The FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 final match between Divya and Humpy was nothing short of a clash of generations—19-year-old Divya facing off against veteran Humpy, who is India’s first woman Grandmast

After beating veteran Koneru Humpy in the final, Divya Deshmukh says, "“I think it was fate, me getting the grandmaster title this way."

It must be a giddy feeling to be associated with Indian chess right now, as Divya Deshmukh joins the list of title holders