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India’s Divya Deshmukh entered the top-15 of FIDE’s world women’s classical chess ranking for the first time after her title ...
Earlier this week, the 19-year-old from Nagpur had won the FIDE Women’s World Cup title to secure her grandmaster title as ...
In a recent interview with FIDE, India’s Divya Deshmukh revealed that the team behind her historic Women’s World Cup triumph ...
Union Sports Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy for their stellar performances at the ...
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has allowed the Russian women's chess team to participate in the World Team ...
The 19-year-old Divya’s victory over compatriot Koneru Humpy in the World Cup final helped her become India’s 88th ...
After returning to India, Divya Deshmukh spoke about her first coach, Rahul Joshi, and dedicated her GM title to him.
Amit Bikram Roy, a student of Computer Science and Engineering, and Justin Matthias Baroi, a student of International Business at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), secured second and third ...
The International Chess Federation – also known as FIDE – says players who have transitioned from male to female have “no right to participate” in women’s events until the federation ...
Despite the ban on transgender women competing in the women-only category of chess, the FIDE updated handbook notes that "There are no restrictions to play in the open section for a person who has ...