final. Deshmukh won ...

Koneru Humpy reflected on her FIDE Women's Chess World Cup final defeat to Divya Deshmukh, and revealed the key reasons.

R. Vaishali, the other Indian in the field, was eliminated after losing 6-8 to American IM Alice Lee in the first round.

Rohith Krishna S has become India's 89th Grandmaster, achieving his final GM norm at the Almaty Masters Qonaev Cup in ...

The recent FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup final symbolised India’s meteoric rise in the sport in recent years, as veteran ...

Fresh from her historic Women’s World Cup triumph, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh underlined her status as India’s brightest ...

Divya Deshmukh speaks to Firstpost Sports Editor Rupha Ramani, after her World Cup triumph. The 19 year old created history ...