 "PM Modi congratulates Divya Deshmukh on winning FIDE Women's World Cup 2025")
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has congratulated Divya Deshmukh for winning the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2026. Calling it a “historic final”, PM Modi took to the social media platform X to share his kind words for the new champion and the runner-up, Koneru Humpy.
PM Modi congratulates Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy
“A historic final featuring two outstanding Indian chess players! Proud of the young Divya Deshmukh on becoming FIDE Women’s World Chess Champion 2025. Congratulations to her for this remarkable feat, which will inspire several youngsters. Koneru Humpy has also displayed immense prowess throughout the championship. Best wishes to both players for their future endeavours.” PM wrote on X.
A historic final featuring two outstanding Indian chess players!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 28, 2025
Proud of the young Divya Deshmukh on becoming FIDE Women's World Chess Champion 2025. Congratulations to her for this remarkable feat, which will inspire several youngsters.
Koneru Humpy has also displayed… pic.twitter.com/l7fWeA3qLw
A moment of pride emanated for India at the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 as both the finalists turned out to be Indians. Defying the odds, International Master Divya Deshmukh and Grandmaster Koneru Humpy reached the concluding point, where Divya prevailed over her veteran compatriot.
Divya Deshmukh scripts history for India
After the classical games ended in a stalemate, the contest moved to the tie-breaker, where Deshmukh pounced on an error made by Humpy and claimed the title. It was a moment of extreme jubilation for the 19-year-old, as she etched her name in the history books to become the first Indian to win the FIDE Women’s World Cup. She is also the youngest to achieve the feat.
The elation quotient went further up for Divya as she has also acquired the right to be called a Grandmaster following the win. She will be the 88th GM of India, and only the 4th Indian Women GM, after Humpy, Harika Dronavali, and R Vaishali.
At 19, Divya Deshmush has already entered the class of elites, and the sky will be the limit for her. As for Humpy, she will be expected to brush aside the defeat and bounce back like the champion she is.
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