Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin is set to compete at the Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh, representing Team S8UL. In an exclusive chat with Firstpost, he shared thoughts on his preparation, tournament format, and why he believes this is the future of chess.
Divya Deshmukh's victory at the 2025 Women’s Chess World Cup was historic, but more importantly, it highlighted her flourishing game and signalled the possibility of Indian women dominating the sport.
Chess star Magnus Carlsen has admitted he doesn't have the fastest mouse speed among players at the Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh, and acknowledged Indian GM Nihal Sarin's strength. But the Norwegian is not worried about it.
Judit Polgar, who is considered the greatest female chess player of all time, and world No.2 Hikaru Nakamura celebrated Divya Deshmukh's historic Women's Chess World Cup win on social media and pointed out the rapid growth of Indian chess.
Emotions got the better of Divya Deshmukh as she could not hold back tears after winning the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup. Watch the moment when she met her mother after clinching the coveted title.
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi sent his congratulatory wish to Divya Deshmukh, who clinched the FIDE Women's World Cup on Monday.
Divya Deshmukh defeated legendary Grandmaster Koneru Humpy to claim the FIDE Women's World Cup title. The 19-year-old won the contest in the tie-breaker.
In an exclusive chat with Firstpost, 5-time world champion of chess, Viswanathan Anand, expressed his thoughts on India's Divya Deshmukh scripting history by winning the FIDE Women's World Cup.
Divya Deshmukh is not ready to rest on her laurels after creating chess history by winning the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025. The newly-awarded Grandmaster is aiming for more and bigger victories.
Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup Final 2025 Tiebreaks Highlights: Divya Deshmukh has become first Indian ever to win the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup as she defeated fellow compatriot Koneru Humpy 1.5-0.5 in the final.
India’s 19-year-old chess sensation Divya Deshmukh made history on Monday, becoming the first Indian to win the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup and also the country’s 88th Grandmaster, after defeating the legendary Koneru Humpy in the tiebreaks.
Divya Deshmukh defeated compatriot Koneru Humpy in the final of the FIDE Women's World Cup. Deshmukh won the title after Humpy made a blunder in game 2 of the tie-breaker.
IM Divya Deshmukh admitted the draw in Game 1 of the all-Indian FIDE Women's World Cup final against GM Koneru Humpy felt like a defeat, and that she managed to complicate things in Game 2 when it should have been an easy draw.
Nihal Sarin emerged the sole Indian to qualify for chess' debut at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh next week after R Praggnanandhaa bowed out with an Armageddon defeat against Anish Giri.
Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh Highlights, FIDE Women's World Cup 2025: The all-Indian final between GM Koneru Humpy and IM Divya Deshmukh moves into the tie-breaks with the second Classical game ending in a 34-move draw on Sunday.
Grandmaster Koneru Humpy and International Master Divya Deshmukh played out a 34-move draw via three-fold repetition in the second Classical game of the all-Indian final in Batumi, Georgia, in which the former played with white pieces. The tie-breaks will be taking place on Monday.
Grandmaster Koneru Humpy and International Master Divya Deshmukh played out a 41-move draw in Game 1 of the FIDE Women's World Cup Final in Batumi, Georgia on Saturday. Divya, however, could have seized the lead while playing with white pieces.
IM Divya Deshmukh held GM Koneru Humpy to a 41-move stalemate while playing with white pieces in Game 1 if the FIDE Women's World Cup final in Batumi, Georgia despite committing a knight blunder in her 12th move.
Divya Deshmukh has reached the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 final, creating history for Indian chess. Here’s how winning the title can make her India’s next Grandmaster and what happens if she loses.
Magnus Carlsen and other top chess players describe world champion D Gukesh in one word in a fun viral video. From “wholesome” to “fighter,” here’s how they see the young Indian star.
From India qualifying for the Women’s Asian Cup on merit for the first time ever in football to an all-Indian final at the Women’s Chess World Cup and a historic double on English soil in cricket, it has been quite the roller-coaster ride so far this year.
Aronian, who had won the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour earlier this month, topped a tough Group A to advance to the Playoffs of the Last Chance Qualifier ahead of the Esports World Cup, where chess makes its debut this year.
FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 Final: As Divya Deshmukh gets ready to take on fellow Indian Koneru Humpy in the final, here's a look at the format of the match, prize money and live streaming details.
Koneru Humpy outclassed Chinese top-seed Lei Tingjie in the tie-breaks to win the FIDE Women's World Cup semi-final 5-3 and set up an all-Indian final against Divya Deshmukh, who had defeated Tan Zhongyi on the previous day.
Koneru Humpy defeated world No 3 Lei Tingjie 5-3, prevailing over the Chinese top-seed with a hat-trick of wins in the tie-breaks after the two players drew both of their Classical matches on Wednesday.
FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky refuted American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura's statement suggesting the rating spot in the Candidates qualification process was essentially to lure world No 1 Magnus Carlsen into challenging for the world title once again.
Divya Deshmukh became the first Indian to enter the FIDE Women's World Cup final after defeating Chinese Grandmaster Tan Zhongyi 1.5-0.5 on Wednesday, and in the process, confirmed her place in next year's Candidates Tournament.
Divya Deshmukh created history by becoming the first Indian to reach the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 final after defeating China’s Tan Zhongyi. The 19-year-old also secured a spot in the Women’s Candidates Tournament thanks to the win.
Divya Deshmukh was assured of a spot in the 2026 Women's Candidates Tournament after defeating China's Tan Zhongyi 1.5-0.5 in the semi-finals of the FIDE Women's World Cup on Wednesday. Koneru Humpy, meanwhile, faces Lie Tingjie in the tie-breaks after the two played out back-to-back draws.
It wasn’t the most memorable outing for world champion D Gukesh, who made a rare appearance in the Titled Tuesday Blitz, leaving Hikaru Nakamura shocked. But Gukesh’s latest move was well calculated, as the Indian Grandmaster has his eyes firmly set on the future.