📌 Key Highlights – FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025
- Venue: Batumi, Georgia
- Historic first: Two Indians in the final – Koneru Humpy (38 yrs, World No. 5) vs Divya Deshmukh (19 yrs, World No. 18).
- Both defeated Chinese opponentsin the semifinals:
- Humpy beat Lei Tingjie.
- Divya beat Tan Zhongyi.
- Both have qualified for the Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026.
- Marks a generational clash – Humpy (established legend, former World Rapid Champion) vs Divya (rising star).
- Broader context: India recently achieved historic feats –
- Twin gold medals (men’s & women’s) at Chess Olympiad, Budapest 2024.
- D. Gukesh’s World Championship victory in Singapore 2024.
Updated - July 25, 2025 06:46 pm | The Hindu