Emotions got the better of Divya Deshmukh as she could not hold back tears after winning the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup.

Divya Deshmukh, winner of the 2025 FIDE Womens World Cup, expressed her happiness for the people gathered to welcome her at ...

In a recent interview with FIDE, India’s Divya Deshmukh revealed that the team behind her historic Women’s World Cup triumph ...

In the end, the 19-year-old Divya emerge victorious against her own countrywoman and win the final in the rapid tiebreaks ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has allowed the Russian women's chess team to participate in the World Team ...

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 ...

Well, at 38, when many would seriously contemplate quitting the sport for different reasons, though age is no bar in chess, ...

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 ...