FIDE Women's World Cup Final: When will Divya Deshmukh take on Koneru Humpy? Format, prize money and live streaming details

History will be rewritten when Grandmaster Koneru Humpy takes on teenage sensation Divya Deshmukh in the final of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025. The Indian women’s chess players have been rewriting history at the ongoing FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 final for a while now, as both Humpy and Divya are the first from the country to reach the semi-final stage of the tournament.

They surpassed the odds once again in the semi-finals as Nagpur’s International Master Divya reached the summit clash by defeating higher-ranked Tan Zhongyi of China 1.5-0.5 and becoming the first ever Indian to reach the final of the FIDE Women’s World Cup.

Top seed Lei Tingjie forced Humpy into the tiebreaks in the semi-finals, but the 38-year-old Grandmaster passed the thrilling test with flying colours as she defeated the Chinese 5-3. “It was a very tough match and she also gave a very good fight," Humpy said after becoming the second Indian ever to reach the final of the FIDE Women’s World Cup.

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“I think initially I played quite bad with the black pieces and she always had the advantage. After the loss, it was a very difficult situation, but I was able to come back,” she added.

On facing the 19-year-old prodigy Divya in the final, Humpy said: “I think it’s one of the happiest moments for the chess fans… but of course as a player tomorrow it will be quite a tough game as well. Divya has played tremendously well in this whole tournament.”

By reaching the final, both Divya and Humpy are also assured of spots in the Women’s Candidates next year. The winner of the Women’s Candidates will challenge Ju Wenjun of China for the world championship. The winner of the all-Chinese third-place playoff between Lei and Tan will also qualify for the Candidates.

FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 final: Divya Deshmukh vs Koneru Humpy

Here’s all you need to know about the all-Indian FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 final between Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy.

The FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 final between Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy will start on Saturday (26 July). The players will have one day’s rest on Friday (25 July).

The FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 final will include two Classical games – one each on Saturday (26 July) and Sunday (27 July). If needed, tiebreaks will be played on Monday (28 July).

Time control for Classical games:

• Each player will have 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game

• A 30-second increment per move will be added from move one

Tiebreaks format:

• Two Rapid games of 10 minutes + 10-second increment

• If the final is still tied, two 5-minute + 3-second increment games

• If the final is still tied, two Blitz games of 3 minutes + 2-second increment

• If needed, 3+2 blitz games will continue until there is a winner

FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 prize money

The winner of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 final will earn $50,000 (Rs 41.6 lakh) in prize money, while the runner-up will receive $35,000 (Rs 29.1 lakh).

FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 final LIVE Streaming

The Women’s World Cup 2025 final between Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy will be streamed live on FIDE’s YouTube channel.